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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 17 | 33 | 20 | 28 | 98 |
 Rockets | 26 | 37 | 26 | 27 | 116 |
MINTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 38-8146.9% | 8-2433.3% | 14-2166.7% | 40 | 24 | 11 |
| HOU | 42-8847.7% | 17-3943.6% | 15-1788.2% | 45 | 24 | 9 |
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Houston Rockets116| 35 | 19 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +8.4 | ||||||
| 32 | 14 | 5-9 | 4-6, Season high (his best before, 3) | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 29 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | +20 | −1.8 | ||||||||
| 26 | 20 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | −3 | +7.2 | ||||||
| 26 | 10 | 3-15 | 1-5 | 3-3 | −11 | −2.2 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 30 | 11-19 | 7-13 | 1-1 | +23 | +9.0 | ||||||||
| 34 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +19 | −6.9 | ||||||
| 22 | 12 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | +21 | +2.2 | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.5 | ||
| Team | 116 | 42-8847.7% | 17-3943.6% | 45 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 15-1788.2% | 11 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 47 points on 19 for 38 shooting
Did not play: Troy Williams and Tarik Black (coach’s decision); Gerald Green and Trevor Ariza (suspended).
Minnesota Timberwolves98| 42 | 23 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 7-8 | −10 | +3.8 | ||||||||
| 37 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −24 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 37 | 22 | 10-19 | 1-7 | 0 | 1-2 | +2 | +10.7 | |||||||
| 34 | 16 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 3-4 | −31 | +1.3 | ||||||||
| 32 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −9.2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.1 | |||
| 16 | 13 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.9 | |||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.3 | |||||
| 7 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | +2.7 | |||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.4 | |
| Team | 98 | 38-8146.9% | 8-2433.3% | 40 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 14-2166.7% | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Cole Aldrich, Aaron Brooks and Shabazz Muhammad (coach’s decision).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Eric Gordon scored 30 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Houston Rockets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-98.
The Rockets took control with a 17-4 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 19.
Clint Capela scored 20 points (14 in the paint) on 7 for 9 shooting.
For the Timberwolves, Jimmy Butler III scored 23 points. Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks but went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Rockets shot 47.7% from the field and 43.6% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 46.9% and 33.3%. The Timberwolves forced 10 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Rockets outscored the Timberwolves 47-22 off the bench. The Rockets outscored the Timberwolves 39-17 in 10 minutes with Nene, Paul, Tucker, Gordon and Anderson on the floor together.
Houston RocketsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
98 points from the field on 87 shots: 3.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-30 | 66.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-10 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 1-9 | 11.1% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-30 | 43.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 17 | 17 | 6-7 | +13 |
| Jeff Teague | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 13 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Jamal Crawford | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 8 | 3-8 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 26 | 8 | 4-4 | +1 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Taj Gibson | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 3 | 0-1 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Teague | 24 | 3 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Tyus Jones | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 8 | 11 | 4-6 | +9 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 5 | 1-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Gordon 27' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Paul 6 AST)
Q3 2:47
9.8%
82→92
Paul 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q2 2:33
9.2%
64→73
Paul 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
Q1 1:43
9.1%
49→58
Nene 7' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
Q1 3:13
9.0%
49→58
Mbah a Moute 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
Q1 4:37
7.8%
45→53
