⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8- Went cold from three, seven of 30
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 from level to 9 points up
Q4 10:21 · HOU 92-83 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:47 · HOU 81-79 MIN
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 4:18 · HOU 99-95 MIN
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:27 · HOU 102-99 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:27 · HOU 99-97 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio offensive foul (James Harden draws the foul)
Q4 2:12 · HOU 102-99 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio turnover
Q4 2:12 · HOU 102-99 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
