⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 10:36 · MIN 18-4 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 0:41 · MIN 55-36 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:51 · MIN 65-48 OKC
- Missed FT
Patrick Beverley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:44 · MIN 85-83 OKC
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · MIN 97-89 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 4:00 · MIN 65-56 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass
Q4 4:32 · MIN 86-83 OKC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:51 · MIN 88-83 OKC
- Turnover
Josh Giddey out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:45 · MIN 92-87 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
