⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:22 · HOU 38-40 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:54 · HOU 83-83 MIN
- Turnover
Jimmy Jackson Offensive Foul
Q4 0:08 · HOU 91-94 MIN
- Turnover
Jimmy Jackson Foul
Q4 0:08 · HOU 91-94 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Cassell Lost Ball. Stolen by Maurice Taylor.
Q4 4:16 · HOU 83-86 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Traveling
Q4 1:22 · HOU 89-92 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
