Rockets 87-84 Timberwolves (27 Dec, 2012) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

16-12, 5-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	22	22	17	26	87
MIN	17	30	17	20	84

Minnesota Timberwolves

13-13, 8-4 home

Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Andrei Kirilenko misses layup
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 19-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
Nikola Pekovic misses 10-foot hook shot
Kevin Love makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
Kevin Love misses two point shot
Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 7-foot hook shot
Alexey Shved misses 18-foot jumper
Alexey Shved makes driving dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
Kevin Love makes 7-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 14-foot two point shot
Luke Ridnour misses layup
Andrei Kirilenko misses 19-foot jumper
Dante Cunningham misses 20-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio makes two point shot
Dante Cunningham makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Jose Juan Barea misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes layup
Ricky Rubio misses jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses running hook shot
Derrick Williams makes 25-foot three pointer (Dante Cunningham assists)
Jose Juan Barea makes layup
Derrick Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Jose Juan Barea misses two point shot
Jose Juan Barea makes 9-foot two point shot (Dante Cunningham assists)
Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams misses 13-foot two point shot
Derrick Williams misses layup
Kevin Love misses layup
Jose Juan Barea makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alexey Shved assists)
Alexey Shved makes driving layup
Alexey Shved makes two point shot
Dante Cunningham makes dunk (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Alexey Shved makes 19-foot two point shot
Dante Cunningham makes layup (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Andrei Kirilenko makes 20-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 7-foot Running Jumper
Andrei Kirilenko misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden blocks Alexey Shved 's 13-foot jumper
Alexey Shved makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Dante Cunningham misses
Dante Cunningham makes two point shot
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour makes layup (Alexey Shved assists)
Alexey Shved misses 20-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 10-foot two point shot
Alexey Shved makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 16-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko misses layup
Luke Ridnour misses 18-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes 10-foot two point shot
Omer Asik blocks Nikola Pekovic's layup
Derrick Williams makes two point shot
Jose Juan Barea makes 25-foot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 19-foot jumper
Ricky Rubio makes jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Jose Juan Barea misses 16-foot jumper
Derrick Williams misses 6-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses layup
Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alexey Shved makes 25-foot
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andrei Kirilenko makes layup (Alexey Shved assists)
Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marcus Morris misses 11-foot jumper
James Harden makes 4-foot two point shot
Jeremy Lin misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marcus Morris makes layup (Chandler Parsons assists)
Marcus Morris misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andrei Kirilenko blocks James Harden's layup
James Harden misses driving layup
Chandler Parsons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Morris assists)
James Harden misses 18-foot jumper
Chandler Parsons makes layup (James Harden assists)
Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Omer Asik makes 1-foot two point shot (Chandler Parsons assists)
Jeremy Lin makes driving layup (Carlos Delfino assists)
James Harden makes 18-foot jumper
Carlos Delfino misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chandler Parsons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Carlos Delfino assists)
Toney Douglas misses 18-foot jumper
Chandler Parsons makes layup
Jeremy Lin misses layup
Carlos Delfino makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Carlos Delfino misses 22-foot three point jumper
Toney Douglas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Toney Douglas makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Marcus Morris makes 4-foot jumper (Carlos Delfino assists)
James Harden makes 20-foot jumper
Toney Douglas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carlos Delfino makes 26-foot three point jumper (Toney Douglas assists)
Omer Asik misses layup
Dante Cunningham blocks James Harden 's 13-foot jumper
James Harden makes 3-foot two point shot
Jeremy Lin misses two point shot
Jeremy Lin makes two point shot
James Harden misses driving layup
Carlos Delfino misses 20-foot jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Lin assists)
James Harden misses 6-foot jumper
Chandler Parsons misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dante Cunningham blocks Chandler Parsons 's 3-foot layup
Marcus Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love blocks Chandler Parsons's shot
Jeremy Lin misses 20-foot jumper
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lin misses 20-foot jumper
Toney Douglas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
Omer Asik makes dunk (Carlos Delfino assists)
Chandler Parsons makes 8-foot two point shot
Omer Asik makes two point shot (Chandler Parsons assists)
Carlos Delfino misses 26-foot three point jumper
Omer Asik misses 1-foot two point shot
Toney Douglas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Toney Douglas misses layup
Chandler Parsons misses 21-foot jumper
Omer Asik makes two point shot
Marcus Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Greg Smith makes two point shot (Toney Douglas assists)
Carlos Delfino misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chandler Parsons misses jumper
Carlos Delfino misses 25-foot three point jumper
Toney Douglas misses 22-foot jumper
James Harden makes 22-foot jumper (Marcus Morris assists)
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
Carlos Delfino makes 25-foot three point jumper (Toney Douglas assists)
Marcus Morris makes layup (Toney Douglas assists)
Carlos Delfino makes two point shot
Carlos Delfino misses 26-foot three point jumper
Toney Douglas misses 8-foot jumper
Marcus Morris misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Morris misses 18-foot jumper
Carlos Delfino misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
James Harden makes two point shot
James Harden misses 20-foot jumper
Jeremy Lin makes 22-foot jumper
Carlos Delfino misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes driving layup
James Harden misses 15-foot two point jumper
Chandler Parsons misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes two point shot
James Harden makes two point shot

