⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 31-8 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the third quarter
- They shot well above their usual, fifteen of 38 from three
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q3 8:17 · OKC 66-65 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 4:18 · OKC 75-68 MIN
- Steal
Cason Wallace stole it from Naz Reid
Q4 2:54 · OKC 104-101 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:07 · OKC 103-96 MIN
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:43 · OKC 103-99 MIN
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
Q4 2:56 · OKC 104-101 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 9:12 · OKC 53-65 MIN
- Steal
Naz Reid stole it from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Q4 2:56 · OKC 104-101 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Naz Reid lost ball turnover
Q4 2:54 · OKC 104-101 MIN
- Turnover
Donte DiVincenzo bad pass
Q4 1:29 · OKC 109-103 MIN
- Turnover
Naz Reid lost ball turnover
Q4 1:01 · OKC 109-103 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
