⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse 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, four of eighteen from three- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 47
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q3 11:26 · MIN 68-45 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Sam Cassell Double Technical Foul. Tracy McGrady gains possession.
Q2 9:30 · MIN 31-19 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q4 11:18 · MIN 84-72 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:42 · MIN 94-86 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
