⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:30 · MIN 31-31 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 3:08 · MIN 44-41 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 0:10 · MIN 60-46 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea lost ball turnover
Q4 2:56 · MIN 81-81 HOU
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:26 · MIN 82-81 HOU
- Turnover
Jose Juan Barea lost ball turnover
Q4 0:31 · MIN 84-85 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 1:57 · MIN 17-25 HOU
- Go-ahead
James Harden hit a driving layup
Q4 2:14 · MIN 82-83 HOU
- Winner
James Harden hit a two point shot
Q4 0:39 · MIN 84-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 3:47 · MIN 78-79 HOU
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin lost ball turnover
Q4 2:27 · MIN 81-81 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
