⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their sixteen
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 10:09 · HOU 39-34 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 4:04 · HOU 84-68 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q1 10:48 · HOU 8-15 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 2 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 17 | Blocks | 22 |
