Houston Rockets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Shot Chart
- Al Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper
- Michael Doleac misses 14-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 13-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
- Michael Doleac makes layup
- Ryan Gomes makes 20-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Al Jefferson makes layup (Marko Jaric assists)
- Sebastian Telfair misses 9-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
- Marko Jaric makes 19-foot two point shot (Al Jefferson assists)
- Sebastian Telfair makes driving layup
- Marko Jaric misses 20-foot jumper
- Michael Doleac misses 21-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses 14-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson misses two point shot
- Rashad McCants misses 7-foot running jumper
- Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes layup
- Craig Smith misses layup
- Al Jefferson misses two point shot
- Al Jefferson makes driving dunk (Randy Foye assists)
- Rashad McCants makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Bonzi Wells blocks Rashad McCants's 6-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 16-foot jumper
- Craig Smith makes layup (Antoine Walker assists)
- Randy Foye makes 13-foot two point shot
- Rashad McCants makes driving layup
- Rashad McCants misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Rashad McCants makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Rashad McCants makes 17-foot two point shot
- Corey Brewer makes jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
- Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Sebastian Telfair makes 12-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper
- Antoine Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson misses two point shot
- Al Jefferson makes layup (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes 17-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Sebastian Telfair makes two point shot
- Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Marko Jaric makes 22-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 10-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson makes layup (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 8-foot two point shot
- Michael Doleac misses 16-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper
- Randy Foye misses 20-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady blocks Randy Foye's layup
- Randy Foye makes 19-foot two point shot
- Rashad McCants misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rashad McCants misses 18-foot jumper
- Rashad McCants misses 21-foot jumper
- Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 15-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper
- Rashad McCants misses two point shot
- Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Craig Smith makes two point shot (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Antoine Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rashad McCants makes 14-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson makes 6-foot jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Craig Smith makes driving layup (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes tip shot
- Shane Battier blocks Al Jefferson's 9-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
- Sebastian Telfair misses layup
- Al Jefferson makes tip shot
- Sebastian Telfair misses 21-foot jumper
- Rashad McCants misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes slam dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Luis Scola misses 21-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes 4-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Luis Scola makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Luis Scola makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Marko Jaric blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Rafer Alston misses 8-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses two point shot
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 14-foot running jumper
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Carl Landry makes 21-foot jumper (Bonzi Wells assists)
- Carl Landry misses 16-foot jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses 19-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 23-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Bonzi Wells misses 15-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes layup
- Tracy McGrady makes jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 22-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes 13-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Al Jefferson blocks Yao Ming's 13-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 8-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 22-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses 7-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 10-foot two point shot
- Carl Landry misses layup
- Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Craig Smith blocks Yao Ming's layup
- Tracy McGrady misses jumper
- Yao Ming misses 21-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson blocks Carl Landry's layup
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Carl Landry makes 18-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Carl Landry makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Bonzi Wells makes driving layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot jumper
- Bonzi Wells makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson blocks Carl Landry's layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper
ROCKETS
TIMBERWOLVES
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Michael Doleac (Luis Scola gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:42 | Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:25 | Luis Scola shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:25 | Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:25 | Al Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:08 | Yao Ming makes slam dunk (Tracy McGrady assists) | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:44 | Al Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:42 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:30 | Luis Scola misses 21-foot jumper | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:30 | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:17 | Michael Doleac misses 14-foot jumper | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:15 | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:10 | Luis Scola misses layup | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:08 | Michael Doleac defensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 9:52 | Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 2 | |
