Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets

22-26, 9-17 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Timberwolves MIN	15	15	22	25	77
Rockets HOU	21	29	32	23	105

Houston RocketsRocketsHOU

30-17, 17-6 Home

105

30-17, 17-6 Home

Juwan Howard makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
Mark Blount blocks Tracy McGrady's driving layup
Mark Blount blocks Shane Battier's layup
Juwan Howard makes 8-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Shane Battier misses three point jumper
Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes layup
Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes layup (Juwan Howard assists)
Tracy McGrady makes running jumper
Shane Battier makes layup (Juwan Howard assists)
Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses driving layup
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Kevin Garnett blocks Tracy McGrady's 8-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes layup
Juwan Howard makes 10-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Tracy McGrady makes two point shot
Rafer Alston misses running jumper
Juwan Howard makes 9-foot two point shot (Bonzi Wells assists)
Juwan Howard makes 15-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes 8-foot two point shot
Luther Head misses layup
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Rafer Alston makes driving layup
Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Bonzi Wells makes 15-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Bonzi Wells misses 13-foot two point shot
Bonzi Wells misses 16-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
Tracy McGrady makes 27-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper
Dikembe Mutombo makes 8-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses 14-foot two point shot
Luther Head makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes layup
Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes 15-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett blocks Rafer Alston's layup
Shane Battier makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mark Blount blocks Tracy McGrady's driving layup
Tracy McGrady misses 15-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 28-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston makes two point shot (Luther Head assists)
Luther Head makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot running jumper
Luther Head misses three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper
Luther Head makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
Juwan Howard makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Luther Head makes 23-foot three point jumper (John Lucas assists)
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Luther Head misses 19-foot jumper
Vassilis Spanoulis misses jumper
John Lucas makes 9-foot running jumper
Craig Smith blocks Vassilis Spanoulis's layup
John Lucas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Scott Padgett assists)
Chuck Hayes makes 8-foot two point shot (Vassilis Spanoulis assists)
John Lucas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Scott Padgett misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vassilis Spanoulis misses layup
Steve Novak misses 27-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith blocks John Lucas's layup
Scott Padgett misses 17-foot jumper
Mike James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mark Blount misses jumper
Trenton Hassell makes 20-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Ricky Davis misses 7-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 15-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses two point shot
Mike James makes 6-foot running jumper
Mark Blount misses 21-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
Mike James makes 17-foot two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
Trenton Hassell misses 16-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)
Mark Blount makes 19-foot jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Trenton Hassell misses 11-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett misses 15-foot two point shot
Ricky Davis misses 16-foot two point shot
Mark Blount misses 22-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 14-foot running jumper
Mark Blount makes 22-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Randy Foye makes 19-foot jumper
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith misses two point shot
Rashad McCants misses 14-foot running jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 12-foot two point shot
Randy Foye makes three point jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot two point shot
Marko Jaric misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 11-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett misses jumper
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Mark Blount's dunk
Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 9-foot hook shot
Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Mark Blount misses layup
Mike James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 50-foot three point jumper
Troy Hudson makes jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 10-foot two point shot
Troy Hudson misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 23-foot jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
Troy Hudson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Troy Hudson makes 18-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 10-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
Troy Hudson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mark Blount misses three point jumper
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Marko Jaric's layup
Marko Jaric makes 27-foot three point jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
Trenton Hassell makes 18-foot jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
Ricky Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike James assists)
Mike James misses layup
Kevin Garnett misses layup
Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot jumper
Mike James misses layup
Mark Madsen misses two point shot
Mike James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Ricky Davis misses 17-foot jumper
Mike James makes driving layup
Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Ricky Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith makes layup (Marko Jaric assists)
Rashad McCants misses 18-foot jumper
Marko Jaric misses three point jumper
Marko Jaric makes 24-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Randy Foye makes 28-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith makes 8-foot two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)
Marko Jaric makes driving layup
Rashad McCants misses 27-foot three point jumper
Craig Smith misses 46-foot three point jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

