⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22- A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 0:50 · OKC 91-88 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Wiggins lost ball turnover
Q4 4:02 · OKC 103-106 MIN
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover
Q4 3:53 · OKC 103-106 MIN
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · OKC 110-112 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q2 6:07 · OKC 43-53 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 8:28 · OKC 67-80 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Naz Reid traveling
Q4 1:21 · OKC 107-108 MIN
- Missed FT
Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · OKC 109-111 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · OKC 110-112 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 16 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
