⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-6Q117-25
-1Q228-28
-2Q320-25
-2Q421-22
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of nineteen from three- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 18-4 off them
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 35
Key battles
4Points off turnovers18
16Turnovers5
26%Three-point accuracy50%
23Free throws made13
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
