Timberwolves 100-91 Rockets (5 Feb, 2012) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

13-11, 3-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	25	17	30	19	91
MIN	33	22	26	19	100

Minnesota Timberwolves

12-12, 6-8 home

100

Luke Ridnour makes 7-foot running jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses 4-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio makes driving layup
Luke Ridnour makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Love makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Luke Ridnour makes 24-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 15-foot two point shot
Kevin Love makes 5-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Love makes 7-foot two point shot
Luke Ridnour misses 21-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses jumper
Michael Beasley makes 10-foot two point shot
Jose Juan Barea misses 5-foot jumper
Derrick Williams makes 11-foot jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
Kevin Love makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Kevin Love makes driving layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Jose Juan Barea makes two point shot (Brad Miller assists)
Martell Webster misses layup
Jose Juan Barea makes 5-foot two point shot
Martell Webster makes 5-foot jumper (Brad Miller assists)
Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams misses two point shot
Chase Budinger blocks Martell Webster's layup
Michael Beasley makes 19-foot two point shot
Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
Derrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola blocks Michael Beasley's 6-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper
Derrick Williams makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Luis Scola blocks Kevin Love's 5-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Martell Webster misses layup
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Kevin Love makes 15-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Martell Webster misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 19-foot two point shot
Wesley Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Samuel Dalembert blocks Kevin Love's layup
Luke Ridnour misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 5-foot jumper
Samuel Dalembert blocks Kevin Love's layup
Kevin Love makes layup
Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Samuel Dalembert blocks Nikola Pekovic's layup
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 5-foot two point shot
Wesley Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 15-foot two point shot
Ricky Rubio misses 23-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes 22-foot two point shot
Ricky Rubio misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley misses 22-foot jumper
Chandler Parsons blocks Derrick Williams's layup
Derrick Williams misses two point shot
Derrick Williams misses layup
Michael Beasley misses 22-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 8-foot jumper
Patrick Patterson blocks Martell Webster's layup
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Luke Ridnour makes 24-foot three point jumper (Martell Webster assists)
Martell Webster misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 9-foot two point shot
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Kevin Love makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio makes driving layup
Ricky Rubio misses driving layup
Jose Juan Barea misses 27-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 19-foot jumper
Kyle Lowry misses 20-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses two point shot
Samuel Dalembert makes layup
Luis Scola misses 4-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes 18-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
Luis Scola misses 6-foot hook shot
Chandler Parsons makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
Chandler Parsons makes 5-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
Luis Scola makes 18-foot jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
Kevin Martin misses 8-foot two point shot
Chandler Parsons makes layup (Samuel Dalembert assists)
Luis Scola misses 4-foot jumper
Samuel Dalembert misses 15-foot jumper
Samuel Dalembert misses 11-foot jumper
Chandler Parsons misses 23-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes 16-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
Chandler Parsons makes two point shot (Kyle Lowry assists)
Luis Scola makes 4-foot jumper
Patrick Patterson makes 9-foot jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Chandler Parsons misses driving layup
Kyle Lowry makes 15-foot two point shot
Kyle Lowry misses 21-foot jumper
Jordan Hill misses 26-foot three point jumper
Patrick Patterson makes 17-foot jumper (Courtney Lee assists)
Chase Budinger misses 14-foot jumper
Goran Dragic misses 11-foot jumper
Patrick Patterson misses 11-foot two point shot
Chase Budinger makes layup
Goran Dragic makes driving layup
Jordan Hill misses 5-foot running jumper
Kevin Martin misses two point shot
Chase Budinger misses 12-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses 16-foot two point shot
Kyle Lowry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Patrick Patterson makes layup (Chase Budinger assists)
Kevin Martin misses 19-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses 17-foot jumper
Kyle Lowry misses two point shot
Kevin Martin makes two point shot (Kyle Lowry assists)
Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola makes 19-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
Derrick Williams blocks Chandler Parsons's layup
Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
Courtney Lee makes 21-foot jumper
Kyle Lowry makes driving layup
Chandler Parsons misses jumper
Nikola Pekovic blocks Chandler Parsons's layup
Chandler Parsons misses running jumper
Kyle Lowry makes layup (Chandler Parsons assists)
Luis Scola makes driving layup (Kevin Martin assists)
Chandler Parsons makes driving dunk
Kyle Lowry makes driving layup
Luis Scola makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists)
Kyle Lowry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Martin misses 4-foot running jumper
Luis Scola misses layup
Samuel Dalembert makes layup
Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper
Chandler Parsons misses two point shot
Kevin Martin misses 19-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes 17-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
Courtney Lee makes 22-foot jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Patrick Patterson makes 7-foot two point shot (Kevin Martin assists)
Kevin Martin misses 5-foot running jumper
Patrick Patterson makes jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Luis Scola makes driving layup (Kyle Lowry assists)
Courtney Lee misses driving layup
Patrick Patterson makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists)
Chandler Parsons misses 24-foot three point jumper
Courtney Lee misses layup
Patrick Patterson misses tip shot
Courtney Lee misses 21-foot jumper
Patrick Patterson misses 8-foot two point shot
Patrick Patterson misses 16-foot jumper
Kyle Lowry makes driving layup
Kyle Lowry makes 25-foot three point jumper
Kyle Lowry misses 9-foot two point shot
Goran Dragic makes two point shot
Goran Dragic makes driving layup
Courtney Lee misses 5-foot running jumper
Kyle Lowry makes 3-foot two point shot
Chandler Parsons misses 9-foot two point shot
Kyle Lowry misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kyle Lowry makes driving layup (Luis Scola assists)
Luis Scola makes jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)
Patrick Patterson makes 15-foot jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Kyle Lowry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Goran Dragic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Patrick Patterson misses 13-foot jumper
Goran Dragic misses driving layup

