| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 32 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 102 |
| HOU | 26 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 120 |
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 | 36:08 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-16 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | -8 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 20:37 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Jamal Crawford | 23:36 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-16 | 31% | 3-7 | 43% | 1-2 | 50% | -14 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 16:18 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 3:28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 31:42 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-15 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | 5-5 | 100% | -6 |
| Jeff Teague | 35:28 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-14 | 57% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -5 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 25:01 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-14 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | -9 |
| Tyus Jones | 16:51 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Taj Gibson | 27:23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 102 | 43 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 40-94 | 43% | 10-26 | 38% | 12-16 | 75% | — |
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Anderson | 19:38 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +13 |
| Trevor Ariza | 26:06 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| P.J. Tucker | 28:22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Gerald Green | 5:33 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Clint Capela | 31:48 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10-11 | 91% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nene | 16:12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +14 |
| James Harden | 34:28 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8-25 | 32% | 3-10 | 30% | 12-12 | 100% | +12 |
| Chris Paul | 32:31 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 0-5 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +9 |
| Joe Johnson | 21:51 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Luc Mbah a Moute | 23:31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +11 |
| TOTAL | — | 120 | 50 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 40-83 | 48% | 14-38 | 37% | 26-30 | 87% | — |
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = MIN leads
HOU Largest Lead
18
Q4 11:38
MIN Largest Lead
9
Q1 5:13
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 1:12 – Q1 2:16
+2 → -3
HOU 9-0 run
Q2 1:16 – Q2 4:25
-6 → +2
HOU 12-0 run
Q2 1:16 – Q2 5:04
-6 → +5
HOU 8-0 run
Q3 7:56 – Q3 8:51
+8 → +13