⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter- Made three threes to their eleven
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 2:58 · MIN 41-37 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 2:08 · MIN 69-62 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q4 8:33 · MIN 85-77 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trenton Hassell misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:35 · MIN 87-80 HOU
- Turnover
Marko Jaric turnover
Q4 1:23 · MIN 87-80 HOU
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · MIN 89-84 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:44 · MIN 4-11 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 0:07 · MIN 69-71 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming traveling
Q4 3:00 · MIN 85-80 HOU
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:16 · MIN 87-81 HOU
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady lost ball
Q4 0:02 · MIN 90-84 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 3 | Threes made | 11 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
