⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+11Q126-17
-11Q220-28
+4Q329-23
-5Q428-35
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen- Made three threes to their nine
- Went cold from three, three of twelve
Key battles
9Threes made3
50%Three-point accuracy25%
6Steals13
17Turnovers11
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
