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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 28 | 31 | 19 | 36 | 114 |
 Rockets | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 107 |
MINTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 45-9348.4% | 10-3826.3% | 14-2556.0% | 48 | 29 | 14 |
| HOU | 42-8648.8% | 7-3122.6% | 16-2272.7% | 45 | 24 | 17 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves114| 33 | 19 | 9-22 | 1-8 | 0-3 | +2 | −2.7 | ||||||||
| 31 | 31 | 12-22 | 2-7 | 5-7 | 0 | −4 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.8 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.2 | |||||
| 17 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +2.7 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 15 | 5-17 | 1-8 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 22 | 8-12 | 3-6 | 0 | 3-8 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +5.6 | |||||
| 22 | 8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 | +6.4 | ||||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −6.5 | |||||
| Team | 114 | 45-9348.4% | 10-3826.3% | 48 | 29 | 14 | 20 | 14-2556.0% | 12 | 10 | 6 | |||
Bench 54 points on 21 for 42 shooting
Did not play: Jaylen Nowell, Jake Layman, Ed Davis and Jarrett Culver (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets107| 40 | 20 | 9-12 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +5.1 | |||||||
| 38 | 24 | 9-16 | 2-5 | 4-7 | 0 | −3 | +6.2 | |||||||
| 35 | 10 | 2-12 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −10.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 28, Season high (his best before, 26) | 12-17 | 0-4 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +6.6 | ||||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9.9 | |||||
| 21 | 15 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 0 | 3-4 | −19 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.3 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.8 | |||
| Team | 107 | 42-8648.8% | 7-3122.6% | 45 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 16-2272.7% | 8 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 26 shooting
Did not play: DaQuan Jeffries and Anthony Lamb (coach’s decision); D.J. Augustin (injury/illness).
Timberwolves114Rockets107ClickTap 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.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 31 points (20 in the paint), and the Minnesota Timberwolves went on a 12-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 114-107.
It was tied at 102 when Juancho Hernangomez’s 2 free throws put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 2:10 left. They pulled away to a 114-104 lead with 24 seconds left.
Anthony Edwards’ floater with 56.9 seconds left made it 110-102 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Rockets 6-5. Late in the fourth quarter, Jarred Vanderbilt had 2 of his 3 steals in 49 seconds, the first leading to D'Angelo Russell’s driving layup and the second to Edwards’ driving dunk.
Hernangomez scored 22 points on 8 for 12 shooting off the bench.
For the Rockets, Kelly Olynyk had a season-high 28 points (24 in the paint) and 9 rebounds on 12 for 17 shooting, and Christian Wood added 24 points and 18 rebounds. Jae'Sean Tate scored 20 points on 9 for 12 shooting. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Timberwolves grabbed 12 offensive rebounds to the Rockets’ 8 and outscored them 54-23 off the bench. Towns fouled out.
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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
100 points from the field on 93 shots: 3.3 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 26-35 | 74.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 6-10 | 60.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 3-10 | 30.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-5 | 20.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-33 | 27.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Olynyk | 21 | 8 | 4-7 | 0 |
| Christian Wood | 18 | 4 | 2-7 | −2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
| D.J. Wilson | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 7 | 3-8 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Martin | 18 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 11 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Christian Wood | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Avery Bradley | 6 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 9 | 4-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae'Sean Tate | 21 | 4 | 2-6 | −2 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 17 | 0 | 0-2 | −5 |
| Christian Wood | 10 | 9 | 4-8 | +6 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 4-7 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 21 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.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Wood 2' Putback Layup (24 PTS)
Q4 2:38
19.0%
34→53
Hernangomez Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
Q4 2:10
16.0%
56→40
Vanderbilt Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)
Q4 1:37
15.0%
29→14
Towns 3' Putback Layup (23 PTS)
Q4 11:46
14.2%
58→44
Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Olynyk 5 AST)
Q4 3:22
13.7%
20→34
