⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 41 from three
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 30-17 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 56
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 7:08 · MIN 71-70 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Nathan Knight technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:03 · MIN 97-92 HOU
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:31 · MIN 101-94 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses technical free throw
Q4 6:03 · MIN 97-92 HOU
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover
Q4 3:40 · MIN 101-96 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green lost ball turnover
Q4 3:22 · MIN 103-96 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
