⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 11:11 · MIN 66-68 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:12 · MIN 76-77 OKC
- Steal
Jaden McDaniels stole it from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Q4 0:31 · MIN 118-123 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 3:19 · MIN 109-116 OKC
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MIN 126-128 OKC
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 0:00 · MIN 126-128 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
Jalen Williams stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 0:00 · MIN 126-128 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
Q4 0:31 · MIN 118-123 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MIN 123-126 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:00 · MIN 126-128 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 18 | Threes made | 16 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
