⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 5:55 · MIN 48-47 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 10:49 · MIN 71-69 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 3:15 · MIN 96-90 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Nowell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:35 · MIN 27-29 OKC
- Flagrant
Rudy Gobert flagrant foul type 2
Q2 9:22 · MIN 30-37 OKC
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 0:45 · MIN 126-133 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 3:58 · MIN 48-55 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q4 8:32 · MIN 110-119 OKC
- Steal
Luguentz Dort stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 0:45 · MIN 126-133 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Williams traveling
Q4 0:52 · MIN 126-133 OKC
- Missed FT
Luguentz Dort misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MIN 128-135 OKC
- Missed FT
Luguentz Dort misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MIN 128-135 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
