⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their fourteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 31
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:43 · MIN 8-4 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q1 6:10 · MIN 25-9 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 34
Q3 8:59 · MIN 86-52 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 26
Q2 0:21 · MIN 72-46 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 20 | Threes made | 14 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
