⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 26
- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 44
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 27-15 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:04 · HOU 84-91 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:34 · HOU 92-93 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q1 2:21 · HOU 22-25 MIN
- Technical
Samuel Dalembert technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 0:22 · HOU 54-61 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 3:47 · HOU 47-53 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 5:31 · HOU 68-82 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q4 5:33 · HOU 94-107 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 4:11 · HOU 94-101 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
