Houston Rockets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
18-9, 9-6 Away
109
18-9, 9-6 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU | 30 | 30 | 22 | 27 | 109 |
MIN | 32 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 102 |
4-22, 2-11 Home
102
4-22, 2-11 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Al Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 11-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Mike Miller misses two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye misses 21-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Randy Foye misses 17-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2
- Al Jefferson misses two point shot
- Yao Ming misses 8-foot two point shot
- Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Jefferson makes 17-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
- Yao Ming misses 12-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson makes 6-foot running jumper (Mike Miller assists)
- Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ryan Gomes misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
- Craig Smith makes driving layup (Mike Miller assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Mike Miller misses 4-foot running jumper
- Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Craig Smith misses 6-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 4-foot running jumper
- Al Jefferson misses driving layup
- Rashad McCants makes 18-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Craig Smith makes driving layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
- Craig Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes two point shot (Rashad McCants assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes driving layup (Kevin Ollie assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes free throw 1 of 1
- Yao Ming makes slam dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 6-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes slam dunk
- Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper
- Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Ollie assists)
- Ron Artest makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Al Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rashad McCants makes free throw 1 of 3
- Rashad McCants makes free throw 2 of 3
- Rashad McCants makes free throw 3 of 3
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rashad McCants makes driving layup
- Ron Artest makes 18-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Craig Smith makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
- Luther Head makes 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Ollie misses 20-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes 23-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Ollie makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Ollie misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest misses layup
- Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ron Artest makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rashad McCants misses driving layup
- Luther Head makes 25-foot three pointer
- Rashad McCants misses jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes 11-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Al Jefferson makes 7-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes driving layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Rashad McCants misses driving layup
- Randy Foye misses 13-foot two point shot
- Luther Head misses 23-foot jumper
- Randy Foye makes 7-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming misses 13-foot two point shot
- Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses 5-foot two point shot
- Rashad McCants misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rashad McCants makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rashad McCants makes 19-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest makes 17-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luther Head makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rashad McCants makes two point shot
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye misses technical free throw
- Ryan Gomes misses 17-foot jumper
- Ron Artest makes slam dunk
- Ryan Gomes makes three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
- Yao Ming misses jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup (Ron Artest assists)
- Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup (Ron Artest assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
- Craig Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Craig Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ron Artest misses 18-foot jumper
- Ron Artest makes driving layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Craig Smith makes 8-foot running jumper
- Rashad McCants misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rashad McCants makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luther Head makes driving layup
- Shane Battier misses 21-foot jumper
- Randy Foye makes 20-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 22-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Randy Foye misses 8-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 12-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Randy Foye misses 21-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 14-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Craig Smith misses layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Craig Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Craig Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rashad McCants misses layup
