⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, fourteen of 48 from three- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 22
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:05 · MIN 27-27 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 2:44 · MIN 52-43 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 1:35 · MIN 109-100 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 1:44 · MIN 16-27 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:22 · MIN 98-94 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Fred VanVleet bad pass
Q4 1:09 · MIN 103-100 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green lost ball turnover
Q4 0:47 · MIN 105-100 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green bad pass
Q4 0:40 · MIN 107-100 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
