⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 1:57 · HOU 24-37 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 9:28 · HOU 78-102 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 33
Q4 3:44 · HOU 85-118 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 31 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
