⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 28 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 31
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven
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
- Go-ahead
Luis Scola hit a 5-foot hook shot
Q4 2:31 · HOU 104-103 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin turnover
Q4 3:09 · HOU 101-100 MIN
- Missed FT
Chuck Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · HOU 104-105 MIN
- Missed FT
Chuck Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:08 · HOU 104-105 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Kevin Love hit a 24-foot three jumper, Wayne Ellington with the assist
Q4 2:59 · HOU 102-103 MIN
- Winner
Wayne Ellington hit a 22-foot jumper, Kevin Love with the assist
Q4 2:16 · HOU 104-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Sebastian Telfair technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:31 · HOU 94-94 MIN
- Technical
Jonny Flynn technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:09 · HOU 101-100 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · HOU 108-111 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
