⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:05 · HOU 9-0 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 3:18 · HOU 51-48 MIN
- Steal
Kenyon Martin Jr. stole it from D'Angelo Russell
Q4 0:58 · HOU 107-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:39 · HOU 100-99 MIN
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun traveling
Q4 4:10 · HOU 100-99 MIN
- Turnover
Jae'Sean Tate bad pass
Q4 2:02 · HOU 105-99 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 0:48 · HOU 31-28 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 6:54 · HOU 39-45 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:13 · HOU 92-89 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · HOU 105-99 MIN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 0:58 · HOU 107-100 MIN
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:20 · HOU 115-110 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
