⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 18-10 off them
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
- A 22-0 run took them from 16 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
- Made ten threes to their seventeen
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
- Ties it
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:51 · MIN 101-101 HOU
- Winner
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 18-foot two point shot, Ricky Rubio with the assist
Q4 1:49 · MIN 103-101 HOU
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run took them from 16 down to 6 up
Q4 7:04 · MIN 107-101 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 5:31 · MIN 47-49 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 2:41 · MIN 54-65 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:04 · MIN 99-101 HOU
- Turnover
John Wall out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · MIN 103-101 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 17 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
