⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 28
- A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19
Q1 3:03 · HOU 32-13 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q2 0:11 · HOU 53-26 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 2:36 · HOU 95-73 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Double Technical Foul. Kevin Garnett gains possession.
Q4 11:21 · HOU 70-45 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
