⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+5Q124-17
0Q223-23
+1Q327-27
-2Q428-28
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 23 from three- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen
- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35
Key battles
44%Three-point accuracy22%
24Free throws made12
14Offensive rebounds8
13Turnovers10
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