- Al Jefferson makes two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Randy Foye makes 6-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Craig Smith misses driving dunk
- Aaron Brooks makes 7-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson makes driving dunk
- Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
- Shane Battier makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Al Jefferson makes layup (Rashad McCants assists)
- Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Luis Scola makes jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Ryan Gomes misses 16-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rashad McCants misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rashad McCants misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses driving layup
- Rashad McCants misses 5-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses 20-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Randy Foye makes two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
- Randy Foye makes driving layup
- Aaron Brooks misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye makes two point shot
- Tracy McGrady makes technical free throw
- Kevin Ollie makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Ollie makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson misses 8-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mark Madsen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mark Madsen misses free throw 2 of 2
- Al Jefferson misses 4-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 6-foot jumper
- Randy Foye misses driving layup
- Al Jefferson makes 10-foot two point shot
- Carl Landry misses 15-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 11-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rashad McCants misses driving layup
- Luther Head makes running jumper
- Ron Artest misses 17-foot two point shot
- Kevin Ollie misses layup
- Al Jefferson makes tip shot
- Al Jefferson makes two point shot (Craig Smith assists)
- Yao Ming makes 14-foot two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Craig Smith makes driving layup (Rashad McCants assists)
- Craig Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
- Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Al Jefferson makes layup (Rashad McCants assists)
- Ron Artest makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Kevin Ollie makes 18-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 6-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Randy Foye makes 18-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2
- Al Jefferson misses 5-foot jumper
- Randy Foye makes driving layup
- Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 12-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot (Ron Artest assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper
- Ron Artest makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye makes driving layup
- Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 10-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper
- Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shane Battier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rashad McCants misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Al Jefferson (Craig Smith gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | Al Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | Aaron Brooks defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:19 | | Yao Ming misses 11-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:19 | | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists) | 3 | 0 |
| 11:03 | | Mike Miller misses two point shot | 3 | 0 |
| 11:02 | | Aaron Brooks defensive rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 10:53 | | Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper | 3 | 0 |
| 10:52 | | Houston defensive rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Randy Foye misses 21-foot jumper | 3 | 0 |
| 10:40 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 10:15 | | Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists) | 6 | 0 |
| 9:56 | | Randy Foye misses 17-foot jumper | 6 | 0 |
| 9:55 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 6 | 0 |
| 9:51 | | Randy Foye shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul) | 6 | 0 |
| 9:51 | | Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 9:51 | | Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 9:51 | | Craig Smith defensive rebound | 7 | 0 |
| 9:37 | | Al Jefferson misses two point shot | 7 | 0 |
| 9:37 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 7 | 0 |
| 9:22 | | Yao Ming misses 8-foot two point shot | 7 | 0 |
| 9:21 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 7 | 0 |
| 9:11 | | Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists) | 7 | 3 |
| 8:57 | | Randy Foye shooting foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul) | 7 | 3 |
| 8:57 | | Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 8:57 | | Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 8:45 | | Al Jefferson makes 17-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists) | 9 | 5 |
| 8:33 | | Yao Ming misses 12-foot two point shot | 9 | 5 |
| 8:33 | | Mike Miller defensive rebound | 9 | 5 |
| 8:23 | | Al Jefferson makes 6-foot running jumper (Mike Miller assists) | 9 | 7 |
| 8:23 | | Luis Scola shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul) | 9 | 7 |
| 8:23 | | Kevin Ollie enters the game for Randy Foye | 9 | 7 |
| 8:23 | | Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 1 | 9 | 8 |
| 8:07 | | Tracy McGrady traveling | 9 | 8 |
| 7:50 | | Ryan Gomes misses 24-foot three point jumper | 9 | 8 |
| 7:50 | | Aaron Brooks defensive rebound | 9 | 8 |
