⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 30
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:09 · HOU 35-39 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 2:09 · HOU 49-48 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 2:46 · HOU 76-69 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up
Q1 8:49 · HOU 8-16 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
