⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-10Q125-35
-11Q219-30
+4Q323-19
+9Q431-22
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of eleven from three- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 40
Key battles
7Blocks1
22%Three-point accuracy55%
28Free throws made14
2Threes made6
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
