⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Craig Smith misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:15 · MIN 80-82 HOU
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes traveling
Q4 1:22 · MIN 86-85 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 5:39 · MIN 14-21 HOU
- Lead
Yao Ming hit a layup
Q4 2:39 · MIN 82-84 HOU
- Winner
Tracy McGrady hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 1:09 · MIN 86-87 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady bad pass
Q4 4:39 · MIN 73-80 HOU
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady bad pass
Q4 4:01 · MIN 75-80 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
