⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their six- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 31
- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 34
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 10:52 · HOU 13-2 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 0:40 · HOU 40-24 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 10:06 · HOU 99-84 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 2:41 · HOU 60-52 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 6:50 · HOU 78-69 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 20 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
