Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Darko Milicic blocks Yao Ming's 8-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses layup
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 3-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Luis Scola misses jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 17-foot two point shot
- Ishmael Smith misses 8-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Michael Beasley misses 18-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes two point shot (Darko Milicic assists)
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes 21-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes 17-foot jumper (Ishmael Smith assists)
- Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 6-foot two point shot
- Ishmael Smith misses 6-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes 2-foot two point shot
- Darko Milicic makes dunk (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Kevin Martin misses two point shot
- Darko Milicic blocks Kevin Martin's layup
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Shane Battier misses 13-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 8-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour blocks Ishmael Smith's 6-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Hill misses 16-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Hill blocks Nikola Pekovic's layup
- Luis Scola makes 9-foot two point shot
- Wayne Ellington misses 19-foot jumper
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Luis Scola misses layup
- Corey Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Lee makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ishmael Smith assists)
- Nikola Pekovic misses two point shot
- Sebastian Telfair misses 16-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Ishmael Smith assists)
- Corey Brewer makes 16-foot jumper
- Chase Budinger misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 15-foot jumper
- Ishmael Smith makes 22-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Courtney Lee assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses jumper
- Courtney Lee misses layup
- Kevin Love blocks Chuck Hayes's layup
- Kevin Love misses 12-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love misses jumper
- Michael Beasley makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Chase Budinger misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 22-foot jumper
- Yao Ming blocks Michael Beasley's 6-foot two point shot
- Kevin Martin makes 17-foot jumper (Chase Budinger assists)
- Michael Beasley misses 8-foot jumper
- Kosta Koufos makes tip shot
- Kevin Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Courtney Lee assists)
- Wesley Johnson misses 4-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 2-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
- Kosta Koufos misses layup
- Courtney Lee misses 15-foot two point shot
- Michael Beasley makes 11-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes 6-foot two point shot (Courtney Lee assists)
- Michael Beasley misses three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses two point shot
- Michael Beasley makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin makes layup (Luis Scola assists)
- Corey Brewer misses 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Corey Brewer misses 14-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes 2-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes two point shot
- Kevin Love makes 7-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
- Kevin Love makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
- Kevin Martin makes 22-foot jumper (Ishmael Smith assists)
- Corey Brewer misses 21-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Sebastian Telfair misses 12-foot jumper
- Ishmael Smith makes 4-foot running jumper
- Shane Battier blocks Michael Beasley's 6-foot jumper
- Darko Milicic makes layup
- Luis Scola makes 14-foot two point shot
- Sebastian Telfair makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darko Milicic assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 18-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Luis Scola makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin makes 13-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses layup
- Kevin Love makes layup
- Luis Scola misses 9-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 14-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes 23-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Kosta Koufos misses 14-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin makes 19-foot jumper
- Ishmael Smith misses 8-foot running jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 16-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup
- Shane Battier makes driving layup (Ishmael Smith assists)
- Corey Brewer makes 4-foot two point shot
- Ishmael Smith makes 7-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love misses 17-foot two point shot
- Maurice Ager makes 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kosta Koufos misses layup
- Corey Brewer misses layup
- Wayne Ellington misses 6-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 31-foot three pointer
- Kevin Martin makes 19-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
- Chase Budinger misses 6-foot running jumper
- Jordan Hill makes 2-foot two point shot
- Anthony Tolliver makes 18-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
- Jordan Hill misses 16-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses layup
- Kevin Love misses 2-foot two point shot
- Anthony Tolliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Sebastian Telfair misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Hill misses 12-foot two point shot
- Wayne Ellington makes 16-foot jumper
- Ishmael Smith misses three point running jumper
- Darko Milicic makes 7-foot two point shot (Nikola Pekovic assists)
- Courtney Lee makes 8-foot two point shot
- Jordan Hill makes 7-foot two point shot
