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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thunder | 23 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 88 |
 Timberwolves | 23 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 104 |
OKCTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 32-8040.0% | 6-2524.0% | 18-2475.0% | 41 | 13 | 18 |
| MIN | 39-8048.8% | 7-2035.0% | 19-2770.4% | 45 | 22 | 14 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves104| 42 | 19 | 8-15 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 36 | 26 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 0 | 11-12 | +13 | +12.8 | |||||||
| 30 | 18 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +5.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 26 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 0 | +14 | −2.3 | |||||||
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| 19 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | −3.5 | ||||||
| 18 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | −2 | +0.8 | |||||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.5 | ||||
| 9 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.2 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.9 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 104 | 39-8048.8% | 7-2035.0% | 45 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 19-2770.4% | 11 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 24 points on 10 for 29 shooting
Oklahoma City Thunder88| 38 | 13 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −25 | −9.0 | ||||||
| 35 | 38 | 15-23 | 1-2 | 0 | 7-9 | 0 | −13 | +15.3 | ||||||
| 34 | 8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0 | −16 | −4.4 | ||||||
| 31 | 15 | 5-19 | 2-8 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −11.9 | ||||
| 23 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −17 | −6.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −5.6 | ||||||
| 19 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | −2.8 | |||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.0 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 | |||
| Team | 88 | 32-8040.0% | 6-2524.0% | 41 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 18-2475.0% | 10 | 9 | 2 | |||
Bench 11 points on 4 for 12 shooting
Did not play: Nick Collison (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves104Thunder88ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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.
Jimmy Butler III scored 26 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves went on a 17-4 run in the third quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-88.
The Thunder led 51-49 when Jeff Teague’s 3-pointer put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 9:41 left in the third quarter. He and Butler scored 6 points each as they pulled away to a 66-55 lead with 5:36 left in the quarter.
For the Thunder, Russell Westbrook had 38 points, 10 rebounds and 4 steals on 15 for 23 shooting.
The Timberwolves shot 48.8% from the field and 35.0% from 3 to the Thunder’s 40.0% and 24.0%. The Thunder turned it over 19 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Timberwolves’ starters outscored the Thunder 62-40 in 22 minutes together. Taj Gibson fouled out.
Minnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City ThunderPS, 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).
85 points from the field on 80 shots: 4.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-24 | 54.2% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-14 | 42.9% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 13-22 | 59.1% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-1 | 100.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-19 | 31.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George | 27 | 5 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Russell Westbrook | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Josh Huestis | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Steven Adams | 5 | 11 | 3-5 | +10 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 10 | 3-4 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrance Ferguson | 19 | 6 | 3-5 | +2 |
| Jerami Grant | 15 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Josh Huestis | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Russell Westbrook | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 7 | 3-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Adams | 41 | 7 | 3-7 | −4 |
| Paul George | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Russell Westbrook | 3 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
OKC
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Wiggins 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q3 6:05
11.0%
71→82
Butler 15' Fadeaway Jumper (8 PTS)
Q3 7:28
10.4%
62→73
Bjelica 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
Q2 7:30
9.5%
49→59
Felton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (George 2 AST)
Q1 0:07
9.5%
58→49
George 19' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
Q3 10:07
9.2%
56→47
