Houston
Rockets
129
–
107
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Saturday, March 27, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 41 | 33 | 24 | 31 | 129 |
| MIN | 29 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 107 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
John Wall
HOU
13
PTS
3
REB
12
AST
+8
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots3
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite40.3
Hustle: 8.5Defense: 30.3Impact: 1.5
Double-Doubleonly 12 pts allowed on 35.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kevin Porter Jr.
HOU
25
PTS
4
REB
2
AST
+29
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-15 (66.7%)
3PT3-5
FT2-3
TS%76.6%
eFG%76.7%
TOV3
ORTG141
DRTG94
NET+48
66.7% FG+29 plus/minusonly 25 pts allowed on 45.5 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Patton | 5:05 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Anthony Lamb | 7:05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| D.J. Augustin | 24:17 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-14 | 57% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 25:09 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-8 | 63% | 4-6 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +21 |
| John Wall | 25:42 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-14 | 36% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | +8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| D.J. Wilson | 16:40 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +6 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 30:40 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10-15 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | +29 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 32:51 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +21 |
| KJ Martin | 23:10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-3 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | +8 |
| Ben McLemore | 26:13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-11 | 36% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | +7 |
| Sterling Brown | 23:08 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6-8 | 75% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 129 | 41 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 50-92 | 54% | 18-39 | 46% | 11-13 | 85% | — |
Christian Wood —
Eric Gordon —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan McLaughlin | 16:22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -23 |
| Malik Beasley | 29:43 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-17 | 24% | 3-12 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -16 |
| Jarrett Culver | 4:21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Anthony Edwards | 34:06 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-22 | 50% | 3-9 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | -5 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 17:10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-6 | 67% | -10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaylen Nowell | 22:42 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | -24 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 33:10 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7-11 | 64% | 2-3 | 67% | 11-12 | 92% | -5 |
| Ricky Rubio | 26:34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | -2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 3:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 35:55 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Naz Reid | 11:07 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 107 | 40 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 36-85 | 42% | 13-40 | 33% | 22-28 | 79% | — |
Ed Davis —
Jake Layman —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU50/92 (54%)
Paint
29/47 (62%)
Mid
4/10 (40%)
3PT
18/39 (46%)
RA 68%ATB3 47%Paint 33%Corner 3 43%Mid 50%
MIN36/85 (42%)
Paint
22/42 (52%)
Mid
1/5 (20%)
3PT
13/40 (33%)
RA 57%ATB3 29%Paint 42%Corner 3 42%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jaden McDaniels
defended Jae'Sean Tate
6.1 min • 9 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Jordan McLaughlin
held D.J. Augustin
3.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Juancho Hernangomez
vs KJ Martin
2.4 min • 5 pts • 100%
| MIN Defense | Anthony Lamb | Ben McLemore | D.J. Augustin | D.J. Wilson | Jae'Sean Tate | John Wall | Justin Patton | Kelly Olynyk | Kevin Porter Jr. | KJ Martin | Sterling Brown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | — | 1.9m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 25% | 2.7m 5pts 40% | — | 1.0m 7pts 75% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 2.8m 4pts 50% |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | — | — | 1.9m 7pts 100% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 5.3m 9pts 75% | 1.7m 2pts 33% | — | — |
| Malik Beasley | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 5pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.2m 3pts 33% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Jaden McDaniels | — | — | — | — | 6.1m 9pts 67% | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Ricky Rubio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 3pts 50% |
| Jaylen Nowell | — | 1.6m 2pts 33% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Jordan McLaughlin | — | — | 3.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juancho Hernangomez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 5pts 100% | — |
| Naz Reid | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.0m 2pts 100% | 4.4m 1pts 0% | 3.4m 5pts 67% | 2.9m 4pts 17% | — | 2.0m 4pts 50% | 1.4m 9pts 67% | 3.4m 4pts 25% | — | 3.1m 4pts 17% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = HOU leads
MIN Largest Lead
5
Q1 4:31
HOU Largest Lead
34
Q3 5:11
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q1 4:47 – Q1 5:48
+2 → -3
HOU 8-0 run
Q1 7:48 – Q1 8:35
-1 → -7
MIN 9-0 run
Q3 5:40 – Q3 7:37
-32 → -25
HOU 8-0 run
Q4 0:37 – Q4 1:33
-20 → -26