⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
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 7 down to 1 up
Q1 5:01 · MIN 20-19 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:21 · MIN 102-105 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses technical free throw
Q2 4:13 · MIN 44-50 HOU
- Turnover
Al Jefferson lost ball
Q4 2:59 · MIN 92-100 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Steal
Ron Artest stole it from Al Jefferson
Q4 2:59 · MIN 92-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks bad pass
Q4 1:08 · MIN 97-105 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming offensive foul (Kevin Ollie draws the foul)
Q4 0:50 · MIN 99-105 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming turnover
Q4 0:50 · MIN 99-105 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
