⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+5Q123-19
+8Q234-24
+3Q331-26
+2Q430-29
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their one- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 25-12 off them
Key battles
44%Three-point accuracy10%
12Threes made1
11Steals3
0Blocks3
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 1 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
