⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their fourteen- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:59 · MIN 13-11 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 3:10 · MIN 32-21 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 34
Q4 3:35 · MIN 130-96 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aaron Wiggins misses technical free throw
Q4 4:57 · MIN 120-90 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 22 | Threes made | 14 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
