Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
46% (33-72)
Field Goal %
44% (34-78)
31% (4-13)
Three Point %
50% (7-14)
79% (26-33)
Free Throw %
73% (16-22)
28
Turnovers
32
50
Rebounds
46
13
Largest Lead
5
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Jack Nies
Referee:Tim Donaghy
Referee:Tony Brown

Shot Chart
- Yao Ming made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Jimmy Jackson made 20 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Jimmy Jackson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Sam Cassell made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Charlie Ward made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jimmy Jackson.
- Michael Olowokandi made 6 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Jimmy Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Sam Cassell missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Jimmy Jackson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made Dunk. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Maurice Taylor made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 13 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yao Ming.
- Michael Olowokandi made Layup.
- Charlie Ward missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 21 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Yao Ming missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell made 17 ft Jumper.
- Jimmy Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Eddie Griffin made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Latrell Sprewell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Ryan Bowen made Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Jumper.
- Ryan Bowen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Ryan Bowen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eddie Griffin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Eddie Griffin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jimmy Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed Tip Shot.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed Tip Shot.
- Troy Hudson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Tyronn Lue made 21 ft Jumper.
- Eddie Griffin made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Tyronn Lue made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Juwan Howard missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Tyronn Lue missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Eddie Griffin.
- Eddie Griffin missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tyronn Lue missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Eddie Griffin.
- Jimmy Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Eddie Griffin missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Juwan Howard missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Eddie Griffin missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Layup. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
- Michael Olowokandi made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Bostjan Nachbar made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Mark Madsen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Mark Madsen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
- Kevin Garnett missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Bostjan Nachbar made Layup. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
- Michael Olowokandi missed Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Michael Olowokandi made Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Yao Ming missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Bostjan Nachbar made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Latrell Sprewell made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Bostjan Nachbar made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jimmy Jackson.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Bostjan Nachbar.
- Trenton Hassell made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Charlie Ward missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 16 ft Jumper.
- Charlie Ward missed Two Point Shot.
- Trenton Hassell missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Charlie Ward missed Two Point Shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made Layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Technical Free Throw.
- Michael Olowokandi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Michael Olowokandi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed Two Point Shot.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Charlie Ward made Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jimmy Jackson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Charlie Ward missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Layup. Assisted by Jimmy Jackson.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Tyronn Lue missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Jimmy Jackson missed Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Eddie Griffin missed Tip Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eddie Griffin missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Tyronn Lue missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed Layup.
- Troy Hudson missed Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made 9 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jimmy Jackson.
- Trenton Hassell made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Troy Hudson missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Juwan Howard made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Juwan Howard missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Trenton Hassell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Tyronn Lue missed 44 ft Three Pointer.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eddie Griffin missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Troy Hudson missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan Bowen made Layup. Assisted by Jimmy Jackson.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made 14 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ryan Bowen.
- Kevin Garnett made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Juwan Howard made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jimmy Jackson.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Jimmy Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Ervin Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Jimmy Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jimmy Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed Layup.
- Trenton Hassell missed Two Point Shot.
- Eddie Griffin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Eddie Griffin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jimmy Jackson.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eddie Griffin made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Eddie Griffin missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Charlie Ward missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
- Sam Cassell made 16 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 5 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Kevin Garnett made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Eddie Griffin.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed 16 ft Jumper.
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 35 | .314 | 23.5 | W1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 34 | 16 | .680 | - | W2 |
| Houston | 31 | 18 | .633 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 29 | .408 | 13.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 31 | .380 | 15 | L5 |
| New Orleans | 13 | 40 | .245 | 22.5 | L3 |
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