⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul)
Q4 3:29 · HOU 95-88 MIN
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 3:29 · HOU 95-88 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour offensive foul (Chandler Parsons draws the foul)
Q4 4:09 · HOU 93-88 MIN
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour turnover
Q4 4:09 · HOU 93-88 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
