⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 38 from three
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 16-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 1 in the third quarter
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 took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 0:22 · MIN 35-32 HOU
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:34 · MIN 83-84 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 5:14 · MIN 102-97 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert offensive foul
Q4 0:28 · MIN 102-102 HOU
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert turnover
Q4 0:28 · MIN 102-102 HOU
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 3:46 · MIN 103-102 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 8:45 · MIN 35-40 HOU
- Ties it
Amen Thompson hit a 22-foot three jumper, Dillon Brooks with the assist
OT 3:01 · MIN 105-105 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
OT 3:01 · MIN 105-113 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Tari Eason technical foul
Q3 1:55 · MIN 69-84 HOU
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks bad pass
OT 0:38 · MIN 107-113 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 31 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
