⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 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, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 38-21 off them- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 13
A 15-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 16 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:21 · MIN 9-5 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 7:05 · MIN 19-9 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 35
Q4 9:43 · MIN 113-78 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q2 0:00 · MIN 72-51 HOU
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 16
Q4 5:12 · MIN 115-99 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 38 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Steals | 13 |
| 12 | Blocks | 3 |