ROCKETS

TIME		MIN	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Dikembe Mutombo (Mike James gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Mike James misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:37	Shane Battier defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Trenton Hassell shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	0	0
11:25	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:25	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:10	Mark Blount misses jumper	0	2
11:08	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	0	2
11:00	Juwan Howard makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)	0	4
10:47	Trenton Hassell makes 20-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)	2	4
10:36	Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper	2	4
10:33	Ricky Davis defensive rebound	2	4
10:26	Ricky Davis misses 7-foot jumper	2	4
10:25	Minnesota offensive rebound	2	4
10:25	Dikembe Mutombo loose ball foul (Mark Blount draws the foul)	2	4
10:15	Trenton Hassell misses 15-foot jumper	2	4
10:15	Kevin Garnett offensive rebound	2	4
10:07	Trenton Hassell makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)	4	4
9:48	Mark Blount blocks Tracy McGrady's driving layup	4	4
9:47	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	4	4
9:41	Trenton Hassell traveling	4	4
9:30	Mark Blount blocks Shane Battier's layup	4	4
9:29	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	4	4
9:25	Kevin Garnett misses two point shot	4	4
9:23	Minnesota defensive rebound	4	4
9:08	Juwan Howard makes 8-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	4	6
8:59	Ricky Davis turnover	4	6
8:41	Shane Battier misses three point jumper	4	6
8:41	Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound	4	6
8:33	Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper	4	6
8:32	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	4	6
8:21	Mike James makes 6-foot running jumper	6	6
7:58	Juwan Howard bad pass (Kevin Garnett steals)	6	6
7:52	Dikembe Mutombo personal foul (Mark Blount draws the foul)	6	6
7:45	Kevin Garnett bad pass (Rafer Alston steals)	6	6
7:33	Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper	6	6
7:31	Houston defensive rebound	6	6
7:16	Mark Blount misses 21-foot jumper	6	6
7:13	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	6	6
7:03	Juwan Howard makes layup	6	8
7:03	Kevin Garnett illegal defense	6	8
6:47	Juwan Howard personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	6	8
6:39	Trenton Hassell misses 18-foot jumper	6	8
6:37	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	6	8
6:22	Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper	6	8
6:20	Mike James defensive rebound	6	8
6:07	Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper	6	8
6:07	Mark Blount offensive rebound	6	8
5:58	Mike James bad pass (Rafer Alston steals)	6	8
5:54	Rafer Alston makes layup (Juwan Howard assists)	6	10
5:33	Mike James makes 17-foot two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)	8	10
5:18	Tracy McGrady makes running jumper	8	12
5:07	Ricky Davis bad pass (Rafer Alston steals)	8	12
5:01	Shane Battier makes layup (Juwan Howard assists)	8	14
4:50	Minnesota full timeout	8	14
4:39	Trenton Hassell misses 16-foot jumper	8	14
4:39	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	8	14
4:22	Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	14
4:20	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	8	14
4:01	Mark Blount makes dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)	10	14
3:43	Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot two point shot	10	14
3:42	Ricky Davis defensive rebound	10	14
3:30	Rafer Alston shooting foul (Mike James draws the foul)	10	14
3:30	Mike James misses free throw 1 of 2	10	14
3:30	Minnesota offensive rebound	10	14
3:30	Mike James makes free throw 2 of 2	11	14
3:17	Rafer Alston misses driving layup	11	14
3:16	Ricky Davis defensive rebound	11	14
3:00	Mark Blount makes 19-foot jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)	13	14
2:53	Houston full timeout	13	14
2:53	Luther Head enters the game for Shane Battier	13	14
2:38	Tracy McGrady misses layup	13	14
2:36	Houston offensive rebound	13	14
2:33	Mike James shooting foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul)	13	14
2:33	Juwan Howard misses free throw 1 of 2	13	14
2:33	Houston offensive rebound	13	14
2:33	Randy Foye enters the game for Mike James	13	14
2:33	Chuck Hayes enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo	13	14
2:33	Juwan Howard misses free throw 2 of 2	13	14
2:33	Mark Blount defensive rebound	13	14
2:12	Trenton Hassell misses 11-foot two point shot	13	14
2:11	Luther Head defensive rebound	13	14
1:57	Kevin Garnett blocks Tracy McGrady's 8-foot jumper	13	14
1:55	Tracy McGrady offensive rebound	13	14
1:54	Tracy McGrady makes layup	13	16
1:39	Kevin Garnett misses 15-foot two point shot	13	16
1:38	Minnesota offensive rebound	13	16
1:37	Mark Madsen enters the game for Kevin Garnett	13	16
1:21	Ricky Davis misses 16-foot two point shot	13	16
1:19	Mark Madsen offensive rebound	13	16
1:15	Mark Blount misses 22-foot jumper	13	16
1:14	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	13	16
1:00	Juwan Howard makes 10-foot two point shot	13	18
45.5	Tracy McGrady personal foul (Trenton Hassell draws the foul)	13	18
45.5	Trenton Hassell makes free throw 1 of 2	14	18
45.5	Trenton Hassell makes free throw 2 of 2	15	18
32.8	Tracy McGrady misses layup	15	18
31.9	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	15	18
31.1	Chuck Hayes misses layup	15	18
30.1	Tracy McGrady offensive rebound	15	20
30.1	Tracy McGrady makes two point shot	15	20
30.1	Mark Madsen shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	15	20
30.1	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 1	15	21
10.9	Randy Foye misses 14-foot running jumper	15	21
8.9	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	15	21
1.9	Rafer Alston misses running jumper	15	21
0.1	Ricky Davis defensive rebound	15	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	15	21

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Timberwolves
75
Rockets
82

Game 1

29/11

Rockets
84
Timberwolves
90

Game 2

7/12

Rockets
99
Timberwolves
103

Game 3

7/1

Timberwolves
77
Rockets
105

Game 4

6/2

Toyota Center (Houston)

12:30 AM, 6 February 2007

Houston, TX

Attendance: 10,761

Referees:
Ken Mauer
Mark Ayotte
Rodney Mott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	26	5	.839	-	L2
Denver	22	8	.733	3.5	W1
Minnesota	20	11	.645	6	L1
Portland	12	18	.400	13.5	L2
Utah	10	19	.345	15	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	23	7	.767	-	W8
Houston	18	10	.643	4	W1
Memphis	14	16	.467	9	W1
Dallas	12	20	.375	12	L1
New Orleans	8	23	.258	15.5	L1

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Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets

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Series tied 2-2

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