⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:38 · HOU 20-10 MIN
- Steal
Rafer Alston stole it from Marcus Banks
Q4 0:54 · HOU 77-78 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luther Head bad pass
Q4 2:10 · HOU 77-76 MIN
- Turnover
Juwan Howard offensive foul (Justin Reed draws the foul)
Q4 1:08 · HOU 77-78 MIN
- Turnover
Juwan Howard turnover
Q4 1:08 · HOU 77-78 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:54 · HOU 43-35 MIN
- Winner
Marcus Banks hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 1:27 · HOU 77-78 MIN
- Steal
Mark Blount stole it from Juwan Howard
Q4 0:01 · HOU 79-82 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bracey Wright bad pass
Q4 2:31 · HOU 77-76 MIN
- Turnover
Marcus Banks lost ball
Q4 0:54 · HOU 77-78 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:11 · HOU 77-78 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 9% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
