⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:58 · OKC 9-2 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 7:10 · OKC 63-62 MIN
- Lead
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:43 · OKC 97-96 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:58 · OKC 93-92 MIN
- Turnover
Jalen Williams traveling
Q4 1:31 · OKC 97-101 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Winner
Jaden McDaniels hit a 23-foot three jumper, Anthony Edwards with the assist
Q4 2:32 · OKC 97-99 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 2:32 · OKC 97-105 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
