⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
- Made eight threes to their fifteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 7:47 · MIN 19-11 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 0:16 · MIN 99-78 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Kris Dunn technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:43 · MIN 38-30 HOU
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:11 · MIN 57-60 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 1:12 · MIN 55-57 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 5:05 · MIN 114-102 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q3 10:11 · MIN 57-60 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
