Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Rashad McCants misses 9-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Rashad McCants makes 9-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes 21-foot jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luther Head makes 22-foot jumper
- Michael Doleac misses jumper
- Ryan Gomes makes two point shot
- Shane Battier makes 16-foot jumper
- Michael Doleac misses layup
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Al Jefferson misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 11-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes 9-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- Al Jefferson makes 10-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses jumper
- Ryan Gomes makes 10-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Michael Doleac misses jumper
- Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses layup
- Ryan Gomes makes 13-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Yao Ming makes two point shot
- Sebastian Telfair makes driving layup
- Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 1 of 1
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses 22-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes 11-foot jumper
- Rashad McCants misses technical free throw
- Rashad McCants misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rashad McCants makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ryan Gomes makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ryan Gomes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes technical free throw
- Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 10-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 8-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston misses 21-foot jumper
- Marko Jaric misses 22-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Ryan Gomes misses 16-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 10-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 1
- Rashad McCants misses three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 20-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 21-foot jumper
- Mike James misses layup
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Rashad McCants misses layup
- Mike James misses 22-foot jumper
- Rashad McCants makes layup
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Mike James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes layup (Mike James assists)
- Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 1
- Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Mike James assists)
- Rashad McCants makes layup (Craig Smith assists)
- Luis Scola makes driving layup
- Marko Jaric makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marko Jaric makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luis Scola misses 22-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 13-foot two point shot
- Mike James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Rashad McCants misses 9-foot jumper
- Rashad McCants makes tip shot
- Mike James misses driving layup
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes slam dunk
- Al Jefferson misses layup
- Luis Scola makes layup (Mike James assists)
- Rashad McCants misses 8-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ryan Gomes makes layup
- Mike James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green misses free throw 1 of 2
- Gerald Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luther Head misses 21-foot jumper
- Gerald Green makes 22-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
- Gerald Green misses 14-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 10-foot hook shot
- Yao Ming makes 16-foot two point shot (Luther Head assists)
- Al Jefferson misses driving layup
- Ryan Gomes makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ryan Gomes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes 14-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Michael Doleac makes 9-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot hook shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes 9-foot two point shot
- Sebastian Telfair misses 15-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Gomes makes 12-foot running jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 14-foot running jumper
- Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rafer Alston misses 11-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses 24-foot jumper
- Marko Jaric misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marko Jaric misses free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Doleac makes 20-foot jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
- Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Doleac makes 19-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 20-foot jumper
- Rashad McCants misses 13-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses layup
- Yao Ming makes tip shot
- Rashad McCants misses two point shot
- Luther Head makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luther Head makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ryan Gomes makes 19-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot two point shot
