GAME 5 RECAP
Impact player
Clint Capela, Houston
The Rockets center scored a game-high 26 points on 12-for-14 shooting and had 15 rebounds.
By the NUMBERS
23-1 Houston’s record in its past 24 home games.
75 Three-pointers made by the Rockets in the series (on 217 attempts, an NBA record for a five-game series). They became just the second team in NBA history to make 15 or more threes in four consecutive games: 16 in Game 2, 15 in Game 3, 16 in Game 4 and 18 in Game 5.
4 Turnovers by the Rockets in Game 5.
.548 Wolves’ first-half shooting percentage. It was even better from three-point range (.636).
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