⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 42- A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q1 0:54 · OKC 21-31 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:47 · OKC 48-53 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q4 1:50 · OKC 106-116 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tre Mann misses technical free throw
Q1 1:11 · OKC 13-31 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 2:52 · OKC 13-31 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q4 8:33 · OKC 84-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jaden McDaniels flagrant foul type 1
Q3 3:08 · OKC 70-75 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
