Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets
Shot Chart
- Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper (Stromile Swift assists)
- Stromile Swift makes layup
- Dikembe Mutombo makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Stromile Swift makes slam dunk (Rafer Alston assists)
- David Wesley misses 19-foot jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo makes 8-foot hook shot (David Wesley assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Eddie Griffin blocks Stromile Swift's 5-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- David Wesley misses 20-foot jumper
- Trenton Hassell blocks Lonny Baxter's layup
- Mark Blount blocks Lonny Baxter's layup
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- David Wesley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- David Wesley misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head makes 7-foot running jumper
- David Wesley misses 23-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- John Lucas misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses running jumper
- Stromile Swift misses 8-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
- Rafer Alston misses 22-foot jumper
- Stromile Swift misses layup
- Stromile Swift misses tip shot
- Rafer Alston makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 6-foot running jumper
- Kevin Garnett blocks Chuck Hayes's layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- David Wesley misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
- David Wesley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- Trenton Hassell blocks Stromile Swift's layup
- Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David Wesley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Chuck Hayes makes 5-foot two point shot
- Rafer Alston makes 8-foot running jumper (David Wesley assists)
- Lonny Baxter misses layup
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses three point jumper
- David Wesley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Stromile Swift makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Stromile Swift makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett blocks Stromile Swift's layup
- Stromile Swift makes dunk
- David Wesley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mark Madsen blocks Chuck Hayes's layup
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- Chuck Hayes misses tip shot
- Kevin Garnett blocks Rafer Alston's layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Ricky Davis blocks David Wesley's layup
- David Wesley makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Stromile Swift makes dunk (David Wesley assists)
- Lonny Baxter misses layup
- Stromile Swift makes layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 15-foot two point shot
- David Wesley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David Wesley makes driving layup
- David Wesley misses 44-foot three point running jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper
- Ricky Davis misses 21-foot jumper
- Dikembe Mutombo blocks Eddie Griffin's 6-foot hook shot
- Eddie Griffin misses two point shot
- Trenton Hassell makes 13-foot two point shot (Ricky Davis assists)
- Trenton Hassell misses 15-foot jumper
- Eddie Griffin misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ricky Davis makes 12-foot two point shot
- Ricky Davis misses 14-foot jumper
- Ricky Davis makes 22-foot jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
- Eddie Griffin misses 19-foot jumper
- Stromile Swift blocks Eddie Griffin's 6-foot jumper
- Eddie Griffin misses 6-foot hook shot
- Ricky Davis makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 10-foot jumper
- Ricky Davis makes 13-foot two point shot
- Troy Hudson misses 22-foot jumper
- Trenton Hassell makes 9-foot two point shot
- Ricky Davis misses 23-foot jumper
- Mark Madsen makes 6-foot hook shot (Troy Hudson assists)
- Ricky Davis makes two point shot
- Trenton Hassell makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
- Mark Blount makes 12-foot two point shot
- Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Ricky Davis misses 40-foot three point jumper
- Ricky Davis makes layup
- Rashad McCants makes 16-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Ricky Davis misses 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 7-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Trenton Hassell assists)
- Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Eddie Griffin makes dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Rashad McCants makes hook shot
- Rashad McCants makes 13-foot two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Rashad McCants makes 14-foot two point shot
- Rashad McCants misses 18-foot jumper
