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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 23 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 88 |
 Thunder | 20 | 24 | 32 | 38 | 114 |
MINTeam statsOKC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 29-8334.9% | 15-5129.4% | 15-2171.4% | 42 | 18 | 17 |
| OKC | 41-8250.0% | 11-2152.4% | 21-2680.8% | 46 | 27 | 12 |
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Oklahoma City Thunder114| 38 | 31 | 10-27 | 0-4 | 11-14 | 0 | +22 | +4.0 | |||||||
| 33 | 19 | 7-18 | 1-2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +13 | +6.3 | ||||||
| 28 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 26 | 15 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-4 | +8 | +6.6 | |||||||
| 20 | 12 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −1.2 | ||||||
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| 33 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +21 | −3.7 | |||||||
| 22 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.0 | ||||
| 13 | 7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +3.9 | |||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.6 | ||||
| 10 | 8 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +1.7 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +0.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +2.5 | ||
| Team | 114 | 41-8250.0% | 11-2152.4% | 46 | 27 | 12 | 22 | 21-2680.8% | 9 | 13 | 3 | |||
Bench 32 points on 10 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Jaylin Williams (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves88| 37 | 18 | 5-13 | 3-8 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −4.4 | ||||||
| 36 | 28 | 9-13 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 0 | −17 | +6.5 | |||||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | −10 | −2.4 | ||||||||
| 23 | 7 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.0 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | −2 | −4.2 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 9 | 3-14 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 0 | −20 | −7.0 | |||||||
| 28 | 4 | 1-11 | 0-7 | 2-2 | 0 | −21 | −8.9 | |||||||
| 28 | 8 | 3-11 | 2-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | −4.9 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.9 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.9 | ||
| Team | 88 | 29-8334.9% | 15-5129.4% | 42 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 15-2171.4% | 12 | 5 | 7 | |||
Bench 26 points on 9 for 41 shooting
Did not play: Joe Ingles and Leonard Miller (coach’s decision).
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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.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points (16 in the paint), and the Oklahoma City Thunder went on a 17-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-88 for a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
The Thunder led by as many as 26, pulling away with a 28-11 run in the fourth quarter.
Jalen Williams had 19 points (12 in the paint), 8 rebounds and 5 steals, and Chet Holmgren added 15 points on 6 for 9 shooting.
For the Timberwolves, Julius Randle had 28 points and 8 rebounds on 9 for 13 shooting, and Naz Reid went 0 for 7 from 3.
The Thunder shot 50.0% from the field and 52.4% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 34.9% and 29.4%. The Timberwolves turned it over 19 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Thunder outscored the Timberwolves 54-20 in the paint. The Timberwolves were outscored 16-5 in 5 minutes with Randle, DiVincenzo, Alexander-Walker, Reid and Edwards on the floor together. Jaden McDaniels fouled out.
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).
93 points from the field on 82 shots: 4.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-28 | 53.6% | 66% |
| In the paint | 12-21 | 57.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-12 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-6 | 66.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-15 | 46.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 24 | 11 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 13 | 0 | 0-2 | −6 |
| Anthony Edwards | 12 | 5 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Julius Randle | 7 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 9 | 4-12 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 17 | 4 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Julius Randle | 10 | 7 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 8 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 4 | 1-5 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 12 | 8 | 4-4 | +5 |
| Naz Reid | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 8 | 5 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Rudy Gobert | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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
DiVincenzo 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Reid 4 AST)
Q4 11:09
13.6%
92→78
Holmgren 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Wallace 5 AST)
Q4 10:50
13.6%
78→92
Joe 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gilgeous-Alexander 2 AST)
Q1 1:10
13.2%
43→56
Caruso 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jal. Williams 4 AST)
Q4 10:15
11.5%
82→93
DiVincenzo 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Reid 3 AST)
Q3 1:19
9.8%
92→82
