Minnesota
Timberwolves
141
–
123
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Sunday, January 9, 2022
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 36 | 39 | 36 | 30 | 141 |
| HOU | 26 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 123 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jarred Vanderbilt
MIN
21
PTS
19
REB
4
AST
+9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections6
Contested Shots9
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending55.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.20
Impact Composite64.7
Hustle: 27.0Defense: 36.0Impact: 1.6
Double-Double71.4% FG6 deflections9 contested shotsonly 10 pts allowed on 50.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
40
PTS
9
REB
7
AST
+27
+/−
Game Performance
FG15-25 (60.0%)
3PT4-6
FT6-8
TS%70.1%
eFG%68.0%
STL1
TOV2
ORTG140
DRTG105
NET+35
40 points60.0% FG4-6 from 314 contested shots+27 plus/minusonly 32 pts allowed on 62.2 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 12:23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 1:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Josh Okogie | 17:30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 33:01 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-14 | 57% | 5-9 | 56% | 1-1 | 100% | +12 |
| Malik Beasley | 20:06 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Edwards | 34:08 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-17 | 41% | 2-8 | 25% | 3-3 | 100% | +22 |
| Nathan Knight | 1:43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| Jake Layman | 1:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 18:12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +11 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 33:04 | 40 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15-25 | 60% | 4-6 | 67% | 6-8 | 75% | +27 |
| Taurean Prince | 6:31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 31:20 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10-14 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | +9 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 28:36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 141 | 56 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 55-108 | 51% | 15-42 | 36% | 16-21 | 76% | — |
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Nwaba | 17:07 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -3 |
| Garrison Mathews | 30:40 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 39% | 4-10 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | -3 |
| Christian Wood | 28:29 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-16 | 50% | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | -24 |
| Jalen Green | 26:19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 30% | 1-6 | 17% | 3-4 | 75% | -18 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 26:19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3-10 | 30% | 1-6 | 17% | 2-4 | 50% | -18 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Josh Christopher | 26:44 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-13 | 62% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 23:27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -19 |
| KJ Martin | 26:57 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 4-5 | 80% | +10 |
| Eric Gordon | 26:34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-7 | 14% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Daishen Nix | 7:24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 123 | 45 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 46-97 | 47% | 14-43 | 33% | 17-28 | 61% | — |
Daniel Theis —
D.J. Augustin —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN55/108 (51%)
Paint
37/59 (63%)
Mid
7/12 (58%)
3PT
15/42 (36%)
RA 65%ATB3 43%Corner 3 17%Paint 60%Mid 20%
HOU46/97 (47%)
Paint
32/51 (63%)
Mid
2/6 (33%)
3PT
14/43 (33%)
RA 67%ATB3 32%Paint 33%Corner 3 33%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Christian Wood
defended Karl-Anthony Towns
6.9 min • 16 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Jalen Green
held Jarred Vanderbilt
3.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Josh Christopher
vs D'Angelo Russell
2.6 min • 7 pts • 50%
| HOU Defense | Anthony Edwards | D'Angelo Russell | Jaden McDaniels | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaylen Nowell | Josh Okogie | Karl-Anthony Towns | Malik Beasley | Nathan Knight | Naz Reid | Taurean Prince |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 1.5m 3pts 50% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Wood | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | 6.9m 16pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Gordon | 3.6m 4pts 40% | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Christopher | — | 2.6m 7pts 50% | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 7pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Jalen Green | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 4pts 33% | 3.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KJ Martin | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jae'Sean Tate | — | 3.3m 6pts 75% | — | 1.4m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Garrison Mathews | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.5m 6pts 67% | — | — | — |
| David Nwaba | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 33% | — |
| Other | 4.5m 8pts 67% | 3.9m 7pts 43% | 4.3m 2pts 20% | 4.7m 11pts 83% | 3.9m 2pts 0% | 4.7m 8pts 50% | 2.5m 8pts 44% | 3.1m 2pts 100% | 0.5m 3pts 100% | 1.6m 4pts 67% | 2.2m 9pts 60% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = MIN leads
HOU Largest Lead
1
Q1 0:49
MIN Largest Lead
26
Q4 2:33
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 3:01 – Q1 4:16
-2 → -7
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 2:51 – Q2 4:22
-11 → -17
HOU 9-0 run
Q4 3:54 – Q4 5:36
-24 → -17
HOU 11-0 run
Q4 3:54 – Q4 6:17
-24 → -15