ROCKETS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		HOU	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Samuel Dalembert vs. Nikola Pekovic (Luis Scola gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Kyle Lowry misses 20-foot jumper	0	0
11:45	Houston defensive team rebound	0	0
11:33	Luke Ridnour makes 7-foot running jumper	0	2
11:21	Luis Scola misses two point shot	0	2
11:18	Houston offensive team rebound	0	2
10:59	Samuel Dalembert makes layup	2	2
10:36	Nikola Pekovic misses 4-foot two point shot	2	2
10:34	Minnesota defensive team rebound	2	2
10:26	Luis Scola misses 4-foot jumper	2	2
10:26	Kevin Love defensive rebound	2	2
10:06	Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:04	Chandler Parsons defensive rebound	2	2
9:56	Luis Scola makes 18-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)	4	2
9:29	Ricky Rubio makes driving layup	4	4
9:15	Luis Scola misses 6-foot hook shot	4	4
9:15	Wesley Johnson defensive rebound	4	4
9:06	Luke Ridnour makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)	4	7
8:45	Chandler Parsons makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)	7	7
8:27	Luis Scola personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	7	7
8:23	Ricky Rubio traveling	7	7
8:11	Chandler Parsons makes 5-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)	9	7
7:56	Kevin Love makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	9	9
7:37	Luis Scola makes 18-foot jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)	11	9
7:28	Samuel Dalembert personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)	11	9
7:22	Ricky Rubio traveling	11	9
7:07	Kevin Martin misses 8-foot two point shot	11	9
7:05	Kevin Love defensive rebound	11	9
6:58	Luke Ridnour makes 24-foot three point jumper	11	12
6:43	Chandler Parsons makes layup (Samuel Dalembert assists)	13	12
6:26	Luke Ridnour makes 15-foot two point shot	13	14
6:09	Luis Scola misses 4-foot jumper	13	14
6:09	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	13	14
6:01	Kevin Love makes 5-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)	13	16
5:52	Nikola Pekovic personal block (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)	13	16
5:52	Minnesota full timeout	13	16
5:41	Samuel Dalembert misses 15-foot jumper	13	16
5:41	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	13	16
5:24	Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	16
5:22	Luis Scola defensive rebound	13	16
5:09	Samuel Dalembert misses 11-foot jumper	13	16
5:07	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	13	16
5:01	Wesley Johnson makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	13	18
4:35	Chandler Parsons misses 23-foot jumper	13	18
4:35	Houston defensive team rebound	13	18
4:13	Kevin Love makes 7-foot two point shot	13	20
4:03	Wesley Johnson personal foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)	13	20
3:54	Luis Scola makes 16-foot jumper (Kyle Lowry assists)	15	20
3:30	Kyle Lowry shooting foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul)	15	20
3:30	Ricky Rubio makes free throw 1 of 3	15	21
3:30	Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 3	15	22
