⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+2Q126-22
+1Q221-20
+3Q327-22
+8Q426-19
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth 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- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
12Threes made1
50%Three-point accuracy20%
7Offensive rebounds16
32Assists17
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 32 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
