⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 23
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 5:58 · MIN 113-106 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Rudy Gobert and Jock Landale
Q4 9:22 · MIN 96-98 HOU
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:39 · MIN 118-111 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks flopping technical foul
Q2 5:31 · MIN 48-51 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
