Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets
113
7-1
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU | 28 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 113 |
MIN | 26 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 101 |
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Nikola Pekovic blocks Dwight Howard 's 6-foot jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses 9-foot Running Jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses 5-foot hook shot
- Dwight Howard blocks Nikola Pekovic 's 6-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Thaddeus Young misses 23-foot jumper
- Andrew Wiggins blocks James Harden 's 4-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 15-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses layup
- Donatas Motiejunas makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Zach LaVine makes 18-foot jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas misses two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
- Zach LaVine misses 19-foot jumper
- James Harden makes 15-foot two point shot
- Andrew Wiggins makes 17-foot jumper (Zach LaVine assists)
- Dwight Howard misses
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Zach LaVine assists)
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Thaddeus Young makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses two point shot
- Thaddeus Young misses driving layup
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Zach LaVine makes two point shot
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins makes driving dunk
- Dwight Howard makes dunk (Kostas Papanikolaou assists)
- James Harden makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kostas Papanikolaou assists)
- Corey Brewer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists)
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Kostas Papanikolaou assists)
- Thaddeus Young misses 15-foot jumper
- James Harden misses jumper
- Gorgui Dieng makes 5-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
- Gorgui Dieng blocks Kostas Papanikolaou's jumper
- Kostas Papanikolaou makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
- Andrew Wiggins makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Shabazz Muhammad makes 14-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- Shabazz Muhammad makes driving dunk
- Dwight Howard makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
- Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper
- Gorgui Dieng misses 6-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer makes 17-foot jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)
- Troy Daniels misses 21-foot jumper
- Mo Williams misses 16-foot jumper
- Gorgui Dieng blocks Dwight Howard's jumper
- Gorgui Dieng misses layup
- Anthony Bennett makes layup
- Isaiah Canaan makes driving layup
- Shabazz Muhammad misses 21-foot jumper
- Dwight Howard makes 5-foot two point shot
- Gorgui Dieng makes 18-foot two point shot
- Kostas Papanikolaou makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
- Corey Brewer makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Isaiah Canaan misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard misses 5-foot jumper
- Anthony Bennett blocks Donatas Motiejunas's layup
- Shabazz Muhammad misses layup
- Trevor Ariza makes layup (James Harden assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
- James Harden misses 16-foot jumper
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry blocks Mo Williams 's 13-foot jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup (Jason Terry assists)
- Andrew Wiggins misses 9-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes 5-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
- Andrew Wiggins misses 14-foot jumper
- Kostas Papanikolaou misses two point shot
- Tarik Black makes two point shot
- Nikola Pekovic misses layup
- Thaddeus Young makes layup (Kevin Martin assists)
- Tarik Black makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Kevin Martin makes driving layup
- Isaiah Canaan misses 7-foot jumper
- Thaddeus Young misses 19-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard blocks Andrew Wiggins 's 5-foot 2-pt jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 18-foot jumper
- James Harden makes 19-foot jumper
- Zach LaVine misses 18-foot jumper
- Thaddeus Young blocks Isaiah Canaan 's 5-foot jumper
- Andrew Wiggins makes driving layup (Zach LaVine assists)
- James Harden misses 19-foot jumper
- Zach LaVine misses layup
- Thaddeus Young misses driving layup
- Donatas Motiejunas makes 6-foot two point shot
- Dwight Howard blocks Thaddeus Young 's 4-foot jumper
- Thaddeus Young misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
- Dwight Howard blocks Kevin Martin's jumper
- Zach LaVine misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard misses
- Nikola Pekovic misses 3-foot jumper
- Dwight Howard misses
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Andrew Wiggins misses 19-foot jumper
- Andrew Wiggins makes 19-foot jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas blocks Nikola Pekovic 's 5-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin makes two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
- Zach LaVine misses 18-foot jumper
- Isaiah Canaan makes driving layup
- Thaddeus Young misses 16-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup
- Trevor Ariza misses two point shot
