⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 30
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 11:23 · MIN 34-25 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 6:44 · MIN 79-62 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q4 9:27 · MIN 109-80 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
