| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 17 | 33 | 20 | 28 | 98 |
| HOU | 26 | 37 | 26 | 27 | 116 |
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet


| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 33:39 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-12 | 42% | 3-5 | 60% | 3-4 | 75% | -31 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 7:16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Jamal Crawford | 18:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 14:42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -12 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 36:57 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10-19 | 53% | 1-7 | 14% | 1-2 | 50% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Teague | 32:28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -22 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 42:16 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-15 | 53% | 0-1 | 0% | 7-8 | 88% | -10 |
| Tyus Jones | 15:32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Taj Gibson | 37:05 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -24 |
| TOTAL | — | 98 | 40 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 38-81 | 47% | 8-24 | 33% | 14-21 | 67% | — |
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Anderson | 29:04 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +20 |
| P.J. Tucker | 33:32 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| Clint Capela | 26:02 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-9 | 78% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-6 | 100% | -3 |
| Nene | 21:58 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +21 |
| James Harden | 25:51 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-15 | 20% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-3 | 100% | -11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Eric Gordon | 35:14 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11-19 | 58% | 7-13 | 54% | 1-1 | 100% | +23 |
| Chris Paul | 35:26 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6-12 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | +23 |
| RJ Hunter | 0:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Luc Mbah a Moute | 32:16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 45 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 42-88 | 48% | 17-39 | 44% | 15-17 | 88% | — |
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = MIN leads
HOU Largest Lead
19
Q3 12:00
MIN Largest Lead
4
Q1 7:04
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 9-0 run
Q1 10:45 – Q1 11:13
+2 → +9
MIN 8-0 run
Q4 2:44 – Q4 4:18
+15 → +9
HOU 8-0 run
Q4 4:38 – Q4 5:54
+11 → +17