| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 111 |
| MIN | 28 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 121 |
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet


| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iman Shumpert | 20:42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Gerald Green | 27:27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Nene | 16:43 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| P.J. Tucker | 34:27 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| James Harden | 39:41 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15-34 | 44% | 8-22 | 36% | 4-4 | 100% | -14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Eric Gordon | 36:06 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 39% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Chris Paul | 35:10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-13 | 31% | 2-8 | 25% | 6-7 | 86% | +4 |
| Kenneth Faried | 29:44 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-12 | 42% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 37 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 40-98 | 41% | 19-53 | 36% | 12-13 | 92% | — |
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Gibson | 22:05 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Josh Okogie | 32:18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7-15 | 47% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | +7 |
| Dario Saric | 24:22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | +4 |
| Jerryd Bayless | 11:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Isaiah Canaan | 5:50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Luol Deng | 35:48 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-4 | 25% | 4-6 | 67% | +15 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 1:50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 33:34 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11-18 | 61% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| Derrick Rose | 22:45 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-13 | 39% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +7 |
| Jeff Teague | 37:51 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-16 | 69% | 1-1 | 100% | 4-4 | 100% | +12 |
| Anthony Tolliver | 12:23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 47 | 13 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 49-90 | 54% | 10-20 | 50% | 13-17 | 76% | — |
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
| MIN Defense | Chris Paul | Eric Gordon | Gerald Green | Iman Shumpert | James Harden | Kenneth Faried | Nene | P.J. Tucker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Teague | 2.2m 4pts 67% | 5.0m 4pts 40% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 6pts 100% | 1.7m 11pts 80% | — | 1.7m 4pts 100% |
| Luol Deng | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | 2.6m 2pts 0% | — | 4.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Josh Okogie | 3.4m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 3.4m 7pts 100% | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 25% |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.1m 12pts 83% | 4.0m 5pts 29% | 2.8m 4pts 100% |
| Dario Saric | 1.1m 6pts 75% | — | — | — | 1.8m 7pts 60% | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — | 4.4m 3pts 50% |
| Derrick Rose | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 2pts 50% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 2pts 100% | 1.3m 2pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Taj Gibson | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 3.3m 4pts 100% | — | — |
| Jerryd Bayless | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Canaan | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.6m 4pts 67% | — | 2.7m 2pts 33% | 4.6m 5pts 67% | 2.3m 9pts 80% | 2.5m 9pts 80% | 2.3m 4pts 40% | 1.9m 2pts 0% |
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = HOU leads
MIN Largest Lead
10
Q4 11:53
HOU Largest Lead
9
Q3 1:04
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 5:05 – Q1 7:25
0 → +6
HOU 9-0 run
Q1 9:37 – Q1 11:09
+5 → -1
MIN 9-0 run
Q3 1:50 – Q3 3:13
-7 → 0
MIN 10-0 run
Q3 5:23 – Q3 7:50
-5 → +3