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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thunder | 25 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 112 |
 Timberwolves | 22 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 103 |
OKCTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 41-8747.1% | 21-3756.8% | 9-1090.0% | 47 | 27 | 14 |
| MIN | 38-9241.3% | 14-3935.9% | 13-1872.2% | 42 | 24 | 12 |
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Oklahoma City Thunder112| 34 | 31 | 11-23 | 4-6 | 5-6 | 0 | +4 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 34 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +10 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 33 | 9 | 3-12 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 | −4.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 13 | 5-13 | 3-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.4 | |||||
| 31 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | −5 | −6.1 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 15 | 5-7 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | +8.4 | |||||||
| 21 | 12 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 15 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +4.8 | |||||
| 13 | 9 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +4.1 | |||
| Team | 112 | 41-8747.1% | 21-3756.8% | 47 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 9-1090.0% | 9 | 8 | 10 | |||
Bench 46 points on 16 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Mike Muscala and Darius Miller (coach’s decision); Luguentz Dort (injury/illness).
Minnesota Timberwolves103| 38 | 33 | 10-28 | 5-12 | 8-10 | 0 | +3.2 | ||||||||
| 34 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | +5 | +5.1 | |||||||
| 32 | 16 | 6-16 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0 | −17 | −4.4 | |||||||
| 17 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +0.6 | ||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | −9 | +1.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 14 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 21 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 15 | 9 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | 0.0 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | −5.6 | |||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.3 | |||
| Team | 103 | 38-9241.3% | 14-3935.9% | 42 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 13-1872.2% | 11 | 11 | 4 | |||
Bench 37 points on 15 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Ed Davis (coach’s decision); Malik Beasley (dnp_league_suspension).
Thunder112Timberwolves103ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points (15 in the third quarter), and the Oklahoma City Thunder went on an 11-0 run in the third quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 112-103.
It was tied at 62 when Gilgeous-Alexander’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Thunder ahead for good with 6:33 left in the third quarter. He scored 8 points as they pulled away to a 73-62 lead with 4:17 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 18 in the fourth quarter.
Ty Jerome had 15 points (all 15 on 5 3-pointers) and 6 assists off the bench.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 33 points and 10 rebounds. Ricky Rubio had 11 points and 11 assists.
The Thunder shot 47.1% from the field and 56.8% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 41.3% and 35.9%. The Thunder made 21 3-pointers, 5 of them by Jerome and 4 by Gilgeous-Alexander. The Timberwolves outscored the Thunder 24-12 off turnovers. The Timberwolves were outscored 12-2 in 3 minutes with Rubio, Towns, Vanderbilt, Edwards and McDaniels on the floor together.
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).
103 points from the field on 87 shots: 9.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 12-25 | 48.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-13 | 30.8% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 4-12 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 18-30 | 60.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Okogie | 13 | 9 | 4-5 | +4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Ricky Rubio | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 7 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 31 | 14 | 7-15 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Nowell | 18 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Josh Okogie | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Ricky Rubio | 5 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio | 11 | 0 | 0-3 | −1 |
| Jake Layman | 11 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 8 | 0 | 0-4 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 7 | 3-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 8 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
Mykhailiuk 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Williams 3 AST)
Q4 9:36
15.0%
29→14
Gilgeous-Alexander 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (16 PTS)
Q3 6:33
12.4%
53→41
Jerome 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Pokusevski 2 AST)
Q2 0:24
11.1%
43→32
Gilgeous-Alexander 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (28 PTS)
Q3 0:03
10.5%
37→27
Edwards 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q3 11:02
10.1%
27→37
