Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets
20-16, 9-8 Away
116
20-16, 9-8 Away
Final/OT
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 17 | 28 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 116 |
HOU | 26 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 115 |
18-16, 11-9 Home
115
18-16, 11-9 Home
Minnesota Timberwolves
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 42 | 17 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | 33 | 16-26 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | 20 | 7-18 | 2-7 | 4-8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 34 | 17 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
116 | 48-91 | 3-12 | 17-27 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 20 | ||
53% | 25% | 63% |
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 40 | 29 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | 27 | 13-24 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | 17 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 19 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | 24 | 10-17 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
115 | 46-87 | 9-18 | 14-19 | 44 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 24 | ||
53% | 50% | 74% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
MIN leads 1-0
Game Information
12:30 AM, 17 January 1998
Attendance: 16,285
- Referees:
- Jim Clark
- Ron Olesiak
- Woody Mayfield
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 4 | .867 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 21 | 8 | .724 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | W3 |
| Portland | 12 | 18 | .400 | 14 | L2 |
| Utah | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15.5 | L4 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | W7 |
| Houston | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | L2 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 19 | .387 | 11 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15 | L1 |
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