⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter but fell behind it by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 32-19 off them- A 17-0 run from level to 17 points 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up
Q1 7:33 · HOU 24-7 MIN
- Lead
Aaron Brooks hit a 26-foot three jumper
OT 4:50 · HOU 92-89 MIN
- Winner
Aaron Brooks hit a 23-foot three jumper, Trevor Ariza with the assist
3OT 4:13 · HOU 108-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carl Landry 3 second
Q4 1:39 · HOU 85-80 MIN
- Turnover
Chuck Hayes bad pass
OT 3:09 · HOU 96-91 MIN
- Turnover
Luis Scola traveling
3OT 2:51 · HOU 110-107 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
Corey Brewer hit a 51-foot three jumper
Q4 0:00 · HOU 89-89 MIN
- Go-ahead
Wayne Ellington hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jonny Flynn with the assist
OT 1:43 · HOU 96-98 MIN
- Ties it
Wayne Ellington hit a 25-foot three jumper
2OT 0:08 · HOU 105-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wayne Ellington turnover
2OT 0:16 · HOU 103-102 MIN
- Turnover
Wayne Ellington bad pass
3OT 4:20 · HOU 105-105 MIN
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes offensive foul (Carl Landry draws the foul)
3OT 2:11 · HOU 112-109 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 75 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
