⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 four- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
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
Q3 3:23 · MIN 67-66 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ryan Hollins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:22 · MIN 79-87 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 7:03 · MIN 34-39 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:04 · MIN 66-66 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
