Minnesota
Timberwolves
122
–
95
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Friday, January 5, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 32 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 122 |
| HOU | 24 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 95 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Anthony Edwards
MIN
24
PTS
3
REB
5
AST
+14
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending36.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.39
Impact Composite48.0
Hustle: 3.5Defense: 42.1Impact: 2.4
+14 plus/minusheld opponents to 36.4% FGonly 15 pts allowed on 38.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
22
PTS
8
REB
6
AST
+11
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-17 (47.1%)
3PT1-4
FT5-5
TS%57.3%
eFG%50.0%
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG112
DRTG99
NET+13
6 contested shots+11 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 55.7 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 31:20 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8-17 | 47% | 1-4 | 25% | 5-5 | 100% | +11 |
| Rudy Gobert | 32:58 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-7 | 86% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | +22 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 17:32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +17 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 29:47 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | 70% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 2:38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Conley | 25:00 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Kyle Anderson | 17:35 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 3:28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 12:49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| Anthony Edwards | 32:33 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8-17 | 47% | 2-5 | 40% | 6-6 | 100% | +14 |
| Josh Minott | 2:38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Luka Garza | 3:28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Shake Milton | 3:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Naz Reid | 24:46 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 55% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +21 |
| TOTAL | — | 122 | 52 | 9 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 46-88 | 52% | 14-33 | 42% | 16-20 | 80% | — |
Leonard Miller —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Whitmore | 14:53 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4-10 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -9 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 32:25 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6-13 | 46% | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | -12 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 7:59 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jeff Green | 20:50 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 4:05 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Amen Thompson | 19:37 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -20 |
| Jalen Green | 30:42 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-16 | 44% | 4-8 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | -9 |
| Jock Landale | 5:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Aaron Holiday | 18:57 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 20:51 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Fred VanVleet | 30:58 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 22% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-1 | 100% | -13 |
| Alperen Sengun | 33:20 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-17 | 47% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | -16 |
| TOTAL | — | 95 | 38 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 36-90 | 40% | 12-32 | 38% | 11-15 | 73% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN46/88 (52%)
Paint
30/47 (64%)
Mid
5/14 (36%)
3PT
14/34 (41%)
RA 67%ATB3 39%Paint 59%Corner 3 50%Mid 0%
HOU36/90 (40%)
Paint
23/45 (51%)
Mid
5/18 (28%)
3PT
12/32 (38%)
RA 61%ATB3 35%Paint 21%Corner 3 44%Mid 13%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Alperen Sengun
defended Rudy Gobert
9.0 min • 17 pts • 57%
Best Defender
Jae'Sean Tate
held Anthony Edwards
4.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Alperen Sengun
vs Rudy Gobert
9.0 min • 17 pts • 57%
| HOU Defense | Anthony Edwards | Jaden McDaniels | Jordan McLaughlin | Karl-Anthony Towns | Kyle Anderson | Luka Garza | Mike Conley | Naz Reid | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rudy Gobert | Shake Milton | Troy Brown Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0m 17pts 57% | — | — |
| Jalen Green | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 5.2m 9pts 50% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 33% | — | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | — | — | — | 5.1m 7pts 67% | — | — | — | 3.9m 2pts 25% | — | — | — | — |
| Fred VanVleet | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 4.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Green | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Amen Thompson | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 4pts 40% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Aaron Holiday | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | 2.1m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Cam Whitmore | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 20% | — | — | — |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.3m 2pts 25% | 3.1m 13pts 67% | — | 1.7m 6pts 100% | 3.1m 2pts 25% | 1.3m 2pts 0% | — | 2.8m 5pts 67% | 2.0m 4pts 33% | 3.4m 11pts 39% | 1.3m 2pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 25% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = MIN leads
HOU Largest Lead
5
Q1 2:22
MIN Largest Lead
33
Q4 9:12
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 10:03 – Q2 0:12
-4 → -10
MIN 11-0 run
Q1 10:03 – Q2 0:39
-4 → -13
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 4:13 – Q2 5:51
-8 → -14
MIN 8-0 run
Q4 2:32 – Q4 4:00
-16 → -22