⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 21-12 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:29 · MIN 64-64 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nickeil Alexander-Walker bad pass
Q4 3:42 · MIN 95-90 OKC
- Missed FT
Troy Brown Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:16 · MIN 97-94 OKC
- Missed FT
Troy Brown Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIN 106-103 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 1:36 · MIN 19-29 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 7:37 · MIN 32-44 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
