⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 34 in the fourth quarter- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 28
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 25
Q3 6:20 · MIN 64-89 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:13 · MIN 19-22 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:12 · MIN 25-32 HOU
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 34
Q4 11:23 · MIN 80-114 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