- Jordan Hill blocks Corey Brewer's layup
- Chase Budinger makes layup (Ishmael Smith assists)
- Sebastian Telfair misses 17-foot jumper
- Chase Budinger misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Lee misses jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 19-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes makes layup (Chase Budinger assists)
- Sebastian Telfair makes 16-foot jumper
- Ishmael Smith misses 14-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 8-foot two point shot
- Nikola Pekovic makes tip shot
- Courtney Lee misses 13-foot two point shot
- Sebastian Telfair misses 5-foot jumper
- Chase Budinger makes 16-foot jumper (Courtney Lee assists)
- Nikola Pekovic misses 7-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes 6-foot jumper
- Jermaine Taylor misses 21-foot jumper
- Darko Milicic misses 9-foot jumper
- Jared Jeffries misses 21-foot jumper
- Chase Budinger misses 16-foot jumper
- Sebastian Telfair makes 6-foot two point shot
- Darko Milicic blocks Jared Jeffries's layup
- Jared Jeffries misses tip shot
- Michael Beasley misses 15-foot jumper
- Jordan Hill misses 16-foot jumper
- Jordan Hill makes two point shot (Jared Jeffries assists)
- Nikola Pekovic misses 19-foot jumper
- Ishmael Smith misses two point shot
- Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ishmael Smith misses driving layup
- Jermaine Taylor makes 4-foot jumper
- Courtney Lee misses driving layup
- Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot two point shot
- Jermaine Taylor makes 19-foot two point shot (Jared Jeffries assists)
- Jermaine Taylor makes 18-foot jumper
- Maurice Ager misses 5-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes tip shot
- Jordan Hill makes 20-foot jumper (Chase Budinger assists)
- Wayne Ellington misses jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
- Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
- Courtney Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Maurice Ager makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Lee misses 6-foot jumper
- Maurice Ager makes layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Darko Milicic vs. Yao Ming (Luke Ridnour gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Luke Ridnour lost ball (Ishmael Smith steals) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:25 | Darko Milicic blocks Yao Ming's 8-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:23 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:21 | Kevin Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:17 | Michael Beasley defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:11 | Kevin Love misses layup | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:10 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:56 | Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:55 | Shane Battier offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:51 | Shane Battier misses 3-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:49 | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:41 | Kevin Love makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists) | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:22 | Luis Scola misses jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:22 | Houston defensive team rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:22 | Yao Ming loose ball foul (Darko Milicic draws the foul) | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:11 | Kevin Martin kicked ball | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:03 | Wesley Johnson misses 17-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:03 | Ishmael Smith defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:56 | Ishmael Smith misses 8-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:56 | Houston offensive team rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:56 | Darko Milicic loose ball foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:40 | Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists) | 2 | 3 | |
| 9:25 | Michael Beasley misses 18-foot jumper | 2 | 3 | |
| 9:23 | Darko Milicic offensive rebound | 2 | 3 | |
| 9:18 | Wesley Johnson makes two point shot (Darko Milicic assists) | 4 | 3 | |
| 8:56 | Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper | 4 | 3 | |
| 8:56 | Darko Milicic defensive rebound | 4 | 3 | |
| 8:47 | Luke Ridnour makes 21-foot jumper | 6 | 3 | |
| 8:32 | Luis Scola makes 17-foot jumper (Ishmael Smith assists) | 6 | 5 | |
| 8:19 | Wesley Johnson foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 6 | 5 | |
| 8:19 | Wesley Johnson turnover | 6 | 5 | |
| 8:07 | Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper | 6 | 5 | |
| 8:06 | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 6 | 5 | |
| 7:54 | Luke Ridnour misses 6-foot two point shot | 6 | 5 | |
| 7:54 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 6 | 5 | |
| 7:47 | Ishmael Smith misses 6-foot jumper | 6 | 5 | |
| 7:46 | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 6 | 5 | |
| 7:45 | Luis Scola makes 2-foot two point shot | 6 | 7 | |
| 7:35 | Darko Milicic makes dunk (Wesley Johnson assists) | 8 | 7 | |
| 7:20 | Kevin Martin misses two point shot | 8 | 7 | |
| 7:18 | Kevin Martin offensive rebound | 8 | 7 | |
| 7:15 | Darko Milicic blocks Kevin Martin's layup | 8 | 7 | |
| 7:15 | Houston offensive team rebound | 8 | 7 | |
| 6:58 | Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists) | 8 | 9 | |
| 6:46 | Luke Ridnour bad pass (Shane Battier steals) | 8 | 9 | |
| 6:43 | Michael Beasley shooting foul (Ishmael Smith draws the foul) | 8 | 9 | |
| 6:43 | Ishmael Smith misses free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 9 | |
| 6:43 | Houston offensive team rebound | 8 | 9 | |
| 6:43 | Ishmael Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| 6:33 | Yao Ming shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 8 | 10 | |
| 6:33 | Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| 6:33 | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 8 | 10 | |
| 6:33 | Jordan Hill enters the game for Yao Ming | 8 | 10 | |