- Kostas Papanikolaou makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Isaiah Canaan misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kostas Papanikolaou misses 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Thaddeus Young assists)
- James Harden misses 18-foot two point shot
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Kevin Martin makes 16-foot two point shot (Zach LaVine assists)
- Dwight Howard makes driving layup
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Zach LaVine misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Shabazz Muhammad misses
- Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
- Dwight Howard misses 7-foot hook shot
- Donatas Motiejunas makes layup
- Gorgui Dieng makes dunk (Zach LaVine assists)
- James Harden makes two point shot (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
- Gorgui Dieng misses 17-foot jumper
- Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Corey Brewer makes layup (Gorgui Dieng assists)
- Donatas Motiejunas misses layup
- Zach LaVine misses jumper
- Tarik Black makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Gorgui Dieng misses 76-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Tarik Black makes two point shot
- Shabazz Muhammad makes 22-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
- Kostas Papanikolaou makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donatas Motiejunas assists)
- Robbie Hummel makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
- Kostas Papanikolaou misses driving layup
- Tarik Black makes layup
- Mo Williams misses 18-foot jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas misses jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas makes jumper (Kostas Papanikolaou assists)
- James Harden misses 15-foot jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses 21-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes 10-foot two point shot
- Dwight Howard makes 17-foot jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
- Donatas Motiejunas misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Donatas Motiejunas blocks Mo Williams's layup
- Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)
- Andrew Wiggins makes 21-foot jumper (Ronny Turiaf assists)
- Robbie Hummel makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists)
- James Harden misses two point shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Robbie Hummel makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Isaiah Canaan misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Canaan assists)
- Corey Brewer makes 5-foot two point shot
- Chase Budinger makes 7-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
- Troy Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Robbie Hummel misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Troy Daniels misses three point jumper
- Chase Budinger misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tarik Black misses 4-foot running hook shot
- Joey Dorsey misses 5-foot jumper
- Troy Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Dwight Howard vs. Nikola Pekovic (Donatas Motiejunas gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Nikola Pekovic blocks Dwight Howard 's 6-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Kevin Martin defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:25 | Andrew Wiggins misses 9-foot Running Jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:23 | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:22 | Nikola Pekovic misses 5-foot hook shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:21 | James Harden defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:15 | Trevor Ariza bad pass | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:07 | James Harden personal foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:56 | Dwight Howard blocks Nikola Pekovic 's 6-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:55 | Donatas Motiejunas defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:48 | Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:29 | Thaddeus Young misses 23-foot jumper | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:27 | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:21 | Andrew Wiggins blocks James Harden 's 4-foot jumper | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:19 | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:02 | Kevin Martin misses 15-foot jumper | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:00 | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 3 | 0 | |
| 10:00 | Nikola Pekovic misses layup | 3 | 0 | |
| 9:59 | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | 3 | 0 | |
| 9:51 | Donatas Motiejunas makes layup (James Harden assists) | 5 | 0 | |
| 9:32 | Zach LaVine makes 18-foot jumper | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:11 | Donatas Motiejunas misses two point shot | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:11 | Thaddeus Young defensive rebound | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:00 | Donatas Motiejunas shooting foul (Thaddeus Young draws the foul) | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:00 | Thaddeus Young misses free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:00 | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 5 | 2 | |
| 9:00 | Thaddeus Young makes free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| 8:51 | Trevor Ariza makes driving layup | 7 | 3 | |
| 8:32 | Zach LaVine misses 19-foot jumper | 7 | 3 | |
| 8:30 | Donatas Motiejunas defensive rebound | 7 | 3 | |
| 8:15 | James Harden makes 15-foot two point shot | 9 | 3 | |
