⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 22 threes to their eleven- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 3:49 · MIN 26-16 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul
Q2 0:04 · MIN 63-49 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Hartenstein technical foul
Q1 2:22 · MIN 25-16 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 22 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
