Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets
17-32, 9-16 Away
90
17-32, 9-16 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 90 |
HOU | 20 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 107 |
31-20, 18-6 Home
107
31-20, 18-6 Home
Shot Chart
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses driving layup
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Luis Scola misses 19-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson blocks Yao Ming's two point shot
- Yao Ming misses hook shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 11-foot hook shot
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Love blocks Luis Scola's layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 7-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Ron Artest makes two point shot
- Ron Artest misses layup
- Ron Artest misses layup
- Rafer Alston makes 16-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Ron Artest assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 15-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest makes 5-foot running jumper
- Carl Landry misses jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes dunk
- Yao Ming makes dunk (Ron Artest assists)
- Yao Ming makes dunk (Rafer Alston assists)
- Ron Artest makes driving layup
- Tracy McGrady makes three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Rafer Alston makes 27-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Ron Artest makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 6-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Al Jefferson blocks Yao Ming's layup
- Chuck Hayes misses 8-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses tip shot
- Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Luis Scola makes dunk (Rafer Alston assists)
- Kevin Love blocks Luis Scola's layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 11-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes 7-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses hook shot
- Rafer Alston misses 21-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup (Ron Artest assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Carl Landry misses 9-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 20-foot two point shot
- Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Carl Landry misses layup
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Yao Ming makes tip shot
- Shane Battier makes 28-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Yao Ming makes layup (Ron Artest assists)
- Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes driving dunk (Shane Battier assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 12-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 22-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes two point shot
- Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Ron Artest makes layup
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot hook shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot
- Randy Foye blocks Tracy McGrady's driving layup
- Tracy McGrady misses 14-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest makes layup
- Tracy McGrady misses two point shot
- Von Wafer makes two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Carl Landry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses jumper
- Tracy McGrady blocks Randy Foye's layup
- Al Jefferson misses layup
- Ryan Gomes misses 11-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 19-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Tracy McGrady blocks Randy Foye's layup
- Sebastian Telfair makes 12-foot two point shot
- Ryan Gomes makes 17-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Al Jefferson makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
- Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes layup
- Randy Foye misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ryan Gomes assists)
- Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Al Jefferson makes driving layup
- Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper
- Yao Ming blocks Al Jefferson's layup
- Al Jefferson makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 11-foot two point shot
- Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson misses layup
- Sebastian Telfair misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 10-foot jumper
- Sebastian Telfair misses layup
- Mike Miller makes 8-foot two point shot
- Rashad McCants makes 24-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
- Mike Miller makes 21-foot jumper
- Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
- Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye misses 22-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper
- Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brian Cardinal makes layup (Mike Miller assists)
- Mike Miller makes 27-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
- Al Jefferson makes 19-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Ryan Gomes misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses layup
- Al Jefferson makes layup
- Sebastian Telfair misses jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mike Miller misses driving layup
- Ryan Gomes makes 21-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Sebastian Telfair misses 23-foot jumper
- Randy Foye misses driving layup
- Sebastian Telfair makes 26-foot three point jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
- Al Jefferson makes 12-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses 16-foot jumper
- Randy Foye misses 11-foot running jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 11-foot two point shot
- Randy Foye misses 21-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Yao Ming blocks Al Jefferson's layup
- Ryan Gomes makes 18-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 10-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson makes layup
- Yao Ming blocks Al Jefferson's 7-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 19-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Gomes makes driving layup (Al Jefferson assists)
- Yao Ming blocks Al Jefferson's layup
- Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes two point shot (Mike Miller assists)
- Ryan Gomes misses 51-foot three point running jumper
- Shane Battier blocks Kevin Love's layup
- Randy Foye misses layup
- Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper
- Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brian Cardinal misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry blocks Rashad McCants's 8-foot running jumper
- Rashad McCants misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 12-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses 11-foot two point shot
- Al Jefferson makes slam dunk
- Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Sebastian Telfair makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
- Ron Artest blocks Al Jefferson's layup
