Houston Rockets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
16-12, 5-7 Away
87
16-12, 5-7 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU | 22 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 87 |
MIN | 17 | 30 | 17 | 20 | 84 |
13-13, 8-4 Home
84
13-13, 8-4 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 2
- Luke Ridnour misses free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Morris misses 11-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- James Harden makes 4-foot two point shot
- Nikola Pekovic misses layup
- Andrei Kirilenko misses layup
- Jeremy Lin misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Morris makes layup (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Kevin Love makes 19-foot jumper
- Marcus Morris misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses layup
- Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
- Andrei Kirilenko blocks James Harden's layup
- Nikola Pekovic misses 10-foot hook shot
- Kevin Love makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Kevin Love misses two point shot
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chandler Parsons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Morris assists)
- James Harden misses 18-foot jumper
- Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love misses 7-foot hook shot
- Chandler Parsons makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Alexey Shved misses 18-foot jumper
- Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alexey Shved makes driving dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Omer Asik makes 1-foot two point shot (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Kevin Love makes 7-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jeremy Lin makes driving layup (Carlos Delfino assists)
- Kevin Love misses 20-foot jumper
- James Harden makes 18-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes 14-foot two point shot
- Carlos Delfino misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses layup
- Chandler Parsons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Carlos Delfino assists)
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 2
- Toney Douglas misses 18-foot jumper
- Chandler Parsons makes layup
- Andrei Kirilenko misses 19-foot jumper
- Dante Cunningham misses 20-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jeremy Lin misses layup
- Carlos Delfino makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Ricky Rubio makes two point shot
- Carlos Delfino misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Dante Cunningham makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Jose Juan Barea misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup
- Toney Douglas misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ricky Rubio misses jumper
- Toney Douglas makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Nikola Pekovic misses running hook shot
- Marcus Morris makes 4-foot jumper (Carlos Delfino assists)
- Marcus Morris makes free throw 1 of 1
- 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)
- James Harden makes 20-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses two point shot
- Toney Douglas misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carlos Delfino makes 26-foot three point jumper (Toney Douglas assists)
- Jose Juan Barea makes 9-foot two point shot (Dante Cunningham assists)
- Omer Asik misses layup
- Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dante Cunningham blocks James Harden 's 13-foot 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
- James Harden makes 3-foot two point shot
- Derrick Williams misses layup
- Jeremy Lin misses two point shot
- Kevin Love misses layup
- Jeremy Lin makes two point shot
- Jose Juan Barea makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alexey Shved assists)
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Omer Asik makes free throw 1 of 2
- Omer Asik misses free throw 2 of 2
- Alexey Shved makes driving layup
- Alexey Shved makes two point shot
- Carlos Delfino misses 20-foot jumper
- Dante Cunningham makes dunk (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Lin assists)
- Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 6-foot jumper
- Alexey Shved makes 19-foot two point shot
- 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
- Dante Cunningham makes layup (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
- Jeremy Lin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jeremy Lin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrei Kirilenko makes 20-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Marcus Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 7-foot Running Jumper
- Andrei Kirilenko misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden blocks Alexey Shved 's 13-foot jumper
- Kevin Love blocks Chandler Parsons's shot
- Alexey Shved makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Jeremy Lin misses 20-foot jumper
- Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dante Cunningham misses
- Dante Cunningham makes two point shot
- Jeremy Lin misses 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes layup (Alexey Shved assists)
- Toney Douglas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Alexey Shved misses 20-foot jumper
- Omer Asik makes dunk (Carlos Delfino assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses 10-foot two point shot
- Chandler Parsons makes 8-foot two point shot
- Alexey Shved makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
- Omer Asik makes two point shot (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Carlos Delfino misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 16-foot jumper
- Andrei Kirilenko misses layup
- Omer Asik misses 1-foot two point shot
- Luke Ridnour misses 18-foot jumper
- Toney Douglas misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Toney Douglas misses layup
- Luke Ridnour misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chandler Parsons misses 21-foot jumper
- Omer Asik makes two point shot
- Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Greg Smith makes two point shot (Toney Douglas assists)
- Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carlos Delfino misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Greg Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- Greg Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chandler Parsons misses jumper
- Derrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Morris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jose Juan Barea makes 10-foot two point shot
- Carlos Delfino misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Toney Douglas misses 22-foot jumper
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 22-foot jumper (Marcus Morris assists)
- Jose Juan Barea makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jose Juan Barea makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Omer Asik blocks Nikola Pekovic's layup
- Derrick Williams makes two point shot
- Carlos Delfino makes 25-foot three point jumper (Toney Douglas assists)
- Jose Juan Barea makes 25-foot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Marcus Morris makes layup (Toney Douglas assists)
- Ricky Rubio misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Carlos Delfino makes two point shot
- Ricky Rubio misses 19-foot jumper
- Derrick Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
- Derrick Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carlos Delfino misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Toney Douglas misses 8-foot jumper
- Ricky Rubio makes jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
- Marcus Morris misses 18-foot jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses 16-foot jumper
- Marcus Morris misses 18-foot jumper
- Derrick Williams misses 6-foot jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carlos Delfino misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jose Juan Barea misses layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chandler Parsons assists)
- Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes two point shot
- James Harden misses 20-foot jumper
- Alexey Shved makes 25-foot
- Jeremy Lin makes 22-foot jumper
- Carlos Delfino misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Andrei Kirilenko makes layup (Alexey Shved assists)
- James Harden misses 15-foot two point jumper
- Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chandler Parsons misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes two point shot
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Alexey Shved misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | 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 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Leon Wood
Referee:Eric Dalen
Referee:Michael Smith
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 34 | 16 | .680 | - | W2 |
| Houston | 31 | 18 | .633 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 29 | .408 | 13.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 31 | .380 | 15 | L5 |
| New Orleans | 13 | 40 | .245 | 22.5 | L3 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 35 | .314 | 23.5 | W1 |
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