⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 9:42 · OKC 11-3 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 5:18 · OKC 23-7 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q2 10:12 · OKC 38-14 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul
Q1 2:38 · OKC 22-7 MIN
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
