The wolves played early with a physicality that paid the thunder at any time when they tried to take over a fee, and when the wolves of Oklahoma City fouled, it was usually a hard foul. When Edwards was sitting, Reid filled the stat leaf with 17 points, seven rebounds, five assists in the first half. The wolves led 64-56, even when Williams had the thunder. At some point Williams had eight just points and the thunder cut it to 54-45.

Gilgeous-Alexander ended half the 2-by-13 wolves half.

The wolves kept the lead, even though they had only shot 20% from the three -point range in the first half. They were 2-against-13 in the second quarter.

The wolves held on a small tour during the third quarter, although the thunder would go in one of their patented runs in which they look like the best team in the NBA. Gilgeous-Alexander had 13 in the quarter for thunder. Reid had eight in the third quarter, while Nickeil Alexander Walker had nine. The wolves won the quarter 33-31 when they converted 11 points of the second chance.

Fouls stacked for the wolves when Clark and Alexander Walker had four. The wolves received the lead up to 14 in the early minutes of the fourth quarter and prompted a break from the thunder with the score of 103-89 and 9:25. The wolves pushed this up to 18 when Edwards and Gilgeous-Alexander rested.

This time the wolves avoided sales problems and only gave the ball away eight times.