Prior to the Game 4 blowout, the Timberwolves wasted many chances to compete in their first-round series against the Houston Rockets.
As expected, the Wolves showed that they were, at least on some level, affected by pressure — surely due to the postseason return after a long time — that affected their decision-making. Karl-Anthony Towns struggled to get position in the post and the ball was seemingly never in his hands at the right time.
However, if James Harden‘s poor shooting percentage was unexpected (just 2-for 14 to start Game 1 and 2-for-18 from the field in Game 2), the Wolves were not been able to take advantage, scoring just one point off of turnovers.