| 7:46 | | Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper | 9 | 8 |
| 7:45 | | Mike Miller defensive rebound | 9 | 8 |
| 7:39 | | Craig Smith makes driving layup (Mike Miller assists) | 9 | 10 |
| 7:30 | | Houston full timeout | 9 | 10 |
| 7:22 | | Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper | 9 | 10 |
| 7:20 | | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 9 | 10 |
| 7:18 | | Yao Ming makes layup | 11 | 10 |
| 7:01 | | Mike Miller misses 4-foot running jumper | 11 | 10 |
| 6:58 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 11 | 10 |
| 6:52 | | Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists) | 14 | 10 |
| 6:43 | | Minnesota 20 Sec. timeout | 14 | 10 |
| 6:43 | | Rashad McCants enters the game for Mike Miller | 14 | 10 |
| 6:28 | | Craig Smith misses 6-foot jumper | 14 | 10 |
| 6:28 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 14 | 10 |
| 6:18 | | Tracy McGrady makes 4-foot running jumper | 16 | 10 |
| 6:01 | | Al Jefferson misses driving layup | 16 | 10 |
| 6:01 | | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 16 | 10 |
| 5:58 | | Shane Battier bad pass (Kevin Ollie steals) | 16 | 10 |
| 5:56 | | Shane Battier personal foul (Kevin Ollie draws the foul) | 16 | 10 |
| 5:48 | | Shane Battier jump ball | 16 | 10 |
| 5:37 | | Rashad McCants makes 18-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists) | 16 | 12 |
| 5:22 | | Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists) | 19 | 12 |
| 5:01 | | Craig Smith makes driving layup (Ryan Gomes assists) | 19 | 14 |
| 5:01 | | Luis Scola shooting foul (Craig Smith draws the foul) | 19 | 14 |
| 5:01 | | Carl Landry enters the game for Luis Scola | 19 | 14 |
| 5:01 | | Craig Smith makes free throw 1 of 1 | 19 | 15 |
| 4:52 | | Ryan Gomes personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 19 | 15 |
| 4:52 | | Ron Artest enters the game for Shane Battier | 19 | 15 |
| 4:46 | | Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper | 19 | 15 |
| 4:45 | | Rashad McCants defensive rebound | 19 | 15 |
| 4:35 | | Al Jefferson makes two point shot (Rashad McCants assists) | 19 | 17 |
| 4:20 | | Aaron Brooks bad pass (Craig Smith steals) | 19 | 17 |
| 4:15 | | Ryan Gomes makes driving layup (Kevin Ollie assists) | 19 | 19 |
| 4:15 | | Ron Artest shooting foul (Ryan Gomes draws the foul) | 19 | 19 |
| 4:15 | | Ryan Gomes makes free throw 1 of 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 3:57 | | Yao Ming makes slam dunk (Tracy McGrady assists) | 21 | 20 |
| 3:38 | | Al Jefferson misses 6-foot two point shot | 21 | 20 |
| 3:36 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 21 | 20 |
| 3:30 | | Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot two point shot | 23 | 20 |
| 3:05 | | Al Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper | 23 | 20 |
| 3:03 | | Minnesota offensive rebound | 23 | 20 |
| 2:58 | | Al Jefferson makes slam dunk | 23 | 22 |
| 2:39 | | Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper | 23 | 22 |
| 2:39 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 23 | 22 |
| 2:30 | | Rashad McCants makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Ollie assists) | 23 | 25 |
| 2:13 | | Kevin Ollie personal foul (Ron Artest draws the foul) | 23 | 25 |
| 2:13 | | Minnesota full timeout | 23 | 25 |
| 2:13 | | Luther Head enters the game for Aaron Brooks | 23 | 25 |
| 2:13 | | Chuck Hayes enters the game for Yao Ming | 23 | 25 |
| 2:01 | | Ron Artest makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists) | 26 | 25 |
| 1:39 | | Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul) | 26 | 25 |
| 1:39 | | Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 26 | 26 |
| 1:39 | | Al Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 27 |
| 1:23 | | Rashad McCants personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 26 | 27 |
| 1:23 | | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2 | 27 | 27 |
| 1:23 | | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2 | 28 | 27 |
| 1:09 | | Al Jefferson traveling | 28 | 27 |
| 53.9 | | Ron Artest bad pass (Craig Smith steals) | 28 | 27 |
| 46.9 | | Rashad McCants bad pass (Chuck Hayes steals) | 28 | 27 |
| 42.7 | | Carl Landry offensive foul (Kevin Ollie draws the foul) | 28 | 27 |
| 42.7 | | Carl Landry turnover | 28 | 27 |
| 33.3 | | Ron Artest shooting foul (Rashad McCants draws the foul) | 28 | 27 |
| 33.3 | | Rashad McCants makes free throw 1 of 3 | 28 | 28 |
| 33.3 | | Rashad McCants makes free throw 2 of 3 | 28 | 29 |
| 33.3 | | Rashad McCants makes free throw 3 of 3 | 28 | 30 |
| 20.6 | | Rashad McCants shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul) | 28 | 30 |
| 20.6 | | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2 | 29 | 30 |
| 20.6 | | Shane Battier enters the game for Ron Artest | 29 | 30 |
| 20.6 | | Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2 | 30 | 30 |
| 3.8 | | Rashad McCants makes driving layup | 30 | 32 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 30 | 32 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Dan Crawford
Referee:Luis Grillo
Referee:Ron Olesiak
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 38 | 16 | .704 | - | W6 |
| Houston | 33 | 20 | .623 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 33 | .377 | 17.5 | L4 |
| Dallas | 19 | 34 | .358 | 18.5 | L8 |
| New Orleans | 15 | 41 | .268 | 24 | L1 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 42 | 13 | .764 | - | W2 |
| Denver | 35 | 20 | .636 | 7 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 34 | 22 | .607 | 8.5 | W2 |
| Portland | 26 | 29 | .473 | 16 | L1 |
| Utah | 18 | 37 | .327 | 24 | W2 |
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