ROCKETS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		HOU	MIN
12:00	Omer Asik vs. Nikola Pekovic (Luke Ridnour gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:42	Omer Asik defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:29	Kevin Love defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:18	Omer Asik defensive rebound	0	0
11:07	Chandler Parsons lost ball turnover (Andrei Kirilenko steals)	0	0
10:56	Jeremy Lin shooting foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul)	0	1
10:56	Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
10:56	Luke Ridnour misses free throw 2 of 2	0	1
10:56	Omer Asik defensive rebound	0	1
10:37	Marcus Morris misses 11-foot jumper	0	1
10:37	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	0	1
10:21	Luke Ridnour makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)	0	4
10:11	James Harden makes 4-foot two point shot	2	4
9:51	Nikola Pekovic misses layup	2	4
9:49	Luke Ridnour offensive rebound	2	4
9:38	Andrei Kirilenko misses layup	2	4
9:38	Omer Asik defensive rebound	2	4
9:22	Jeremy Lin misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	4
9:21	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	2	4
9:14	Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	4
9:12	James Harden defensive rebound	2	4
9:07	Marcus Morris makes layup (Chandler Parsons assists)	4	4
8:52	Kevin Love makes 19-foot jumper	4	6
8:33	Marcus Morris misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	6
8:33	Kevin Love defensive rebound	4	6
8:14	Nikola Pekovic misses layup	4	6
8:11	Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot	4	6
8:11	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	4	6
8:10	James Harden defensive rebound	4	6
8:04	Andrei Kirilenko blocks James Harden's layup	4	6
8:03	Luke Ridnour defensive rebound	4	6
7:56	Nikola Pekovic misses 10-foot hook shot	4	6
7:54	Omer Asik defensive rebound	4	6
7:31	shot clock turnover	4	6
7:20	Kevin Love makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)	4	8
7:11	Jeremy Lin lost ball turnover (Luke Ridnour steals)	4	8
7:07	Marcus Morris personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	4	8
7:07	Rockets Full timeout	4	8
7:01	Kevin Love misses two point shot	4	8
7:00	James Harden defensive rebound	4	8
6:54	James Harden misses driving layup	4	8
6:54	Kevin Love defensive rebound	4	8
6:48	Omer Asik personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)	4	8
6:37	Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	8
6:35	Chandler Parsons defensive rebound	4	8
6:22	Chandler Parsons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Morris assists)	7	8
6:22	Kevin Love inbound turnover	7	8
6:07	James Harden misses 18-foot jumper	7	8
6:07	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	7	8
5:50	Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	8
5:48	James Harden defensive rebound	7	8
5:45	Alexey Shved shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	7	8
5:45	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	9	8
5:37	Andrei Kirilenko bad pass (Omer Asik steals)	9	8
5:33	James Harden bad pass (Andrei Kirilenko steals)	9	8
5:20	Kevin Love misses 7-foot hook shot	9	8
5:18	Kevin Love offensive rebound	9	8
5:16	Kevin Love lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	9	8
