| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 23 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 82 |
| HOU | 18 | 37 | 25 | 22 | 102 |
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% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 30:35 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6-14 | 43% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -12 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 24:58 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 4-4 | 100% | -17 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23:46 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 22% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | -21 |
| Taj Gibson | 22:56 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Jeff Teague | 19:26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -21 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamal Crawford | 29:07 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -18 |
| Tyus Jones | 28:34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 24:14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 18:59 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-4 | 50% | 4-5 | 80% | -1 |
| Derrick Rose | 17:25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 82 | 52 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 31-80 | 39% | 5-18 | 28% | 15-21 | 71% | — |
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza | 34:54 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-14 | 36% | 3-10 | 30% | 2-4 | 50% | +13 |
| James Harden | 30:46 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2-18 | 11% | 1-10 | 10% | 7-8 | 88% | +1 |
| Chris Paul | 29:47 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10-18 | 56% | 3-5 | 60% | 4-4 | 100% | +21 |
| Clint Capela | 28:40 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +22 |
| P.J. Tucker | 22:53 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Eric Gordon | 28:52 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-13 | 23% | 2-10 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | +15 |
| Gerald Green | 26:16 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-17 | 41% | 5-12 | 42% | 2-2 | 100% | +27 |
| Joe Johnson | 16:12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Nene | 11:58 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Chinanu Onuaku | 3:14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Aaron Jackson | 3:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Zhou Qi | 3:14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 102 | 54 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 35-96 | 36% | 16-52 | 31% | 16-21 | 76% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza | 5.0m 2pts 33% | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.5m 4pts 50% | 2.7m 6pts 50% | — |
| Chris Paul | — | 2.0m 6pts 75% | — | — | 3.3m 7pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.6m 2pts 25% |
| Clint Capela | — | — | 3.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 5.8m 2pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Eric Gordon | 2.9m 1pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 4.2m 0pts 0% |
| James Harden | 2.2m 3pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 6.0m 6pts 25% | — | — | — | — |
| P.J. Tucker | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5m 6pts 50% | — |
| Gerald Green | — | 1.2m 2pts 25% | — | 5.2m 3pts 25% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Johnson | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Nene | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Aaron Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Chinanu Onuaku | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zhou Qi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Other | 2.0m 6pts 60% | 3.4m 2pts 50% | 4.3m 5pts 25% | 1.3m 1pts 0% | 2.9m 10pts 75% | 3.4m 2pts 33% | 1.9m 1pts 0% | 2.9m 9pts 60% | — | 4.0m 5pts 40% |
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = MIN leads
HOU Largest Lead
27
Q4 4:37
MIN Largest Lead
9
Q1 9:46
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 3:59 – Q2 5:35
+2 → +8
HOU 9-0 run
Q2 3:59 – Q2 6:05
+2 → +9
HOU 10-0 run
Q2 3:59 – Q2 6:05
+2 → +10
HOU 11-0 run
Q2 3:59 – Q2 6:38
+2 → +11