⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better 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- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21
- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:50 · MIN 83-86 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:07 · MIN 8-13 HOU
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q4 3:58 · MIN 102-121 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 32 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
