⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 29-6 off them- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:14 · OKC 9-0 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 1:46 · OKC 80-73 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 2:00 · OKC 23-25 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 1:32 · OKC 47-53 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
