⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 10:55 · MIN 30-26 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Ridnour technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · MIN 44-38 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:04 · MIN 46-39 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