- Michael Doleac makes 19-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
- Luis Scola makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 1
- Michael Doleac makes layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ryan Gomes makes 6-foot hook shot
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2
- Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses jumper
- Luther Head makes layup (Luis Scola assists)
- Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Craig Smith makes layup
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Brewer makes 11-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses two point shot
- Luther Head makes two point shot (Luis Scola assists)
- Craig Smith makes 7-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Craig Smith makes 6-foot hook shot
- Luis Scola misses 18-foot two point shot
- Corey Brewer makes 10-foot two point shot
- Mike James makes layup (Luther Head assists)
- Antoine Walker misses 10-foot two point shot
- Carl Landry makes 7-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Luther Head makes layup
- Sebastian Telfair misses 20-foot jumper
- Craig Smith makes 6-foot hook shot
- Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Antoine Walker misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Mike James misses 22-foot jumper
- Craig Smith makes 6-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer makes layup (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Brewer makes 19-foot jumper
- Steve Novak makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Craig Smith misses layup
- Steve Novak misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Craig Smith makes 9-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
- Carl Landry makes layup
- Corey Brewer makes 19-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2
- Gerald Green misses 13-foot jumper
- Steve Novak misses jumper
- Marko Jaric misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes layup (Chris Richard assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes dunk
- Corey Brewer misses 15-foot two point shot
- Steve Novak makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Kirk Snyder makes two point shot
- Chris Richard misses layup
- Gerald Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gerald Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mike James misses 21-foot jumper
- Steve Novak makes three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Brewer makes free throw 2 of 2
- Steve Novak misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes 20-foot jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Michael Doleac vs. Yao Ming (Shane Battier gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:44 | Rafer Alston bad pass (Michael Doleac steals) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:26 | Rashad McCants misses 9-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:25 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:11 | Luther Head misses jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:10 | Ryan Gomes defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:57 | Al Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:56 | Luther Head defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:42 | Yao Ming makes 9-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists) | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:22 | Rashad McCants makes 9-foot jumper | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:08 | Luther Head makes 21-foot jumper (Chuck Hayes assists) | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:02 | Jumpball: Rashad McCants vs. Shane Battier (Rafer Alston gains possession) | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:02 | Rashad McCants lost ball (Shane Battier steals) | 2 | 4 | |
| 9:56 | Michael Doleac shooting foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul) | 2 | 4 | |
| 9:56 | Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 9:56 | Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 9:37 | Ryan Gomes lost ball (Rafer Alston steals) | 2 | 6 | |
| 9:26 | Luther Head makes 22-foot jumper | 2 | 8 | |
| 9:14 | Michael Doleac misses jumper | 2 | 8 | |
| 9:11 | Ryan Gomes offensive rebound | 2 | 8 | |
| 9:11 | Ryan Gomes makes two point shot | 4 | 8 | |
| 8:44 | Shane Battier makes 16-foot jumper | 4 | 10 | |
| 8:33 | Michael Doleac misses layup | 4 | 10 | |
| 8:30 | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | 4 | 10 | |
| 8:25 | Chuck Hayes makes layup (Rafer Alston assists) | 4 | 12 | |
| 8:04 | Al Jefferson misses layup | 4 | 12 | |
| 8:03 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:56 | Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:54 | Sebastian Telfair defensive rebound | 4 | 12 | |
| 7:39 | Al Jefferson makes 11-foot jumper | 6 | 12 | |
| 7:22 | Chuck Hayes makes 9-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 6 | 14 | |
| 7:09 | Rafer Alston blocks Sebastian Telfair's jumper | 6 | 14 | |
| 7:07 | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | 6 | 14 | |
| 6:56 | Chuck Hayes misses layup | 6 | 14 | |
| 6:54 | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 6 | 14 | |