3:30	Patrick Patterson enters the game for Samuel Dalembert	15	22
3:30	Michael Beasley enters the game for Nikola Pekovic	15	22
3:30	Ricky Rubio makes free throw 3 of 3	15	23
3:21	Chandler Parsons makes two point shot (Kyle Lowry assists)	17	23
3:03	Luke Ridnour misses 21-foot jumper	17	23
3:02	Kevin Martin defensive rebound	17	23
2:49	Luis Scola makes 4-foot jumper	19	23
2:38	Kevin Martin personal foul (Wesley Johnson draws the foul)	19	23
2:38	Houston full timeout	19	23
2:38	Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Luke Ridnour	19	23
2:29	Michael Beasley misses jumper	19	23
2:28	Kevin Martin defensive rebound	19	23
2:06	Ricky Rubio shooting foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)	19	23
2:06	Kyle Lowry makes free throw 1 of 2	20	23
2:06	Kyle Lowry makes free throw 2 of 2	21	23
1:53	Michael Beasley makes 10-foot two point shot	21	25
1:39	Patrick Patterson makes 9-foot jumper (Kevin Martin assists)	23	25
1:30	Jose Juan Barea misses 5-foot jumper	23	25
1:28	Kevin Love offensive rebound	23	25
1:28	Luis Scola personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	23	25
1:28	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	23	26
1:28	Jordan Hill enters the game for Luis Scola	23	26
1:28	Courtney Lee enters the game for Kevin Martin	23	26
1:28	Martell Webster enters the game for Wesley Johnson	23	26
1:28	Derrick Williams enters the game for Ricky Rubio	23	26
1:28	Kevin Love misses free throw 2 of 2	23	26
1:24	Jordan Hill defensive rebound	23	26
1:07	Chandler Parsons misses driving layup	23	26
1:06	Michael Beasley defensive rebound	23	26
46.0	Derrick Williams makes 11-foot jumper (Michael Beasley assists)	23	28
38.4	Kyle Lowry makes 15-foot two point shot	25	28
30.1	Kevin Love makes layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)	25	30
9.9	Kyle Lowry misses 21-foot jumper	25	30
8.5	Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound	25	30
3.3	Kevin Love makes driving layup (Jose Juan Barea assists)	25	32
3.3	Courtney Lee shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	25	32
3.3	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 1	25	33
1.0	Jordan Hill misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	33
0.0	Houston offensive team rebound	25	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	33

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 2-1

Rockets
107
Timberwolves
92

Game 1

24/1

Timberwolves
120
Rockets
108

Game 2

31/1

Rockets
91
Timberwolves
100

Game 3

5/2

Timberwolves
111
Rockets
98

Game 4

18/2

Target Center

1:00 AM, 5 February 2012

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 19,356

Referees:
Brian Forte
Tom Washington
Nick Buchert

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	12	6	.667	-	L1
Memphis	11	7	.611	1	W3
Dallas	10	8	.556	2	W1
San Antonio	9	8	.529	2.5	W3
New Orleans	4	14	.222	8	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	13	4	.765	-	W2
Denver	9	7	.563	3.5	L1
Minnesota	8	8	.500	4.5	L2
Portland	7	11	.389	6.5	L1
Utah	4	12	.250	8.5	W1

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