The Rockets had led for all but 80 seconds, but the young Timberwolves were giving the Rockets all kinds of trouble with the memory of the Rockets loss in Minneapolis still clear.
The Rockets, however, also remembered Mike D'Antoni's 50 3s a night directive so no matter what else went wrong or what wonders Karl-Anthony Towns or Andrew Wiggins performed, they fired away and figured they'd find a way.
While the Wolves pounded the boards, the Rockets hit 3s. While the Wolves scored in the lane, the Rockets ran their break. While the Wolves hung around like gum stuck on the bottom of the James Harden's high tops, the Rockets answered with another wave of scorers until the Timberwolves could not keep up.