- Rashad McCants makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Rashad McCants misses 21-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 9-foot two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)
- Trenton Hassell misses 11-foot two point shot
- Eddie Griffin misses 19-foot jumper
- Marko Jaric misses tip shot
- Ricky Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marko Jaric misses 16-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes blocks Eddie Griffin's layup
- Ricky Davis makes 14-foot two point shot
- Trenton Hassell misses 19-foot jumper
- Ricky Davis makes 30-foot three point jumper
- Ricky Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trenton Hassell makes 15-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 8-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Rashad McCants makes 21-foot jumper
- Troy Hudson makes 18-foot jumper
- Troy Hudson misses 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot hook shot (Rashad McCants assists)
- Troy Hudson misses jumper
- Mark Blount makes 7-foot hook shot (Troy Hudson assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
- Trenton Hassell makes 9-foot two point shot
- Ricky Davis misses 21-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
- Mark Blount misses 5-foot two point shot
- Troy Hudson misses 21-foot jumper
- Ricky Davis makes tip shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 15-foot two point shot
- Ricky Davis makes 17-foot jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
- Stromile Swift blocks Trenton Hassell's driving layup
- Marko Jaric misses 18-foot jumper
TIMBERWOLVES
ROCKETS
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Dikembe Mutombo (Eddie Griffin gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:37 | Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:14 | Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:12 | Ricky Davis defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:07 | Ricky Davis misses 21-foot jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 11:06 | Kevin Garnett offensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:47 | Dikembe Mutombo blocks Eddie Griffin's 6-foot hook shot | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:45 | Eddie Griffin offensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:44 | Eddie Griffin misses two point shot | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:42 | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:32 | Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:18 | Trenton Hassell makes 13-foot two point shot (Ricky Davis assists) | 4 | 2 | |
| 10:03 | Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper (Stromile Swift assists) | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:45 | Marko Jaric bad pass (David Wesley steals) | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:33 | Stromile Swift makes layup | 4 | 6 | |
| 9:33 | Marko Jaric shooting foul (Stromile Swift draws the foul) | 4 | 6 | |
| 9:33 | Stromile Swift makes free throw 1 of 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 9:18 | Trenton Hassell lost ball (David Wesley steals) | 4 | 7 | |
| 9:12 | Marko Jaric shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 4 | 7 | |
| 9:12 | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 9:12 | Troy Hudson enters the game for Marko Jaric | 4 | 8 | |
| 9:12 | Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 9:12 | Troy Hudson defensive rebound | 4 | 8 | |
| 9:00 | Stromile Swift personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 4 | 8 | |
| 8:47 | Trenton Hassell misses 15-foot jumper | 4 | 8 | |
| 8:45 | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 4 | 8 | |
| 8:26 | Dikembe Mutombo makes layup (Rafer Alston assists) | 4 | 10 | |
| 8:15 | Eddie Griffin misses 24-foot three point jumper | 4 | 10 | |
| 8:15 | Minnesota defensive rebound | 4 | 10 | |
| 8:15 | Kevin Garnett loose ball foul (Stromile Swift draws the foul) | 4 | 10 | |
| 8:02 | Stromile Swift makes slam dunk (Rafer Alston assists) | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:41 | Trenton Hassell bad pass | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:28 | David Wesley misses 19-foot jumper | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:26 | Eddie Griffin defensive rebound | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:16 | Ricky Davis makes 12-foot two point shot | 6 | 12 | |
| 7:01 | Rafer Alston bad pass | 6 | 12 | |
| 6:48 | Ricky Davis misses 14-foot jumper | 6 | 12 | |
| 6:47 | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 6 | 12 | |
| 6:24 | Dikembe Mutombo makes 8-foot hook shot (David Wesley assists) | 6 | 14 | |
| 6:11 | Ricky Davis makes 22-foot jumper (Troy Hudson assists) | 8 | 14 | |
| 6:11 | David Wesley shooting foul (Ricky Davis draws the foul) | 8 | 14 | |
| 6:11 | Ricky Davis makes free throw 1 of 1 | 9 | 14 | |
| 5:56 | Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper | 9 | 17 | |