- Yao Ming blocks Al Jefferson's layup
- Al Jefferson misses 9-foot hook shot
- Ryan Gomes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Kevin Love misses 7-foot hook shot
- Sebastian Telfair makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
- Rashad McCants misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brian Cardinal makes layup (Sebastian Telfair assists)
TIMBERWOLVES
ROCKETS
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Yao Ming (Luis Scola gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists) | 0 | 3 |
| 11:26 | | Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper | 0 | 3 |
| 11:26 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 11:18 | | Tracy McGrady misses driving layup | 0 | 3 |
| 11:15 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 11:10 | | Ryan Gomes misses jumper | 0 | 3 |
| 11:08 | | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 10:56 | | Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper | 0 | 3 |
| 10:53 | | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 10:49 | | Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists) | 0 | 6 |
| 10:37 | | Tracy McGrady blocks Randy Foye's layup | 0 | 6 |
| 10:34 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 0 | 6 |
| 10:22 | | Luis Scola misses 19-foot jumper | 0 | 6 |
| 10:22 | | Ryan Gomes defensive rebound | 0 | 6 |
| 10:03 | | Al Jefferson misses layup | 0 | 6 |
| 10:00 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 0 | 6 |
| 9:56 | | Ryan Gomes shooting foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul) | 0 | 6 |
| 9:56 | | Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 9:56 | | Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 9:42 | | Ryan Gomes misses 11-foot jumper | 0 | 8 |
| 9:41 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 0 | 8 |
| 9:33 | | Al Jefferson blocks Yao Ming's two point shot | 0 | 8 |
| 9:32 | | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 0 | 8 |
| 9:25 | | Tracy McGrady bad pass (Al Jefferson steals) | 0 | 8 |
| 9:22 | | Al Jefferson double dribble | 0 | 8 |
| 9:07 | | Yao Ming misses hook shot | 0 | 8 |
| 9:04 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 0 | 8 |
| 8:49 | | Al Jefferson makes 19-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists) | 2 | 8 |
| 8:33 | | Shane Battier bad pass (Randy Foye steals) | 2 | 8 |
| 8:30 | | Tracy McGrady blocks Randy Foye's layup | 2 | 8 |
| 8:29 | | Minnesota defensive rebound | 2 | 8 |
| 8:07 | | Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 8 |
| 8:06 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 2 | 8 |
| 7:56 | | Sebastian Telfair makes 12-foot two point shot | 4 | 8 |
| 7:41 | | Yao Ming misses 11-foot hook shot | 4 | 8 |
| 7:39 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 4 | 8 |
| 7:33 | | Ryan Gomes makes 17-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists) | 6 | 8 |
| 7:16 | | Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 7:15 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 6:58 | | Al Jefferson makes layup (Randy Foye assists) | 8 | 8 |
| 6:41 | | Yao Ming misses 19-foot jumper | 8 | 8 |
| 6:39 | | Sebastian Telfair defensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 6:33 | | Rafer Alston personal foul (Sebastian Telfair draws the foul) | 8 | 8 |
| 6:20 | | Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 8 |
| 6:18 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 6:11 | | Al Jefferson makes layup | 10 | 8 |
| 5:54 | | Kevin Love blocks Luis Scola's layup | 10 | 8 |
| 5:52 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 5:46 | | Randy Foye misses 23-foot three point jumper | 10 | 8 |
| 5:43 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 5:30 | | Tracy McGrady misses 7-foot jumper | 10 | 8 |
| 5:28 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 10 | 8 |
| 5:09 | | Randy Foye makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ryan Gomes assists) | 13 | 8 |
| 4:54 | | Yao Ming lost ball (Al Jefferson steals) | 13 | 8 |
| 4:47 | | Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists) | 16 | 8 |
| 4:47 | | Houston full timeout | 16 | 8 |
| 4:47 | | Ron Artest enters the game for Shane Battier | 16 | 8 |
| 4:35 | | Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot two point shot | 16 | 10 |
| 4:16 | | Al Jefferson makes driving layup | 18 | 10 |
| 4:00 | | Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper | 18 | 10 |
| 3:59 | | Ryan Gomes defensive rebound | 18 | 10 |
| 3:44 | | Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper | 20 | 10 |
| 3:27 | | Al Jefferson shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 20 | 10 |
| 3:27 | | Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 11 |
| 3:27 | | Carl Landry enters the game for Luis Scola | 20 | 11 |
| 3:27 | | Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 12 |
| 3:11 | | Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper | 22 | 12 |
| 2:48 | | Carl Landry makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists) | 22 | 14 |
| 2:25 | | Yao Ming blocks Al Jefferson's layup | 24 | 14 |
| 2:24 | | Al Jefferson makes layup (Kevin Love assists) | 24 | 14 |
| 2:24 | | Ron Artest shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul) | 24 | 14 |
| 2:24 | | Minnesota full timeout | 24 | 14 |
| 2:24 | | Mike Miller enters the game for Randy Foye | 24 | 14 |
| 2:24 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 24 | 14 |
| 2:24 | | Dikembe Mutombo enters the game for Yao Ming | 24 | 14 |
| 2:24 | | Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 1 | 25 | 14 |
| 2:06 | | Ron Artest makes two point shot | 25 | 16 |
| 1:40 | | Al Jefferson misses 11-foot two point shot | 25 | 16 |
| 1:39 | | Ron Artest defensive rebound | 25 | 16 |
| 1:25 | | Ron Artest misses layup | 25 | 16 |
| 1:24 | | Ron Artest offensive rebound | 25 | 16 |
| 1:22 | | Ron Artest misses layup | 25 | 16 |
| 1:21 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 25 | 16 |
| 1:04 | | Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper | 25 | 16 |
| 1:02 | | Al Jefferson offensive rebound | 25 | 16 |
| 59.8 | | Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot | 27 | 16 |
| 48.0 | | Rafer Alston makes 16-foot jumper | 27 | 18 |
| 33.9 | | Al Jefferson misses layup | 27 | 18 |
| 31.7 | | Carl Landry defensive rebound | 27 | 18 |
| 17.5 | | Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Ron Artest assists) | 27 | 20 |
| 0.0 | | Sebastian Telfair misses 26-foot three point jumper | 27 | 20 |
| 0.0 | | Minnesota offensive rebound | 27 | 20 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 27 | 20 | |
Regular Season Series
HOU leads 2-0
Game Information
Toyota Center (Houston)
1:30 AM, 8 February 2009
Houston, TX
Attendance: 16,815
- Referees:
- Tom Washington
- Rodney Mott
- Phil Robinson
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 |
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