⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Steal
Jae'Sean Tate stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 0:38 · HOU 107-103 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun offensive foul
Q4 1:19 · HOU 105-102 MIN
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:19 · HOU 105-102 MIN
- Turnover
Amen Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:05 · HOU 109-103 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 5:51 · HOU 13-24 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert offensive foul
Q4 2:10 · HOU 105-98 MIN
- Missed FT
Jaden McDaniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · HOU 105-102 MIN
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · HOU 107-103 MIN
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
