⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their no
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 11-point lead to 19
Q1 0:22 · HOU 37-18 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q2 9:18 · HOU 45-20 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 33
Q2 5:09 · HOU 59-26 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashad McCants misses technical free throw
Q1 3:06 · HOU 23-14 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 0 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
