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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves Result & Analysis

Date: Mon 03 Nov 2008
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 88-85
20-20 26-27 24-26 18-12
Position#27
Record0-2
FormLL
Points / game82.0
Allowed / game93.5
vs
Position#25
Record1-1
FormWL
Points / game91.5
Allowed / game95.5
USANBA
NBA2008-09
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MIN84
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MIN103
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MIN111
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MIN103
22 Nov 2010
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MIN108
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OKC103
MIN105
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OKC88
MIN85
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Oklahoma City Thunder winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Minnesota Timberwolves winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Oklahoma City ThunderUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Milwaukee Bucks
#20
L
87-98
87
98
-11
H30/10
NBA
Houston Rockets
#8
L
77-89
77
89
-12
A02/11
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
14-24
21-26
24-29
28-19
17-20
24-22
18-23
18-24
175.5Avg total
82.0Scored
93.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (2)82.093.5175.5-11.50%
Season at home (1)87.098.0185.0-11.00%
Season away (1)77.089.0166.0-12.00%
Last 10 (2)82.093.5175.5-11.50%
Last 5 (2)82.093.5175.5-11.50%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)82.093.5175.5-11.50%
vs Similar ◀no games
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Minnesota Timberwolves) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Minnesota TimberwolvesUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sacramento Kings
#30
W
98-96
98
96
+2
H30/10
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#9
L
85-95
85
95
-10
H02/11
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
33-32
23-17
20-28
22-19
20-31
29-22
15-14
21-28
187.0Avg total
91.5Scored
95.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (2)91.595.5187.0-4.050%
Season at home (2)91.595.5187.0-4.050%
Season awayno games
Last 10 (2)91.595.5187.0-4.050%
Last 5 (2)91.595.5187.0-4.050%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)85.095.0180.0-10.00%
vs Similar ◀ (1)98.096.0194.0+2.0100%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Oklahoma City Thunder) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-8-4+0+4+8Q1Q1: -6.5-6.5Q1: -5.0-5.0Q2Q2: -1.5-1.5Q2: +6.5+6.5Q3Q3: -5.0-5.0Q3: -3.5-3.5Q4Q4: +1.5+1.5Q4: -2.0-2.0
-8-4+0+4+8Q1Q1: -6.5-6.5Q1: -5.0-5.0Q2Q2: -1.5-1.5Q2: +6.5+6.5Q3Q3: -5.0-5.0Q3: -3.5-3.5Q4Q4: +1.5+1.5Q4: -2.0-2.0
Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Oklahoma City ThunderLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Milwaukee Bucks
#20
L
35-50
35
50
-15
H30/10
NBA
Houston Rockets
#8
L
41-42
41
42
-1
A02/11
NBA
84.0Avg total
38.0Scored
46.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (2)38.046.084.0-8.00%-
Last 30 at home (1)35.050.085.0-15.00%-
Last 30 away (1)41.042.083.0-1.00%-
Last 10 (2)38.046.084.0-8.00%-
Last 5 (2)38.046.084.0-8.00%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)38.046.084.0-8.00%-
vs Similar ◀no games
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Minnesota Timberwolves) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Minnesota TimberwolvesLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sacramento Kings
#30
W
56-49
56
49
+7
H30/10
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#9
L
49-53
49
53
-4
H02/11
NBA
103.5Avg total
52.5Scored
51.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (2)52.551.0103.5+1.550%-
Last 30 at home (2)52.551.0103.5+1.550%-
Last 30 awayno games
Last 10 (2)52.551.0103.5+1.550%-
Last 5 (2)52.551.0103.5+1.550%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)49.053.0102.0-4.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (1)56.049.0105.0+7.0100%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Oklahoma City Thunder) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Not enough box scores for both teams yet (the data provider has box scores for the NBA and Europe's top competitions, not every game).

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Oklahoma City Thunder wins
0
Minnesota Timberwolves wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
02/11/08AHouston Rockets77-89
30/10/08HMilwaukee Bucks87-98
DateH/AOpponentScore
02/11/08HDallas Mavericks85-95
30/10/08HSacramento Kings98-96

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA 2008-09
Recent: 0 Wins / 2 Losses (last 2)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLL0%
HomeL0%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games211
Win %0%0%0%
Points / game82.087.077.0
Allowed / game93.598.089.0
Point differential-11.5-11.0-12.0
Avg total175.5185.0166.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Minnesota Timberwolves
NBA 2008-09
Recent: 1 Wins / 1 Losses (last 2)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWL50%
HomeWL50%
Away--
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games22-
Win %50%50%-
Points / game91.591.5-
Allowed / game95.595.5-
Point differential-4.0-4.0-
Avg total187.0187.0-
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%-
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%-
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Los Angeles Lakers330100%105.784.0+21.7
2 Utah Jazz220100%99.586.5+13.0
3 Houston Rockets330100%94.383.3+11.0
4 Atlanta Hawks220100%97.086.5+10.5
5 New Orleans Pelicans330100%106.796.7+10.0
6 Detroit Pistons220100%108.5101.5+7.0
7 Toronto Raptors330100%99.393.0+6.3
8 Chicago Bulls32167%94.792.3+2.3
9 Boston Celtics32167%88.386.7+1.7
10 Phoenix Suns32167%101.7100.7+1.0
11 Indiana Pacers21150%94.589.5+5.0
12 Brooklyn Nets21150%96.095.0+1.0
13 Milwaukee Bucks42250%93.593.0+0.5
14 Dallas Mavericks21150%98.598.5+0.0
15 Charlotte Hornets21150%89.591.5-2.0
16 Minnesota Timberwolves21150%91.595.5-4.0
17 Philadelphia 76ers31233%96.092.3+3.7
18 Miami Heat31233%101.799.0+2.7
19 Orlando Magic31233%96.796.0+0.7
20 Cleveland Cavaliers31233%91.091.0+0.0
21 Denver Nuggets31233%101.3101.7-0.3
22 Golden State Warriors31233%105.3105.7-0.3
23 Memphis Grizzlies31233%81.087.3-6.3
24 Portland Trail Blazers31233%90.7100.7-10.0
25 New York Knicks31233%97.7108.3-10.7
26 San Antonio Spurs2020%98.5101.5-3.0
27 Washington Wizards2020%97.0106.0-9.0
28 Oklahoma City Thunder2020%82.093.5-11.5
29 Sacramento Kings3030%92.0107.3-15.3
30 Los Angeles Clippers3030%87.0110.3-23.3
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 30 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Oklahoma City Thunder2026241888
Minnesota Timberwolves2027261285
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