⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 22-10 off them
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 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:33 · OKC 21-13 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 0:16 · OKC 61-50 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q3 2:09 · OKC 93-69 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chet Holmgren technical foul
Q3 1:43 · OKC 88-69 MIN
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 6:14 · OKC 102-86 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses technical free throw
Q3 1:43 · OKC 88-69 MIN
- Flagrant
Jaden McDaniels flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:14 · OKC 102-86 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
