Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets : Game 3 121.0 - 105.0

The 2018 West 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets head-to-head, and both teams battled 5 times. Out of the 5 game series of the 1st Round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs, Minnesota Timberwolves outdueled Houston Rockets , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Houston Rockets ’s 1 playoff games victories.

As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Minnesota Timberwolves had an offensive rating of 126.0, defensive rating of 111.7, 22.0 free-throw attempts, and 27.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.556 percent clip as a team. Houston Rockets had an offensive rating of 111.7, defensive rating of 126.0, 25.0 free-throw attempts, 41.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.366 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Minnesota Timberwolves finished the game with a record of 96 , and Houston Rockets recorded Minnesota Timberwolves possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets’s based on the advanced stats, Minnesota Timberwolves had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.583 percent, Minnesota Timberwolves had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 7.3 vs 10.6.

The most impactful players on each team in the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets matchup of the 2018 West 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Jimmy Butler and James Harden based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Jimmy Butler for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 19.0 and made 10.0 , 0.0 offensive rebounds 7.0 defensive rebounds, 5.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.144. While James Harden put up 21.0 and made 9.0, 0.0 offensive rebounds, 7.0 defensive rebounds, 7.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.147.