⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 10:51 · MIN 58-46 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 8:20 · MIN 66-48 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q4 6:15 · MIN 103-75 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Anderson flopping technical foul
Q1 4:32 · MIN 21-13 HOU
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:15 · MIN 80-62 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
