⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, five of eleven from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 47
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 7:28 · HOU 36-35 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 6:05 · HOU 80-79 MIN
- Ties it
Yao Ming made 9 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
Q4 0:58 · HOU 86-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jim Jackson Bad Pass
Q4 3:59 · HOU 78-79 MIN
- Turnover
Steve Francis Lost Ball. Stolen by Sam Cassell.
Q4 0:02 · HOU 88-92 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 9:37 · HOU 70-79 MIN
- Go-ahead
Sam Cassell made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Q4 1:13 · HOU 84-86 MIN
- Winner
Kevin Garnett made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:18 · HOU 88-90 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
