⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-4Q120-24
-9Q218-27
+3Q327-24
+3Q425-20
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen
Key battles
2Threes made7
4Blocks8
13Turnovers21
18Free throws made26
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
