⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 from level to 8 points up
Q2 2:15 · MIN 47-39 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trenton Hassell Bad Pass. Stolen by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 1:42 · MIN 84-87 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 11:08 · MIN 71-76 HOU
- Winner
Tracy McGrady made 21 ft jumper.
Q4 2:34 · MIN 84-85 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 3:29 · MIN 84-90 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Bad Pass
Q4 4:11 · MIN 82-81 HOU
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · MIN 84-89 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