| 6:41 | Al Jefferson makes 10-foot jumper | 8 | 14 | |
| 6:26 | Al Jefferson blocks Chuck Hayes's layup | 8 | 14 | |
| 6:24 | Rashad McCants defensive rebound | 8 | 14 | |
| 6:11 | Shane Battier blocks Rashad McCants's layup | 8 | 14 | |
| 6:09 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 8 | 14 | |
| 5:50 | Luther Head misses jumper | 8 | 14 | |
| 5:50 | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 8 | 14 | |
| 5:43 | Ryan Gomes makes 10-foot jumper | 10 | 14 | |
| 5:18 | Yao Ming makes 9-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists) | 10 | 16 | |
| 5:07 | Michael Doleac misses jumper | 10 | 16 | |
| 5:05 | Michael Doleac offensive rebound | 10 | 16 | |
| 5:03 | Michael Doleac bad pass (Shane Battier steals) | 10 | 16 | |
| 4:56 | Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 16 | |
| 4:56 | Shane Battier offensive rebound | 10 | 16 | |
| 4:54 | Shane Battier misses layup | 10 | 16 | |
| 4:52 | Michael Doleac defensive rebound | 10 | 16 | |
| 4:48 | Ryan Gomes makes 13-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists) | 12 | 16 | |
| 4:30 | Rafer Alston misses layup | 12 | 16 | |
| 4:28 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 12 | 18 | |
| 4:28 | Yao Ming makes two point shot | 12 | 18 | |
| 4:24 | Sebastian Telfair makes driving layup | 14 | 18 | |
| 4:24 | Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Sebastian Telfair draws the foul) | 14 | 18 | |
| 4:24 | Houston full timeout | 14 | 18 | |
| 4:24 | Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 1 of 1 | 14 | 18 | |
| 4:24 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 14 | 18 | |
| 4:09 | Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper | 14 | 21 | |
| 3:54 | Al Jefferson bad pass (Shane Battier steals) | 14 | 21 | |
| 3:41 | Luther Head misses 22-foot jumper | 14 | 21 | |
| 3:39 | Chuck Hayes offensive rebound | 14 | 21 | |
| 3:32 | Sebastian Telfair personal foul (Shane Battier draws the foul) | 14 | 21 | |
| 3:32 | Marko Jaric enters the game for Sebastian Telfair | 14 | 21 | |
| 3:17 | Shane Battier makes 11-foot jumper | 14 | 23 | |
| 3:06 | Yao Ming illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 14 | 23 | |
| 3:06 | Rashad McCants misses technical free throw | 14 | 23 | |
| 3:06 | Minnesota offensive rebound | 14 | 23 | |
| 2:59 | Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Rashad McCants draws the foul) | 14 | 23 | |
| 2:59 | Minnesota full timeout | 14 | 23 | |
| 2:59 | Luis Scola enters the game for Chuck Hayes | 14 | 23 | |
| 2:59 | Chris Richard enters the game for Michael Doleac | 14 | 23 | |
| 2:59 | Rashad McCants misses free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 23 | |
| 2:59 | Minnesota offensive rebound | 14 | 23 | |
| 2:59 | Rashad McCants makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 23 | |
| 2:49 | Shane Battier bad pass (Al Jefferson steals) | 15 | 23 | |
| 2:38 | Luis Scola shooting foul (Ryan Gomes draws the foul) | 15 | 23 | |
| 2:38 | Ryan Gomes makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 23 | |
| 2:38 | Corey Brewer enters the game for Rashad McCants | 16 | 23 | |
| 2:38 | Ryan Gomes makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 23 | |
| 2:28 | Al Jefferson illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 17 | 23 | |
| 2:28 | Yao Ming makes technical free throw | 17 | 24 | |
| 2:17 | Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists) | 17 | 27 | |
| 2:00 | Al Jefferson misses 10-foot jumper | 17 | 27 | |
| 1:59 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 17 | 27 | |
| 1:51 | Yao Ming 3 second | 17 | 27 | |
| 1:38 | Al Jefferson misses 8-foot jumper | 17 | 27 | |
| 1:37 | Luther Head defensive rebound | 17 | 27 | |
| 1:25 | Luis Scola makes layup (Shane Battier assists) | 17 | 29 | |
| 1:15 | Luther Head blocks Ryan Gomes's layup | 17 | 29 | |
| 1:15 | Minnesota offensive rebound | 17 | 29 | |
| 1:02 | Yao Ming shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul) | 17 | 29 | |
| 1:02 | Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 29 | |
| 1:02 | Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 29 | |
| 1:02 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 18 | 29 | |
| 52.9 | Rafer Alston misses 21-foot jumper | 18 | 29 | |
| 51.7 | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 18 | 29 | |
| 36.9 | Marko Jaric misses 22-foot jumper | 18 | 29 | |
| 33.9 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 18 | 29 | |
| 22.6 | Luis Scola makes layup | 18 | 31 | |
| 0.9 | Ryan Gomes misses 16-foot jumper | 18 | 31 | |
| 0.4 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 18 | 31 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 18 | 31 | |
Matchups
Game Information
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Referee:Steve Javie
Referee:Tony Brothers
Referee:Kevin Fehr

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 | 36 | .308 | 24 | L1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 35 | 16 | .686 | - | W3 |
| Houston | 31 | 19 | .620 | 3.5 | L2 |
| Memphis | 20 | 29 | .408 | 14 | W2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 32 | .373 | 16 | L6 |
| New Orleans | 13 | 40 | .245 | 23 | L3 |
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