⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 20
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 8 down to 1 up
Q2 0:23 · OKC 49-48 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 7:06 · OKC 66-60 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 1:26 · OKC 114-88 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:48 · OKC 0-8 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul
Q1 8:07 · OKC 3-10 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
