⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 24
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 10:52 · HOU 17-7 MIN
- Steal
Jason Terry stole it from Andrew Wiggins
Q4 2:53 · HOU 106-99 MIN
- Steal
Donatas Motiejunas stole it from Andrew Wiggins
Q4 2:01 · HOU 108-100 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:29 · HOU 66-63 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
Q4 2:53 · HOU 106-99 MIN
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · HOU 106-100 MIN
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins lost ball turnover
Q4 2:01 · HOU 108-100 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 30 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