| 8:00 | Andrew Wiggins makes 17-foot jumper (Zach LaVine assists) | 9 | 5 | |
| 7:45 | Dwight Howard misses | 9 | 5 | |
| 7:43 | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 9 | 5 | |
| 7:33 | Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Zach LaVine assists) | 9 | 7 | |
| 7:18 | Dwight Howard makes two point shot | 11 | 7 | |
| 7:05 | Thaddeus Young makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists) | 11 | 10 | |
| 6:35 | Trevor Ariza misses two point shot | 11 | 10 | |
| 6:33 | Donatas Motiejunas offensive rebound | 11 | 10 | |
| 6:18 | Isaiah Canaan out of bounds lost ball turnover | 11 | 10 | |
| 6:18 | Jason Terry enters the game for Isaiah Canaan | 11 | 10 | |
| 6:18 | Kostas Papanikolaou enters the game for Donatas Motiejunas | 11 | 10 | |
| 6:07 | Thaddeus Young misses driving layup | 11 | 10 | |
| 6:05 | Rockets defensive team rebound | 11 | 10 | |
| 5:52 | James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper | 11 | 10 | |
| 5:52 | Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound | 11 | 10 | |
| 5:46 | Zach LaVine makes two point shot | 11 | 12 | |
| 5:46 | Dwight Howard defensive goaltending violation | 11 | 12 | |
| 5:31 | Kevin Martin personal foul (Kostas Papanikolaou draws the foul) | 11 | 12 | |
| 5:31 | Timberwolves Full timeout | 11 | 12 | |
| 5:24 | James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper | 11 | 12 | |
| 5:24 | Kevin Martin defensive rebound | 11 | 12 | |
| 5:05 | Andrew Wiggins makes driving dunk | 11 | 14 | |
| 4:48 | Dwight Howard makes dunk (Kostas Papanikolaou assists) | 13 | 14 | |
| 4:48 | Zach LaVine shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul) | 13 | 14 | |
| 4:48 | Donatas Motiejunas enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 13 | 14 | |
| 4:48 | Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 1 | 14 | 14 | |
| 4:31 | Andrew Wiggins offensive foul (Jason Terry draws the foul) | 14 | 14 | |
| 4:31 | Andrew Wiggins turnover | 14 | 14 | |
| 4:31 | Corey Brewer enters the game for Kevin Martin | 14 | 14 | |
| 4:11 | James Harden makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kostas Papanikolaou assists) | 17 | 14 | |
| 4:01 | Corey Brewer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists) | 17 | 17 | |
| 3:45 | Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Kostas Papanikolaou assists) | 19 | 17 | |
| 3:23 | Thaddeus Young misses 15-foot jumper | 19 | 17 | |
| 3:21 | Jason Terry defensive rebound | 19 | 17 | |
| 3:04 | Thaddeus Young shooting foul (Kostas Papanikolaou draws the foul) | 19 | 17 | |
| 3:04 | Kostas Papanikolaou misses free throw 1 of 3 | 19 | 17 | |
| 3:04 | Rockets offensive team rebound | 19 | 17 | |
| 3:04 | Kostas Papanikolaou makes free throw 2 of 3 | 20 | 17 | |
| 3:04 | Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Nikola Pekovic | 20 | 17 | |
| 3:04 | Tarik Black enters the game for Dwight Howard | 20 | 17 | |
| 3:04 | Kostas Papanikolaou makes free throw 3 of 3 | 21 | 17 | |
| 2:55 | Gorgui Dieng traveling | 21 | 17 | |
| 2:55 | Rockets Full timeout | 21 | 17 | |
| 2:33 | James Harden misses jumper | 21 | 17 | |
| 2:32 | Corey Brewer defensive rebound | 21 | 17 | |
| 2:17 | Gorgui Dieng makes 5-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists) | 21 | 19 | |
| 1:58 | Gorgui Dieng blocks Kostas Papanikolaou's jumper | 21 | 19 | |
| 1:57 | Donatas Motiejunas offensive rebound | 21 | 19 | |
| 1:52 | Kostas Papanikolaou makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donatas Motiejunas assists) | 24 | 19 | |
| 1:28 | Andrew Wiggins makes 23-foot three point jumper | 24 | 22 | |
| 1:07 | Zach LaVine personal foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 24 | 22 | |
| 1:07 | Trevor Ariza enters the game for James Harden | 24 | 22 | |
| 1:07 | Dwight Howard enters the game for Tarik Black | 24 | 22 | |
| 1:07 | Anthony Bennett enters the game for Thaddeus Young | 24 | 22 | |
| 1:07 | Mo Williams enters the game for Zach LaVine | 24 | 22 | |
| 1:07 | Shabazz Muhammad enters the game for Andrew Wiggins | 24 | 22 | |
| 1:01 | Donatas Motiejunas offensive foul (Shabazz Muhammad draws the foul) | 24 | 22 | |
| 1:01 | Donatas Motiejunas turnover | 24 | 22 | |
| 53.0 | Shabazz Muhammad makes 14-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists) | 24 | 24 | |
| 53.0 | Dwight Howard defensive goaltending violation | 24 | 24 | |
| 42.0 | Gorgui Dieng shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul) | 24 | 24 | |
| 42.0 | Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 24 | |
| 42.0 | Troy Daniels enters the game for Donatas Motiejunas | 25 | 24 | |
| 42.0 | Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 24 | |
| 35.0 | Shabazz Muhammad makes driving dunk | 26 | 26 | |
| 21.0 | Dwight Howard makes layup (Jason Terry assists) | 28 | 26 | |
| 1.0 | Mo Williams misses 20-foot jumper | 28 | 26 | |
| 0.0 | Gorgui Dieng offensive rebound | 28 | 26 | |
| 0.0 | Gorgui Dieng misses 6-foot jumper | 28 | 26 | |
| 0.0 | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 28 | 26 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 28 | 26 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Mexico City
Referee:Tony Brown
Referee:Zach Zarba
Referee:Karl Lane
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| 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 | 26 | .366 | 12.5 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 33 | .233 | 18.5 | W1 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
| Utah | 14 | 26 | .350 | 19.5 | L1 |
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