Minnesota
Timberwolves
105
–
110
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Friday, January 16, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 34 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 105 |
| HOU | 29 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 110 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Alperen Sengun
HOU
25
PTS
14
REB
3
AST
-7
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots9
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending42.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.21
Impact Composite59.0
Hustle: 17.0Defense: 42.7Impact: -0.7
Double-Double9 contested shotsonly 12 pts allowed on 56.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kevin Durant
HOU
39
PTS
4
REB
7
AST
+15
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-18 (61.1%)
3PT6-8
FT11-14
TS%80.7%
eFG%77.8%
STL2
BLK1
TOV5
ORTG121
DRTG106
NET+15
39 points61.1% FG6-8 from 34 deflections6 contested shots+15 plus/minusheld opponents to 37.5% FGonly 14 pts allowed on 63.0 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Conley | 26:10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | +8 |
| Julius Randle | 40:13 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14-25 | 56% | 2-5 | 40% | 9-11 | 82% | -12 |
| Rudy Gobert | 32:27 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-10 | 20% | -3 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 39:53 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3-10 | 30% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 35:04 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5-14 | 36% | 1-4 | 25% | 4-5 | 80% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Joan Beringer | 6:33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Naz Reid | 32:03 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8-11 | 73% | 5-7 | 71% | 4-5 | 80% | 0 |
| Jaylen Clark | 10:43 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Bones Hyland | 16:54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -11 |
| TOTAL | — | 105 | 45 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 37-80 | 46% | 11-30 | 37% | 20-35 | 57% | — |
Leonard Miller —
Rob Dillingham —
Johnny Juzang —
Joe Ingles —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Okogie | 33:01 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +2 |
| Amen Thompson | 35:38 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5-12 | 42% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | +7 |
| Alperen Sengun | 32:12 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11-22 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-9 | 33% | -7 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 37:36 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-12 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-5 | 40% | -5 |
| Kevin Durant | 40:01 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11-18 | 61% | 6-8 | 75% | 11-14 | 79% | +15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jae'Sean Tate | 10:41 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Clint Capela | 12:27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 16:04 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Reed Sheppard | 18:41 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| JD Davison | 3:38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 42 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 39-84 | 46% | 12-28 | 43% | 20-34 | 59% | — |
Aaron Holiday —
Steven Adams —
Jeff Green —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN37/80 (46%)
Paint
21/43 (49%)
Mid
8/15 (53%)
3PT
12/31 (39%)
RA 52%ATB3 35%Paint 53%Corner 3 60%Mid 33%
HOU39/84 (46%)
Paint
25/45 (56%)
Mid
4/16 (25%)
3PT
12/28 (43%)
RA 65%ATB3 50%Paint 33%Corner 3 25%Mid 14%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kevin Durant
defended Jaden McDaniels
9.8 min • 6 pts • 20%
Best Defender
Jabari Smith Jr.
held Julius Randle
6.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Reed Sheppard
vs Bones Hyland
2.0 min • 8 pts • 75%
| HOU Defense | Bones Hyland | Donte DiVincenzo | Jaden McDaniels | Jaylen Clark | Joan Beringer | Julius Randle | Mike Conley | Naz Reid | Rudy Gobert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | — | 2.7m 3pts 20% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 6.9m 0pts 0% | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — |
| Kevin Durant | — | — | 9.8m 6pts 20% | — | — | 4.2m 8pts 67% | — | — | — |
| Amen Thompson | — | 6.5m 4pts 67% | — | 2.3m 4pts 50% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Josh Okogie | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 4.5m 0pts 0% | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Alperen Sengun | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 8.9m 10pts 42% |
| Reed Sheppard | 2.0m 8pts 75% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jae'Sean Tate | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Clint Capela | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% |
| Other | 2.2m 7pts 75% | 2.7m 4pts 50% | 2.1m 2pts 33% | 1.9m 3pts 100% | 2.2m 5pts 100% | 1.7m 2pts 100% | 3.0m 2pts 20% | 2.4m 15pts 86% | 3.6m 16pts 46% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = MIN leads
HOU Largest Lead
9
Q4 5:41
MIN Largest Lead
12
Q1 8:56
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 6:09 – Q1 7:43
-4 → -9
MIN 10-0 run
Q1 6:09 – Q1 8:02
-4 → -11