⏱️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 third 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, 10 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, nine of 29 from three- Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their nineteen
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 8:36 · MIN 61-50 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
OT 2:05 · MIN 101-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mark Blount 3 second
Q4 2:45 · MIN 82-82 HOU
- Missed FT
Mark Blount misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 1:30 · MIN 97-92 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 5:56 · MIN 15-20 HOU
- Ties it
Tracy McGrady hit a 18-foot jumper
OT 4:43 · MIN 88-88 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady traveling
Q4 2:30 · MIN 82-82 HOU
- Turnover
Luther Head bad pass
OT 0:28 · MIN 99-92 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
