⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to twelve
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 2:02 · MIN 37-22 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 7:55 · MIN 79-70 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 11:19 · MIN 107-89 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 6:39 · MIN 54-45 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
