⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 23-12 off them
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 32
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 stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 0:34 · OKC 108-91 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 7:07 · OKC 119-96 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses technical free throw
Q1 1:27 · OKC 35-29 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:10 · OKC 44-40 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 35 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
