⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+5Q130-20
0Q223-25
-2Q321-24
+7Q424-17
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of nineteen from three
Key battles
50%Three-point accuracy11%
5Threes made2
8Offensive rebounds13
28Assists19
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 7:30 · MIN 17-6 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:08 · MIN 92-85 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
