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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 33 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 107 |
 Thunder | 42 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 111 |
MINTeam statsOKC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 39-7651.3% | 12-2450.0% | 17-2181.0% | 26 | 26 | 16 |
| OKC | 41-7951.9% | 8-2630.8% | 21-2295.5% | 42 | 28 | 18 |
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Oklahoma City Thunder111| 42 | 36 | 10-21 | 5-9 | 11-11 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +10.9 | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | 6-21 | 0-8 | 3-4 | 0 | −3 | −3.8 | |||||||
| 32 | 27 | 11-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +18 | +12.3 | |||||
| 32 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4.5 | |||||||
| 29 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 9 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | −16 | +3.6 | |||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.1 | ||||
| 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −3.0 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.4 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.2 | |||||
| Team | 111 | 41-7951.9% | 8-2630.8% | 42 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 21-2295.5% | 13 | 7 | 7 | |||
Bench 18 points on 7 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Alex Abrines and Dakari Johnson (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves107| 41 | 22 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 0 | +4.6 | ||||||||
| 40 | 23 | 8-14 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0 | −11 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 9 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −7.5 | ||||||
| 35 | 23 | 9-17 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-4 | +5 | +3.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 11 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +3.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 10 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.1 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.5 | |
| Team | 107 | 39-7651.3% | 12-2450.0% | 26 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 17-2181.0% | 6 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 19 points on 8 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Cole Aldrich, Aaron Brooks and Marcus Georges-Hunt (coach’s decision); Nemanja Bjelica (injury/illness).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Steven Adams scored 27 points (22 in the paint), and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-107.
The Thunder never trailed and led by as many as 21.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Thunder 11-10. Andrew Wiggins scored 5 of the Timberwolves’ 11 on 1 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Paul George had 36 points (15 in the first quarter), 9 assists and 3 blocks. Russell Westbrook assisted on 6 of George’s 10 baskets, 4 of them 3-pointers.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 9 rebounds, and Wiggins added 23 points. Jimmy Butler III had 22 points, 7 assists and 3 steals. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
The Timberwolves gave up 13 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Thunder missed.
Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
90 points from the field on 79 shots: 4.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-32 | 71.9% | 63% |
| In the paint | 3-7 | 42.9% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 7-14 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-20 | 25.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 52 | 15 | 5-9 | +1 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 4 | 9 | 4-4 | +8 |
| Taj Gibson | 3 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 2 | 1-7 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 22 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 17 | 8 | 4-4 | +5 |
| Taj Gibson | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 4-4 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | 46 | 8 | 4-14 | −5 |
| Jeff Teague | 14 | 2 | 1-5 | −2 |
| Taj Gibson | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
OKC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Wiggins 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Butler 7 AST)
Q4 4:44
13.0%
92→79
Westbrook 4' Driving Layup (13 PTS)
Q4 2:07
12.9%
79→92
Towns 1' Layup (23 PTS) (Teague 9 AST)
Q4 4:17
10.6%
79→68
Teague 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Butler 5 AST)
Q2 4:42
9.8%
95→85
Crawford 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
Q4 9:31
9.1%
82→73
