⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 47 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the third quarter
- Made ten threes to their nineteen
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:55 · MIN 20-14 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 6:37 · MIN 79-74 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 8:12 · MIN 103-97 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luol Deng out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:37 · MIN 119-111 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 2:23 · MIN 26-27 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 7:43 · MIN 42-46 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 4:01 · MIN 108-102 HOU
- Turnover
Gerald Green traveling
Q4 3:29 · MIN 110-102 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:33 · MIN 119-111 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 19 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