| 6:33 | Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 10 | |
| 6:22 | Michael Beasley shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul) | 9 | 10 | |
| 6:22 | Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| 6:22 | Corey Brewer enters the game for Michael Beasley | 9 | 11 | |
| 6:22 | Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 12 | |
| 6:15 | Jordan Hill personal foul (Darko Milicic draws the foul) | 9 | 12 | |
| 6:07 | Wesley Johnson bad pass | 9 | 12 | |
| 5:56 | Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper | 9 | 12 | |
| 5:54 | Shane Battier offensive rebound | 9 | 12 | |
| 5:54 | Shane Battier misses 13-foot jumper | 9 | 12 | |
| 5:52 | Luke Ridnour defensive rebound | 9 | 12 | |
| 5:43 | Kevin Love misses 8-foot jumper | 9 | 12 | |
| 5:43 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | 9 | 12 | |
| 5:39 | Luke Ridnour blocks Ishmael Smith's 6-foot jumper | 9 | 12 | |
| 5:37 | Wesley Johnson defensive rebound | 9 | 12 | |
| 5:35 | Kevin Martin shooting foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul) | 9 | 12 | |
| 5:35 | Houston full timeout | 9 | 12 | |
| 5:35 | Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 12 | |
| 5:35 | Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 12 | |
| 5:31 | Jordan Hill defensive rebound | 10 | 12 | |
| 5:24 | Kevin Martin bad pass (Darko Milicic steals) | 10 | 12 | |
| 5:07 | Darko Milicic 3 second | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:58 | Wesley Johnson shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul) | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:58 | Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:58 | Houston offensive team rebound | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:58 | Nikola Pekovic enters the game for Wesley Johnson | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:58 | Wayne Ellington enters the game for Darko Milicic | 10 | 12 | |
| 4:58 | Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 13 | |
| 4:48 | Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 13 | |
| 4:47 | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 10 | 13 | |
| 4:30 | Jordan Hill misses 16-foot jumper | 10 | 13 | |
| 4:28 | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 10 | 13 | |
| 4:15 | Courtney Lee enters the game for Kevin Martin | 10 | 13 | |
| 4:09 | Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 13 | |
| 4:09 | Courtney Lee defensive rebound | 10 | 13 | |
| 3:51 | Corey Brewer personal foul (Shane Battier draws the foul) | 10 | 13 | |
| 3:51 | Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 14 | |
| 3:51 | Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Kevin Love | 10 | 14 | |
| 3:51 | Shane Battier makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 15 | |
| 3:39 | Courtney Lee kicked ball | 10 | 15 | |
| 3:27 | Jordan Hill blocks Nikola Pekovic's layup | 10 | 15 | |
| 3:26 | Jordan Hill defensive rebound | 10 | 15 | |
| 3:06 | Luis Scola makes 9-foot two point shot | 10 | 17 | |
| 2:51 | Wayne Ellington misses 19-foot jumper | 10 | 17 | |
| 2:50 | Anthony Tolliver offensive rebound | 10 | 17 | |
| 2:31 | Nikola Pekovic 3 second | 10 | 17 | |
| 2:31 | Minnesota full timeout | 10 | 17 | |
| 2:31 | Sebastian Telfair enters the game for Luke Ridnour | 10 | 17 | |
| 2:17 | Luis Scola misses layup | 10 | 17 | |
| 2:16 | Luis Scola offensive rebound | 10 | 17 | |
| 2:15 | Luis Scola misses layup | 10 | 17 | |
| 2:14 | Wayne Ellington defensive rebound | 10 | 17 | |
| 2:12 | Luis Scola personal foul (Anthony Tolliver draws the foul) | 10 | 17 | |
| 2:12 | Anthony Tolliver makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 17 | |
| 2:12 | Brad Miller enters the game for Jordan Hill | 11 | 17 | |
| 2:12 | Chuck Hayes enters the game for Luis Scola | 11 | 17 | |
| 2:12 | Anthony Tolliver makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 17 | |
| 1:57 | Wayne Ellington personal foul (Courtney Lee draws the foul) | 12 | 17 | |
| 1:57 | Courtney Lee makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 18 | |
| 1:57 | Chase Budinger enters the game for Shane Battier | 12 | 18 | |
| 1:57 | Courtney Lee makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 19 | |
| 1:42 | Corey Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper | 12 | 19 | |
| 1:40 | Brad Miller defensive rebound | 12 | 19 | |
| 1:38 | Anthony Tolliver flagrant foul type 1 (Chase Budinger draws the foul) | 12 | 19 | |
| 1:38 | Chase Budinger makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 20 | |
| 1:38 | Chase Budinger makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 21 | |
| 1:23 | Courtney Lee makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ishmael Smith assists) | 12 | 24 | |
| 1:07 | Nikola Pekovic misses two point shot | 12 | 24 | |
| 1:07 | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 12 | 24 | |
| 1:00 | Sebastian Telfair misses 16-foot jumper | 12 | 24 | |
| 59.9 | Ishmael Smith defensive rebound | 12 | 24 | |
| 54.5 | Chuck Hayes makes layup (Ishmael Smith assists) | 12 | 26 | |
| 37.0 | Corey Brewer makes 16-foot jumper | 14 | 26 | |
| 18.9 | Chase Budinger misses 26-foot three point jumper | 14 | 26 | |
| 17.5 | Anthony Tolliver defensive rebound | 14 | 26 | |
| 2.9 | Sebastian Telfair lost ball (Ishmael Smith steals) | 14 | 26 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 14 | 26 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:James Capers
Referee:Tommy Nunez Jr.
Referee:Tony Brown

2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 27 | 13 | .675 | 6.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
| Utah | 14 | 25 | .359 | 19 | W1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 27 | 13 | .675 | - | L2 |
| Houston | 23 | 14 | .622 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 22 | .436 | 9.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 15 | 25 | .375 | 12 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 9 | 33 | .214 | 19 | L2 |
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