⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their 30
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 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:05 · MIN 72-65 OKC
- Winner
Anthony Edwards hit a 24-foot three step back jumper
Q4 0:38 · MIN 108-107 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 0:53 · MIN 112-107 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert offensive foul
Q4 3:11 · MIN 100-100 OKC
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert offensive foul turnover
Q4 3:11 · MIN 100-100 OKC
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:53 · MIN 105-107 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:24 · MIN 5-10 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 6:56 · MIN 11-23 OKC
- Lead
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 24-foot three step back jumper
Q4 1:56 · MIN 102-105 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:08 · MIN 100-97 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
Q4 0:01 · MIN 110-107 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
