⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:00 · HOU 55-59 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:00 · HOU 102-102 MIN
- Ties it
Christian Wood hit a two point shot
Q4 2:38 · HOU 102-102 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Christian Wood misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:38 · HOU 102-102 MIN
- Turnover
Jae'Sean Tate out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:53 · HOU 102-104 MIN
- Turnover
Christian Wood lost ball turnover
Q4 1:23 · HOU 102-106 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 9:40 · HOU 85-90 MIN
- Winner
Juancho Hernangomez hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · HOU 102-103 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 2:10 · HOU 102-110 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:48 · HOU 93-100 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns turnover
Q4 2:21 · HOU 102-102 MIN
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:21 · HOU 102-108 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
