⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 44- A 16-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 33 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 6:56 · HOU 45-27 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 0:33 · HOU 60-41 MIN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 33
Q3 6:48 · HOU 89-56 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · HOU 58-41 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 3:41 · HOU 51-41 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 25
Q3 4:28 · HOU 89-64 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Pablo Prigioni technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · HOU 57-41 MIN
- Technical
Pablo Prigioni technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · HOU 58-41 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
