⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 43 from three
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 66
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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 11:12 · HOU 9-3 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 8:42 · HOU 71-65 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 9:04 · HOU 101-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · HOU 111-108 MIN
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:41 · HOU 112-110 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:01 · HOU 110-108 MIN
- Winner
Anthony Edwards hit a 24-foot three step back jumper, Nickeil Alexander-Walker with the assist
Q4 0:23 · HOU 112-113 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 21 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