5:13	Chandler Parsons makes layup (James Harden assists)	11	8
4:56	Alexey Shved misses 18-foot jumper	11	8
4:54	Jeremy Lin defensive rebound	11	8
4:47	Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	8
4:46	Kevin Love defensive rebound	11	8
4:33	Alexey Shved makes driving dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)	11	10
4:16	Omer Asik makes 1-foot two point shot (Chandler Parsons assists)	13	10
3:54	Kevin Love makes 7-foot two point shot	13	12
3:54	Marcus Morris shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	13	13
3:54	Ricky Rubio enters the game for Alexey Shved	13	12
3:54	Carlos Delfino enters the game for Marcus Morris	13	12
3:54	Greg Smith enters the game for Omer Asik	13	12
3:54	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 1	13	13
3:38	Jeremy Lin makes driving layup (Carlos Delfino assists)	15	13
3:20	Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper	15	13
3:19	Greg Smith defensive rebound	15	13
3:11	James Harden makes 18-foot jumper	17	13
2:48	Luke Ridnour makes 14-foot two point shot	17	15
2:31	Carlos Delfino misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	15
2:31	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	17	15
2:18	Timberwolves Full timeout	17	15
2:18	Toney Douglas enters the game for James Harden	17	15
2:18	Dante Cunningham enters the game for Nikola Pekovic	17	15
2:18	Carlos Delfino vs. Kevin Love (Andrei Kirilenko gains possession)	17	15
2:05	Luke Ridnour misses layup	17	15
2:04	Greg Smith defensive rebound	17	15
1:57	Chandler Parsons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Carlos Delfino assists)	20	15
1:44	Carlos Delfino personal foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul)	20	15
1:44	Ricky Rubio makes free throw 1 of 2	20	16
1:44	Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Luke Ridnour	20	16
1:44	Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 2	20	17
1:23	Toney Douglas misses 18-foot jumper	20	17
1:22	Chandler Parsons offensive rebound	20	17
1:20	Chandler Parsons makes layup	22	17
1:00	Andrei Kirilenko misses 19-foot jumper	22	17
59.0	Toney Douglas defensive rebound	22	17
51.0	Jeremy Lin bad pass (Dante Cunningham steals)	22	17
40.0	Dante Cunningham misses 20-foot jumper	22	17
39.0	Andrei Kirilenko offensive rebound	22	17
34.0	Jose Juan Barea misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	17
32.0	Carlos Delfino defensive rebound	22	17
21.0	Jose Juan Barea personal foul (Chandler Parsons draws the foul)	22	17
18.0	Jeremy Lin misses layup	22	17
16.0	Kevin Love defensive rebound	22	17
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	17

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 1-0

Rockets
87
Timberwolves
84

Game 1

27/12

Rockets
79
Timberwolves
92

Game 2

20/1

Timberwolves
100
Rockets
108

Game 3

16/3

Target Center

1:00 AM, 27 December 2012

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 20,340

Referees:
Leon Wood
Eric Dalen
Michael Smith

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	4	3	.571	-	W1
Dallas	4	3	.571	-	L1
Memphis	4	4	.500	0.5	L1
San Antonio	3	4	.429	1	L1
New Orleans	3	5	.375	1.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	7	0	1.000	-	W7
Minnesota	4	3	.571	3	W1
Denver	4	3	.571	3	W2
Portland	3	5	.375	4.5	W1
Utah	1	6	.143	6	W1

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