⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 45- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 18
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 15
Q4 8:06 · HOU 109-124 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Porter Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:05 · HOU 64-87 MIN
- Missed FT
Garrison Mathews misses technical free throw
Q4 3:14 · HOU 113-132 MIN
- Technical
Daishen Nix technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:11 · HOU 118-136 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:59 · HOU 8-15 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 9:09 · HOU 33-50 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jordan McLaughlin and Garrison Mathews
Q4 1:05 · HOU 122-137 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 31 | Assists | 37 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
