⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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 eleven threes to their three- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 27
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 52
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 6:58 · MIN 19-17 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 7:13 · MIN 83-95 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q1 1:25 · MIN 22-38 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 1:54 · MIN 73-91 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 11 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
