⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 5 down to 7 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 9:09 · HOU 10-11 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 1:59 · HOU 83-80 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 7:20 · HOU 102-89 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robert Covington bad pass
Q4 3:56 · HOU 102-94 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 5:09 · HOU 17-24 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
