| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 20 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 101 |
| HOU | 21 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 104 |
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet


| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 40:02 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -1 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 36:10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-11 | 36% | 2-5 | 40% | 3-3 | 100% | +5 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 32:07 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7-15 | 47% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | -3 |
| Taj Gibson | 31:47 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -3 |
| Jeff Teague | 28:31 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-4 | 25% | 6-7 | 86% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamal Crawford | 26:07 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 36% | 3-7 | 43% | 4-4 | 100% | +5 |
| Derrick Rose | 23:56 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-14 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | -6 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 7:58 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -2 |
| Tyus Jones | 7:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 5:53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 101 | 47 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 35-80 | 44% | 8-23 | 35% | 23-28 | 82% | — |
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 40:55 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15-26 | 58% | 7-12 | 58% | 7-9 | 78% | +5 |
| Clint Capela | 34:27 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10-15 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +7 |
| Chris Paul | 33:56 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5-14 | 36% | 1-6 | 17% | 3-4 | 75% | -4 |
| Trevor Ariza | 32:42 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-4 | 0% | 1-4 | 25% | +8 |
| P.J. Tucker | 30:46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Eric Gordon | 29:45 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 30% | 1-7 | 14% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Gerald Green | 19:44 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Nene | 11:03 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| Joe Johnson | 6:42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 39-83 | 47% | 10-37 | 27% | 16-23 | 70% | — |
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
| HOU Defense | Andrew Wiggins | Derrick Rose | Gorgui Dieng | Jamal Crawford | Jeff Teague | Jimmy Butler III | Karl-Anthony Towns | Nemanja Bjelica | Taj Gibson | Tyus Jones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 2.5m 14pts 50% | 3.3m 9pts 75% | — | — | — | 6.7m 10pts 67% | 1.9m 9pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Clint Capela | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 9.1m 6pts 50% | — | 1.2m 6pts 100% | — |
| Chris Paul | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 5.9m 8pts 100% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 4pts 40% | — | — | — |
| Trevor Ariza | 3.5m 1pts 0% | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Eric Gordon | 3.1m 5pts 50% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% |
| P.J. Tucker | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 5.9m 3pts 33% | — |
| Gerald Green | — | — | — | 4.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Nene | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.5m 1pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Joe Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 2.1m 6pts 40% | 2.3m 4pts 67% | 1.6m 5pts 100% | 2.2m 2pts 50% | 3.7m 12pts 86% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 2.5m 5pts 33% | 1.3m 2pts 50% |
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = MIN leads
HOU Largest Lead
11
Q1 4:38
MIN Largest Lead
4
Q3 4:13
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q1 3:03 – Q1 4:38
+4 → +10
HOU 9-0 run
Q1 3:03 – Q1 4:38
+4 → +11
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 9:12 – Q1 10:56
+6 → 0
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 6:22 – Q2 8:17
-1 → +6