Minnesota
Timberwolves
115
–
121
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Friday, February 21, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 38 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 115 |
| HOU | 48 | 20 | 30 | 23 | 121 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Alperen Sengun
HOU
24
PTS
13
REB
2
AST
+10
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots8
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending40.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.40
Impact Composite52.1
Hustle: 13.5Defense: 37.1Impact: 1.5
Double-Double8 contested shots+10 plus/minusheld opponents to 40.9% FGonly 24 pts allowed on 60.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Green
HOU
35
PTS
5
REB
4
AST
+18
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-24 (50.0%)
3PT5-11
FT6-9
TS%62.6%
eFG%60.4%
STL2
TOV4
ORTG125
DRTG106
NET+19
35 points5-11 from 3+18 plus/minusheld opponents to 33.3% FGonly 11 pts allowed on 62.6 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 33:43 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9-16 | 56% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 19:01 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 42:44 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-11 | 55% | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Rob Dillingham | 8:08 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 39:16 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13-32 | 41% | 4-14 | 29% | 7-10 | 70% | -11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Conley | 23:59 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | -1 |
| Luka Garza | 10:55 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| Jaylen Clark | 20:25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 41:49 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7-15 | 47% | 1-7 | 14% | 6-7 | 86% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 35 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 41-92 | 45% | 11-38 | 29% | 22-26 | 85% | — |
Joe Ingles —
Leonard Miller —
Josh Minott —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 39:46 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7-9 | 78% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +5 |
| Jalen Green | 39:14 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12-24 | 50% | 5-11 | 46% | 6-9 | 67% | +18 |
| Tari Eason | 26:48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Aaron Holiday | 18:19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | 4-5 | 80% | -7 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 7:01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Dillon Brooks | 30:21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | +2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 35:53 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8-21 | 38% | 0-2 | 0% | 8-10 | 80% | +10 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 38:00 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5-9 | 56% | 4-6 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | +12 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 48 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 42-84 | 50% | 13-26 | 50% | 24-32 | 75% | — |
Nate Williams —
Jock Landale —
Steven Adams —
Fred VanVleet —
Reed Sheppard —
Cam Whitmore —
Jeff Green —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN41/92 (45%)
Paint
26/45 (58%)
Mid
10/20 (50%)
3PT
11/38 (29%)
ATB3 29%RA 69%Paint 41%Corner 3 29%Mid 50%
HOU42/84 (50%)
Paint
25/52 (48%)
Mid
10/18 (56%)
3PT
13/27 (48%)
RA 50%ATB3 46%Paint 53%Corner 3 67%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Alperen Sengun
defended Naz Reid
7.5 min • 18 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Jalen Green
held Nickeil Alexander-Walker
4.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Tari Eason
vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker
2.4 min • 6 pts • 60%
| HOU Defense | Anthony Edwards | Jaden McDaniels | Jaylen Clark | Luka Garza | Mike Conley | Naz Reid | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rob Dillingham | Terrence Shannon Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 2.8m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 6pts 100% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | 2.6m 5pts 100% | 1.6m 2pts 100% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | — | 2.3m 4pts 100% |
| Alperen Sengun | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 4pts 50% | — | 1.8m 2pts 33% | — | 7.5m 18pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 2.8m 3pts 50% | 2.7m 3pts 50% | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 3.9m 4pts 50% | — | — |
| Jalen Green | — | 5.0m 8pts 60% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | 4.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Dillon Brooks | 1.9m 3pts 50% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 3.4m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% |
| Tari Eason | 3.4m 4pts 50% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 6pts 50% | 2.4m 6pts 60% | — | — |
| Aaron Holiday | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jae'Sean Tate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 2.6m 5pts 67% | — | — | 2.5m 10pts 43% | — | 1.7m 12pts 83% | 1.6m 5pts 33% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 3.9m 5pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = MIN leads
HOU Largest Lead
14
Q1 7:59
MIN Largest Lead
2
Q2 10:36
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q3 10:06 – Q3 11:13
+2 → +7