⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 23-13 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 51
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 10:49 · MIN 73-67 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Okogie lost ball turnover
Q4 4:47 · MIN 108-115 HOU
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns turnover
Q4 3:32 · MIN 112-117 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 7:16 · MIN 10-17 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 0:40 · MIN 26-39 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 2:16 · MIN 84-94 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 3:59 · MIN 110-115 HOU
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · MIN 119-127 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
