Minnesota
Timberwolves
113
–
112
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Friday, December 27, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 22 | 23 | 19 | 37 | 113 |
| HOU | 21 | 17 | 32 | 28 | 112 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Anthony Edwards
MIN
24
PTS
5
REB
3
AST
-1
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending52.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.38
Impact Composite35.9
Hustle: 7.0Defense: 29.0Impact: -0.1
4-8 from 3only 23 pts allowed on 61.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Julius Randle
MIN
27
PTS
8
REB
8
AST
+2
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-16 (62.5%)
3PT5-6
FT2-2
TS%80.0%
eFG%78.1%
BLK1
TOV5
ORTG127
DRTG122
NET+5
62.5% FG5-6 from 34 deflections11 contested shotsonly 22 pts allowed on 61.3 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Conley | 23:39 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Anthony Edwards | 35:18 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9-17 | 53% | 4-8 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | -1 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 29:15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Naz Reid | 24:26 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-3 | 33% | +14 |
| Josh Minott | 5:49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Julius Randle | 36:11 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10-16 | 63% | 5-6 | 83% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Rudy Gobert | 28:37 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-6 | 17% | -18 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 36:37 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7-12 | 58% | 6-10 | 60% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 20:08 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 40 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 42-83 | 51% | 21-43 | 49% | 8-16 | 50% | — |
Terrence Shannon Jr. —
Joe Ingles —
Rob Dillingham —
Leonard Miller —
PJ Dozier —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Adams | 2:48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Aaron Holiday | 5:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Amen Thompson | 38:58 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9-12 | 75% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Jalen Green | 38:55 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-15 | 33% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +6 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 16:21 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Fred VanVleet | 38:33 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6-16 | 38% | 5-10 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 42:32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 42% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Alperen Sengun | 40:51 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16-25 | 64% | 0-1 | 0% | 6-10 | 60% | -6 |
| Cam Whitmore | 11:35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 47 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 45-92 | 49% | 10-30 | 33% | 12-19 | 63% | — |
Jeff Green —
Dillon Brooks —
Tari Eason —
Jock Landale —
Reed Sheppard —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN42/83 (51%)
Paint
20/36 (56%)
Mid
3/13 (23%)
3PT
21/43 (49%)
ATB3 53%RA 71%Paint 33%Corner 3 39%Mid 25%
HOU45/92 (49%)
Paint
33/53 (62%)
Mid
6/15 (40%)
3PT
10/30 (33%)
RA 68%ATB3 35%Paint 52%Corner 3 29%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Alperen Sengun
defended Julius Randle
6.3 min • 12 pts • 56%
Best Defender
Jae'Sean Tate
held Naz Reid
2.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Alperen Sengun
vs Rudy Gobert
5.6 min • 17 pts • 62%
| HOU Defense | Anthony Edwards | Donte DiVincenzo | Jaden McDaniels | Josh Minott | Julius Randle | Mike Conley | Naz Reid | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rudy Gobert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 1.5m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | 6.3m 12pts 56% | — | 1.6m 5pts 100% | — | 5.6m 17pts 62% |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 5.0m 8pts 60% | — | 4.1m 2pts 50% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — |
| Jalen Green | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 5.8m 6pts 50% | 4.0m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 4pts 50% | — |
| Amen Thompson | 5.4m 9pts 100% | 4.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.8m 6pts 75% | — | 1.8m 4pts 100% | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — |
| Fred VanVleet | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.4m 6pts 50% | — | 5.7m 3pts 100% | 1.3m 3pts 50% |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% |
| Cam Whitmore | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reed Sheppard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | — | 2.0m 2pts 50% | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 1.7m 6pts 20% | 2.8m 4pts 40% | 1.4m 3pts 100% | 2.0m 4pts 100% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = MIN leads
HOU Largest Lead
16
Q4 7:03
MIN Largest Lead
10
Q2 8:43
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 9-0 run
Q1 0:48 – Q1 2:33
-1 → +6
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 9:04 – Q2 10:21
-8 → -2
HOU 8-0 run
Q3 3:03 – Q3 6:11
-1 → +6
HOU 8-0 run
Q4 2:56 – Q4 3:52
+8 → +13