Minnesota
Timberwolves
104
–
96
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 24 | 34 | 19 | 27 | 104 |
| HOU | 33 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 96 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Rudy Gobert
MIN
18
PTS
11
REB
0
AST
+16
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots7
Opp FG% When Defending70.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.20
Impact Composite51.2
Hustle: 12.5Defense: 36.1Impact: 2.6
Double-Double66.7% FG7 contested shots+16 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 71.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
D'Angelo Russell
MIN
22
PTS
3
REB
6
AST
-1
+/−
Game Performance
FG6-13 (46.2%)
3PT4-7
FT6-6
TS%70.3%
eFG%61.5%
TOV4
ORTG93
DRTG96
NET-3
4-7 from 3only 11 pts allowed on 48.3 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Nowell | 11:06 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| Austin Rivers | 18:52 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 32:46 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6-13 | 46% | 4-7 | 57% | 6-6 | 100% | -1 |
| Kyle Anderson | 34:13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +15 |
| Rudy Gobert | 37:37 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8-12 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Naz Reid | 10:23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Anthony Edwards | 37:05 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6-19 | 32% | 3-7 | 43% | 6-6 | 100% | +2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 31:16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | +5 |
| Taurean Prince | 26:42 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 44 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 38-80 | 48% | 10-28 | 36% | 18-22 | 82% | — |
Luka Garza —
Wendell Moore Jr. —
Matt Ryan —
Bryn Forbes —
Josh Minott —
Nathan Knight —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 35:17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8-15 | 53% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -11 |
| Garrison Mathews | 7:57 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 31:52 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-12 | 33% | 0-5 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -8 |
| Usman Garuba | 9:14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +5 |
| KJ Martin | 21:36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jalen Green | 33:09 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-15 | 27% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Tari Eason | 16:08 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 37:41 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9-15 | 60% | 5-9 | 56% | 2-4 | 50% | -12 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 17:58 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Eric Gordon | 29:08 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 96 | 41 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 38-89 | 43% | 11-36 | 31% | 9-15 | 60% | — |
Josh Christopher —
Bruno Fernando —
Boban Marjanovic —
Daishen Nix —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN38/80 (48%)
Paint
24/41 (59%)
Mid
7/15 (47%)
3PT
11/31 (35%)
RA 65%ATB3 44%Paint 50%Corner 3 13%Mid 17%
HOU38/89 (43%)
Paint
21/44 (48%)
Mid
9/17 (53%)
3PT
11/36 (31%)
RA 52%ATB3 30%Paint 43%Mid 67%Corner 3 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Alperen Sengun
defended Rudy Gobert
11.9 min • 13 pts • 60%
Best Defender
Eric Gordon
held Anthony Edwards
2.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Kevin Porter Jr.
vs Jaden McDaniels
2.2 min • 5 pts • 67%
| HOU Defense | Anthony Edwards | Austin Rivers | D'Angelo Russell | Jaden McDaniels | Jaylen Nowell | Kyle Anderson | Naz Reid | Rudy Gobert | Taurean Prince |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 4.7m 3pts 50% | 2.6m 4pts 100% | 1.3m 6pts 67% | 2.2m 5pts 67% | — | 2.0m 3pts 33% | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 0% |
| Jalen Green | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 2pts 50% | 7.9m 5pts 25% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Alperen Sengun | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.9m 13pts 60% | — |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | 6.7m 9pts 44% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Eric Gordon | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | 5.1m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KJ Martin | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 2.4m 2pts 100% | — | 1.1m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.7m 1pts 0% |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 2.4m 3pts 25% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Tari Eason | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Garrison Mathews | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% |
| Usman Garuba | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 33% | 2.9m 3pts 33% | 2.0m 2pts 50% | 3.8m 7pts 40% | 1.8m 6pts 43% | 4.0m 2pts 20% | 2.7m 2pts 25% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = MIN leads
HOU Largest Lead
20
Q2 6:20
MIN Largest Lead
11
Q4 5:57
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 9-0 run
Q1 3:31 – Q1 6:28
+1 → +8
HOU 11-0 run
Q1 3:31 – Q1 7:06
+1 → +10
HOU 10-0 run
Q2 4:41 – Q2 6:20
+12 → +20
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 8:19 – Q2 9:30
+16 → +10