⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 8:29 · HOU 22-12 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 7:19 · HOU 58-38 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:46 · HOU 94-102 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q2 3:41 · HOU 60-53 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 1:22 · HOU 62-63 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 10:49 · HOU 81-88 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 4:56 · HOU 86-94 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert offensive foul
Q4 3:55 · HOU 88-96 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert turnover
Q4 3:55 · HOU 88-96 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
