⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 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 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 4:40 · HOU 124-132 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass
Q4 3:09 · HOU 124-132 MIN
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun offensive foul
Q4 1:10 · HOU 126-134 MIN
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun turnover
Q4 1:10 · HOU 126-134 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 0:42 · HOU 32-45 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 6:07 · HOU 80-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards turnover
Q4 1:29 · HOU 126-134 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 39 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