| 9:51 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 9:42 | Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 2 | |
| 9:41 | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 2 | 2 | |
| 9:40 | Luis Scola makes 4-foot two point shot | 4 | 2 | |
| 9:19 | Al Jefferson makes 13-foot jumper | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:07 | Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 6 | 4 | |
| 8:45 | Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper | 6 | 4 | |
| 8:44 | Michael Doleac offensive rebound | 6 | 4 | |
| 8:42 | Michael Doleac makes layup | 6 | 6 | |
| 8:30 | Luis Scola bad pass (Michael Doleac steals) | 6 | 6 | |
| 8:25 | Ryan Gomes makes 20-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists) | 6 | 8 | |
| 8:07 | Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists) | 8 | 8 | |
| 7:52 | Al Jefferson makes layup (Marko Jaric assists) | 8 | 10 | |
| 7:35 | Tracy McGrady bad pass (Al Jefferson steals) | 8 | 10 | |
| 7:28 | Sebastian Telfair misses 9-foot two point shot | 8 | 10 | |
| 7:28 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 8 | 10 | |
| 7:20 | Luis Scola makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists) | 10 | 10 | |
| 7:01 | Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper | 10 | 10 | |
| 7:01 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 10 | 10 | |
| 6:52 | Luis Scola makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 12 | 10 | |
| 6:33 | Marko Jaric makes 19-foot two point shot (Al Jefferson assists) | 12 | 12 | |
| 6:16 | Luis Scola lost ball (Sebastian Telfair steals) | 12 | 12 | |
| 6:13 | Sebastian Telfair makes driving layup | 12 | 14 | |
| 6:01 | Marko Jaric blocks Tracy McGrady's layup | 12 | 14 | |
| 6:00 | Ryan Gomes defensive rebound | 12 | 14 | |
| 5:45 | Marko Jaric misses 20-foot jumper | 12 | 14 | |
| 5:43 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 12 | 14 | |
| 5:39 | Rafer Alston makes driving layup | 14 | 14 | |
| 5:28 | Minnesota full timeout | 14 | 14 | |
| 5:16 | Michael Doleac misses 21-foot jumper | 14 | 14 | |
| 5:11 | Al Jefferson offensive rebound | 14 | 14 | |
| 5:07 | Ryan Gomes misses 24-foot three point jumper | 14 | 14 | |
| 5:05 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 14 | 14 | |
| 5:01 | Rafer Alston misses 8-foot jumper | 14 | 14 | |
| 5:00 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 14 | 14 | |
| 4:58 | Yao Ming makes layup | 16 | 14 | |
| 4:58 | Michael Doleac shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 16 | 14 | |
| 4:58 | Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 1 | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:41 | Ryan Gomes misses 14-foot two point shot | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:39 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:28 | Tracy McGrady lost ball (Sebastian Telfair steals) | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:16 | Al Jefferson misses two point shot | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:16 | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:03 | Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Luis Scola assists) | 20 | 14 | |
| 3:43 | Marko Jaric bad pass | 20 | 14 | |
| 3:21 | Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper | 20 | 14 | |
| 3:20 | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 20 | 14 | |
| 3:12 | Ryan Gomes shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul) | 20 | 14 | |
| 3:12 | Randy Foye enters the game for Sebastian Telfair | 20 | 14 | |
| 3:12 | Rashad McCants enters the game for Marko Jaric | 20 | 14 | |
| 3:12 | Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 14 | |
| 3:12 | Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 14 | |
| 3:12 | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 21 | 14 | |
| 2:55 | Rashad McCants misses 7-foot running jumper | 21 | 14 | |
| 2:53 | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 21 | 14 | |
| 2:43 | Rafer Alston bad pass | 21 | 14 | |
| 2:43 | Houston full timeout | 21 | 14 | |
| 2:43 | Craig Smith enters the game for Michael Doleac | 21 | 14 | |
| 2:19 | Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper | 21 | 14 | |
| 2:18 | Minnesota defensive rebound | 21 | 14 | |
| 2:06 | Rafer Alston misses 23-foot three point jumper | 21 | 14 | |
| 2:03 | Craig Smith defensive rebound | 21 | 14 | |
| 1:47 | Al Jefferson makes layup | 21 | 16 | |
| 1:30 | Yao Ming misses two point shot | 21 | 16 | |
| 1:29 | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 21 | 16 | |
| 1:06 | Craig Smith misses layup | 21 | 16 | |
| 1:05 | Al Jefferson offensive rebound | 21 | 16 | |
| 1:02 | Al Jefferson misses two point shot | 21 | 16 | |
| 1:01 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 21 | 16 | |
| 54.9 | Tracy McGrady lost ball (Al Jefferson steals) | 21 | 16 | |
| 50.9 | Al Jefferson bad pass (Yao Ming steals) | 21 | 16 | |
| 41.9 | Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper | 21 | 16 | |
| 40.9 | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 21 | 16 | |
| 36.9 | Randy Foye lost ball (Shane Battier steals) | 21 | 16 | |
| 31.2 | Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists) | 24 | 16 | |
| 15.9 | Al Jefferson makes driving dunk (Randy Foye assists) | 24 | 18 | |
| 6.9 | Tracy McGrady misses 14-foot running jumper | 24 | 18 | |
| 5.4 | Craig Smith defensive rebound | 24 | 18 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 24 | 18 | |
Regular Season Series
HOU leads 2-0
Game Information
Target Center
12:00 AM, 5 February 2008
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 10,019
- Referees:
- Dick Bavetta
- Sean Corbin
- Mark Ayotte
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 |
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 |

