⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up in the second quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up
Q2 4:48 · MIN 55-54 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 9:58 · MIN 110-105 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul
Q3 7:29 · MIN 79-77 OKC
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:25 · MIN 118-123 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 5:02 · MIN 15-27 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 5:19 · MIN 87-88 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q4 6:33 · MIN 112-123 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:11 · MIN 123-129 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:33 · MIN 123-129 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · MIN 123-129 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 18 | Threes made | 19 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 32 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
