⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of seventeen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:22 · MIN 36-36 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Troy Hudson Double Technical Foul. Steve Francis gains possession.
Q2 4:07 · MIN 51-50 HOU
- Missed FT
Troy Hudson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 2:28 · MIN 85-82 HOU
- Turnover
Sam Cassell Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 2:24 · MIN 102-106 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming Lost Ball. Stolen by Kevin Garnett.
Q4 1:43 · MIN 105-108 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming Bad Pass. Stolen by Mark Madsen.
Q4 1:02 · MIN 107-110 HOU
- Missed FT
Adrian Griffin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · MIN 109-112 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
