⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 6:11 · MIN 57-45 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Anderson misses technical free throw
Q3 7:52 · MIN 81-65 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q4 1:27 · MIN 129-117 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:52 · MIN 81-65 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 38 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
