⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
0Q129-29
-1Q216-18
+9Q333-20
+2Q438-35
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 37 rebounds to 26- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 28-18 off them
- Made no threes to their seven
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 41
Key battles
0%Three-point accuracy64%
0Threes made7
14Offensive rebounds5
9Turnovers20
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 0 | Threes made | 7 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
