⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their seven- A 21-0 run took them from 16 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 19
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
OT 0:18 · MIN 109-110 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass
OT 3:47 · MIN 97-100 HOU
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
OT 0:56 · MIN 101-102 HOU
- Turnover
Zach LaVine steps out of bounds turnover
OT 0:00 · MIN 109-111 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Ties it
Trevor Ariza hit a 23-foot step back jumper, James Harden with the assist
Q4 0:06 · MIN 95-95 HOU
- Winner
James Harden hit a three jumper
OT 4:33 · MIN 95-98 HOU
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 16 down to 5 up
Q4 2:04 · MIN 97-102 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ryan Anderson misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:17 · MIN 103-108 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:03 · MIN 109-110 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 17 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
