⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their ten- A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 0:22 · MIN 30-29 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:35 · MIN 15-25 HOU
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up
Q3 6:31 · MIN 64-81 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
