⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter- Went cold from three, ten of 37
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
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
Q2 5:22 · HOU 47-38 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 0:55 · HOU 79-72 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q4 6:31 · HOU 97-88 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball turnover
Q4 1:59 · HOU 101-95 MIN
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:30 · HOU 102-95 MIN
- Turnover
Chris Paul out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:08 · HOU 104-101 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Steal
Jeff Teague stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 1:59 · HOU 101-95 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:23 · HOU 101-94 MIN
- Turnover
Jeff Teague lost ball turnover
Q4 1:56 · HOU 101-95 MIN
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · HOU 104-101 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 8 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 1 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 19 | Blocks | 19 |
