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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 36 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 131 |
 Timberwolves | 26 | 34 | 24 | 40 | 124 |
HOUTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 47-9151.6% | 11-3234.4% | 26-3183.9% | 35 | 24 | 11 |
| MIN | 48-9849.0% | 11-3234.4% | 17-2085.0% | 51 | 28 | 17 |
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Houston Rockets131| 38 | 45, Season high (his best before, 40) | 16-27 | 0-0 | 13-13 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +14.5 | ||||||
| 36 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.7 | |||||
| 35 | 12 | 3-13 | 0-6 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −7.3 | ||||||
| 34 | 18 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0 | −4 | +5.9 | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.5 | ||||
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| 36 | 27, Season high (his best before, 25) | 8-19 | 6-13 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +1.5 | |||||
| 27 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | +18 | +0.3 | |||||||
| 19 | 16 | 7-8 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +7.4 | |||||
| Team | 131 | 47-9151.6% | 11-3234.4% | 35 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 26-3183.9% | 5 | 11 | 9 | |||
Bench 51 points on 18 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Tyson Chandler, Michael Frazier II, Isaiah Hartenstein and Thabo Sefolosha (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves124| 33 | 28 | 11-19 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +4.4 | ||||||
| 32 | 17 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +1 | +8.7 | ||||||
| 29 | 10 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 28 | 30 | 12-23 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0 | +5 | +6.1 | |||||||
| 24 | 9 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | −13 | +1.6 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −3.3 | |||||
| 22 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −4.7 | ||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | +1 | +5.6 | |||||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −15 | −2.9 | |||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.9 | ||||||
| Team | 124 | 48-9849.0% | 11-3234.4% | 51 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 17-2085.0% | 13 | 8 | 8 | |||
Bench 30 points on 12 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Bell, Noah Vonleh and Naz Reid (coach’s decision).
Rockets131Timberwolves124ClickTap 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.
Russell Westbrook had a season-high 45 points and 10 assists, and the Houston Rockets went on a 16-6 run in the third quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 131-124.
It was tied at 78 when Ben McLemore’s step-back 3-pointer put the Rockets ahead for good with 5:33 left in the third quarter. They pulled away to a 94-84 lead with 36 seconds left in the quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 108-107 on Karl-Anthony Towns’ three-point play with 7:01 to play, but Clint Capela answered with a layup, and the Timberwolves got no closer than 110-108.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Timberwolves 6-2.
Eric Gordon scored 27 points with 6 3-pointers off the bench.
For the Timberwolves, Towns had 30 points and 12 rebounds, and Andrew Wiggins added 28 points (17 in the fourth quarter). Josh Okogie had 17 points (12 in the paint) and 3 steals on 6 for 9 shooting. Wiggins scored 17 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves forced 11 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Rockets outscored the Timberwolves 51-30 off the bench.
Houston RocketsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
105 points from the field on 91 shots: 3.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 29-41 | 70.7% | 64% |
| In the paint | 2-9 | 22.2% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-9 | 55.6% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-25 | 28.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Covington | 23 | 10 | 3-7 | +2 |
| Josh Okogie | 10 | 6 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Jarrett Culver | 9 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Allen Crabbe | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 39 | 23 | 10-16 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 45 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Crabbe | 15 | 4 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Shabazz Napier | 13 | 1 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Jarrett Culver | 13 | 5 | 1-4 | +2 |
| Keita Bates-Diop | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 8 | 3-7 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 39 | 10 | 5-6 | +2 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 11 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 9 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Robert Covington | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 85 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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
HOU
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Gordon 3PT Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Westbrook 9 AST)
Q4 3:20
15.0%
21→6
Wiggins 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Bates-Diop 5 AST)
Q4 9:24
12.3%
24→37
McLemore 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Westbrook 6 AST)
Q3 5:33
12.2%
53→41
McLaughlin 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q2 0:33
11.2%
34→45
Covington 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (McLaughlin 3 AST)
Q2 0:57
11.1%
32→43
