Houston
Rockets
101
–
107
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Friday, March 26, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 29 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 101 |
| MIN | 33 | 21 | 16 | 31 | 107 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Juancho Hernangomez
MIN
19
PTS
9
REB
1
AST
+19
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.20
Impact Composite52.3
Hustle: 13.0Defense: 36.0Impact: 3.3
70.0% FG+19 plus/minusonly 7 pts allowed on 35.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
29
PTS
16
REB
8
AST
+9
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-26 (34.6%)
3PT4-9
FT7-8
TS%49.1%
eFG%42.3%
STL1
BLK1
TOV5
ORTG104
DRTG95
NET+10
Double-Double4-9 from 33 deflections10 contested shotsheld opponents to 26.7% FGonly 25 pts allowed on 63.7 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Brown | 36:17 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| John Wall | 37:11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6-25 | 24% | 1-7 | 14% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| D.J. Wilson | 11:57 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Christian Wood | 36:03 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-16 | 56% | 2-6 | 33% | 4-6 | 67% | -4 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 38:37 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| D.J. Augustin | 20:03 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4-5 | 80% | 2-3 | 67% | 3-3 | 100% | -8 |
| KJ Martin | 24:04 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Ben McLemore | 35:48 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7-15 | 47% | 7-14 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 101 | 47 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 37-87 | 43% | 17-44 | 39% | 10-13 | 77% | — |
Justin Patton —
Danuel House Jr. —
Anthony Lamb —
Kevin Porter Jr. —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 16:55 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -7 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 20:44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 33:05 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-17 | 24% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 28:17 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-10 | 70% | 2-5 | 40% | 3-4 | 75% | +19 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 30:24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-14 | 29% | 0-6 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 35:04 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9-26 | 35% | 4-9 | 44% | 7-8 | 88% | +9 |
| Ricky Rubio | 27:16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-7 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 15:15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 33:00 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 107 | 50 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 39-103 | 38% | 10-38 | 26% | 19-24 | 79% | — |
Malik Beasley —
Jarrett Culver —
Ed Davis —
Jake Layman —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU37/87 (43%)
Paint
16/29 (55%)
Mid
5/17 (29%)
3PT
17/44 (39%)
ATB3 41%RA 64%Mid 25%Corner 3 33%Paint 33%
MIN39/103 (38%)
Paint
27/56 (48%)
Mid
5/13 (38%)
3PT
9/37 (24%)
RA 49%ATB3 26%Paint 36%Corner 3 20%Mid 38%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Karl-Anthony Towns
defended Christian Wood
7.8 min • 9 pts • 23%
Best Defender
Jordan McLaughlin
held D.J. Augustin
5.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Karl-Anthony Towns
vs Christian Wood
7.8 min • 9 pts • 23%
| MIN Defense | Ben McLemore | Christian Wood | D.J. Augustin | D.J. Wilson | Jae'Sean Tate | John Wall | KJ Martin | Sterling Brown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | 7.8m 9pts 23% | — | — | 1.6m 5pts 40% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 11pts 50% |
| Anthony Edwards | — | 1.4m 2pts 17% | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 5.1m 3pts 25% |
| Jaden McDaniels | 7.0m 8pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% |
| Jaylen Nowell | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 0pts 0% |
| Ricky Rubio | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 0% | 4.4m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% |
| Juancho Hernangomez | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 0% | — | 4.7m 5pts 67% | — |
| Jordan McLaughlin | — | — | 5.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naz Reid | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | 1.8m 8pts 67% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 2pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Other | 4.4m 11pts 63% | 2.7m 4pts 33% | 1.3m 2pts 33% | 2.5m 6pts 25% | 1.0m 11pts 67% | 2.0m 4pts 50% | 2.8m 5pts 50% | 2.4m 4pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = HOU leads
MIN Largest Lead
8
Q2 1:12
HOU Largest Lead
19
Q3 10:10
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 6:29 – Q2 7:10
+3 → -2
HOU 9-0 run
Q2 9:19 – Q2 11:06
-1 → -9
HOU 11-0 run
Q2 9:19 – Q3 0:33
-1 → -11
MIN 9-0 run
Q4 4:56 – Q4 7:11
-15 → -7