⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their ten- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 4
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 4 down to 6 up
Q2 1:32 · HOU 55-49 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 7:46 · HOU 75-58 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 2:22 · HOU 112-97 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 21 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