| 5:41 | Eddie Griffin misses 19-foot jumper | 9 | 17 | |
| 5:39 | Trenton Hassell offensive rebound | 9 | 17 | |
| 5:35 | Stromile Swift blocks Eddie Griffin's 6-foot jumper | 9 | 17 | |
| 5:33 | Eddie Griffin offensive rebound | 9 | 17 | |
| 5:31 | Eddie Griffin misses 6-foot hook shot | 9 | 17 | |
| 5:30 | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound | 9 | 17 | |
| 5:20 | Eddie Griffin blocks Stromile Swift's 5-foot jumper | 9 | 17 | |
| 5:18 | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 9 | 17 | |
| 5:13 | Ricky Davis makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists) | 11 | 17 | |
| 5:05 | Houston full timeout | 11 | 17 | |
| 5:05 | Chuck Hayes enters the game for Stromile Swift | 11 | 17 | |
| 5:05 | Mark Blount enters the game for Eddie Griffin | 11 | 17 | |
| 4:54 | Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper | 11 | 17 | |
| 4:52 | Trenton Hassell defensive rebound | 11 | 17 | |
| 4:43 | Kevin Garnett makes 10-foot jumper | 13 | 17 | |
| 4:28 | Mark Blount personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 13 | 17 | |
| 4:22 | Rafer Alston turnover | 13 | 17 | |
| 4:09 | Ricky Davis makes 13-foot two point shot | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:54 | David Wesley misses 20-foot jumper | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:53 | Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:51 | Kevin Garnett shooting foul (Dikembe Mutombo draws the foul) | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:51 | Dikembe Mutombo misses free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:51 | Houston offensive rebound | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:51 | Mark Madsen enters the game for Kevin Garnett | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:51 | Dikembe Mutombo misses free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:51 | Mark Blount defensive rebound | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:45 | Chuck Hayes personal foul (Mark Blount draws the foul) | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:45 | Lonny Baxter enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:40 | Troy Hudson misses 22-foot jumper | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:38 | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:27 | Trenton Hassell blocks Lonny Baxter's layup | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:25 | Lonny Baxter offensive rebound | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:24 | Mark Blount blocks Lonny Baxter's layup | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:21 | Mark Madsen defensive rebound | 15 | 17 | |
| 3:14 | Trenton Hassell makes 9-foot two point shot | 17 | 17 | |
| 3:00 | Trenton Hassell personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 17 | 17 | |
| 3:00 | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 18 | |
| 3:00 | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 19 | |
| 2:49 | Ricky Davis misses 23-foot jumper | 17 | 19 | |
| 2:47 | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 17 | 19 | |
| 2:36 | Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists) | 17 | 21 | |
| 2:20 | Lonny Baxter personal foul (Mark Blount draws the foul) | 17 | 21 | |
| 2:20 | Minnesota full timeout | 17 | 21 | |
| 2:13 | Mark Madsen makes 6-foot hook shot (Troy Hudson assists) | 19 | 21 | |
| 2:00 | Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper | 19 | 23 | |
| 1:49 | Troy Hudson bad pass | 19 | 23 | |
| 1:37 | Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists) | 19 | 25 | |
| 1:19 | Ricky Davis makes two point shot | 21 | 25 | |
| 1:00 | David Wesley misses 25-foot three point jumper | 21 | 25 | |
| 59.7 | Mark Madsen defensive rebound | 21 | 25 | |
| 55.8 | Luther Head enters the game for Tracy McGrady | 21 | 25 | |
| 44.9 | Trenton Hassell makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists) | 23 | 25 | |
| 32.9 | David Wesley misses 24-foot three point jumper | 23 | 25 | |
| 31.8 | Lonny Baxter offensive rebound | 23 | 25 | |
| 31.6 | Mark Madsen shooting foul (Lonny Baxter draws the foul) | 23 | 25 | |
| 31.6 | Rashad McCants enters the game for Trenton Hassell | 23 | 25 | |
| 31.6 | Lonny Baxter makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 26 | |
| 31.6 | Lonny Baxter makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 27 | |
| 15.9 | Mark Blount makes 12-foot two point shot | 25 | 27 | |
| 0.0 | Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper | 25 | 27 | |
| 0.0 | Houston offensive rebound | 25 | 27 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 25 | 27 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Toyota Center (Houston)
12:30 AM, 28 January 2006
Houston, TX
Attendance: 14,408
- Referees:
- Luis Grillo
- Joe Forte
- Leroy Richardson
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 |

