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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 24 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 91 |
 Timberwolves | 24 | 24 | 38 | 17 | 103 |
HOUTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 32-7443.2% | 11-3928.2% | 16-1984.2% | 34 | 24 | 20 |
| MIN | 36-8243.9% | 11-2250.0% | 20-2871.4% | 42 | 22 | 14 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves103| 39 | 13 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −3 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 36 | 14 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 0 | +10 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 34 | 16 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 0 | 2-5 | +16 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 24 | 10-24 | 1-3 | 3-4 | +16 | +1.8 | ||||||||
| 27 | 15 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | +10 | +7.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −6.3 | |||||
| 21 | 12 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.4 | ||||
| 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.3 | |||||
| 12 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.0 | |||||
| Team | 103 | 36-8243.9% | 11-2250.0% | 42 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 20-2871.4% | 13 | 11 | 7 | |||
Bench 21 points on 8 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Luol Deng, James Nunnally, Josh Okogie and Anthony Tolliver (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets91| 38 | 24 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | +7.5 | |||||||
| 37 | 29 | 8-17 | 3-7 | 10-13 | 0 | −13 | +3.8 | |||||||
| 37 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | −14 | −7.5 | ||||||||
| 36 | 5 | 1-8 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −8.4 | ||||||
| 25 | 9 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −2.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 10 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −8.0 | |||||||
| 12 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.6 | |||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −3.4 | ||||||
| Team | 91 | 32-7443.2% | 11-3928.2% | 34 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 16-1984.2% | 7 | 9 | 6 | |||
Bench 21 points on 8 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Gary Clark, Michael Carter-Williams, Marquese Chriss and Isaiah Hartenstein (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves103Rockets91ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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.
Taj Gibson had 15 points (8 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from 19 points down in the second quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 103-91.
The Timberwolves trailed 62-43 with 35 seconds left in the second quarter and 62-48 at halftime. They outscored the Rockets 60-29 the rest of the way.
Early in the fourth quarter, Tyus Jones had 3 steals, 1 of them during an 8-0 Timberwolves run, and the Timberwolves scored 2 points off them.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points (18 in the paint), 11 rebounds and 3 steals.
For the Rockets, James Harden had 29 points and 8 assists, and Chris Paul went 1 for 7 from 3. Clint Capela had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks on 11 for 14 shooting.
The Rockets turned it over 20 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Rockets’ starters were outscored 28-17 in 13 minutes together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Timberwolves’ chance bottomed out at 13% (2nd quarter, 27s left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
83 points from the field on 82 shots: 2.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-20 | 65.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 9-21 | 42.9% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-19 | 15.8% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-4 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-18 | 50.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Capela | 28 | 12 | 6-12 | +3 |
| P.J. Tucker | 11 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Nene | 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| James Harden | 10 | 4 | 2-6 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ennis III | 13 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Eric Gordon | 12 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| P.J. Tucker | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Gerald Green | 9 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 6 | 3-8 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker | 25 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Clint Capela | 10 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| James Harden | 8 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Eric Gordon | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 5 | 0-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Saric 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Teague 7 AST)
Q3 2:14
12.7%
47→60
Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nene 1 AST)
Q3 1:54
12.7%
60→47
Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Saric 1 AST)
Q3 1:34
12.7%
47→60
Teague 24' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Rose 5 AST)
Q3 3:41
12.5%
40→53
Saric 2' Driving Layup (11 PTS)
Q4 11:43
11.6%
66→77
