Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets
12-28, 7-11 Away
104
12-28, 7-11 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 104 |
HOU | 23 | 34 | 24 | 26 | 107 |
21-19, 13-9 Home
107
21-19, 13-9 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Andrew Wiggins misses 16-foot jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes 6-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)
- Jason Terry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jason Terry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 10-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 18-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 19-foot jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Andrew Wiggins misses 19-foot two point jumper
- Ricky Rubio makes driving layup
- James Harden misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Terrence Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gorgui Dieng makes 7-foot two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Tayshaun Prince misses 16-foot jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 10-foot
- Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Ty Lawson misses 20-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 3-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shabazz Muhammad misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
- Shabazz Muhammad misses 6-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ty Lawson misses driving layup
- Kevin Martin makes two point shot (Zach LaVine assists)
- Zach LaVine misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Gorgui Dieng makes dunk
- Marcus Thornton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Thornton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes 11-foot two point shot
- Zach LaVine misses 21-foot two point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot
- Nemanja Bjelica makes 27-foot
- Gorgui Dieng misses jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Thornton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes layup
- Gorgui Dieng misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nemanja Bjelica misses layup
- Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Shabazz Muhammad misses jumper
- Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
- Shabazz Muhammad makes two point shot (Gorgui Dieng assists)
- Zach LaVine misses 13-foot two point jumper
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Gorgui Dieng misses jumper
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot
- Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kevin Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses driving layup
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gorgui Dieng misses 7-foot two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins misses 18-foot two point jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Kevin Martin makes three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Kevin Martin makes dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins makes 11-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Jason Terry misses three point jumper
- Dwight Howard misses 6-foot hook shot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Ricky Rubio makes technical free throw
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
- Nikola Pekovic misses layup
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
- Nikola Pekovic misses layup
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Kevin Martin misses three point jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses layup
- Andrew Wiggins misses layup
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 3
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 3
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 3 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins makes driving dunk
- James Harden makes 16-foot jumper
- Andrew Wiggins makes 11-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ricky Rubio misses free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Dwight Howard makes 7-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Ricky Rubio makes two point shot (Nikola Pekovic assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Terrence Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones makes 7-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Andrew Wiggins makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 1
- Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses 7-foot
- James Harden misses 8-foot two point shot
- Ricky Rubio misses driving layup
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses 18-foot two point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes two point shot
- James Harden makes 17-foot two point shot
- Andrew Wiggins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Clint Capela assists)
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 1
- Gorgui Dieng misses 16-foot jumper
- Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tayshaun Prince makes jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Ty Lawson misses 5-foot two point shot
- Dwight Howard misses 3-foot hook shot
- Tayshaun Prince makes 17-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
- Andrew Wiggins makes 19-foot jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- James Harden misses 11-foot two point shot
- Tayshaun Prince makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Terrence Jones misses driving layup
- Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 16-foot two point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Thornton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Thornton misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes 14-foot two point shot
- Marcus Thornton makes 9-foot two point shot
- Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gorgui Dieng misses free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gorgui Dieng makes 10-foot two point shot (Zach LaVine assists)
- Ty Lawson misses 22-foot two point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zach LaVine misses 16-foot two point jumper
- Zach LaVine makes two point shot (Shabazz Muhammad assists)
- Kevin Martin makes technical free throw
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nemanja Bjelica makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists)
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 1
- Corey Brewer makes layup
- Gorgui Dieng misses 4-foot jumper
- Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nemanja Bjelica misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Marcus Thornton makes layup (Terrence Jones assists)
- Terrence Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Kevin Martin makes 28-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists)
- Terrence Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins makes three point jumper (Nemanja Bjelica assists)
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses three point jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses jumper
- Terrence Jones makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 5-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins makes 14-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jason Terry makes two point shot
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ricky Rubio makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 17-foot two point shot
- Kevin Martin makes driving layup
- James Harden misses 22-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
- Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Dwight Howard | 0 | 0 |
| 12:00 | | Karl-Anthony Towns jump ball violation | 0 | 0 |
| 11:51 | | James Harden bad pass (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:34 | | Andrew Wiggins misses 16-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:29 | | James Harden lost ball turnover (Ricky Rubio steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot | 2 | 0 |
| 10:57 | | Nikola Pekovic personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul) | 2 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:32 | | Nikola Pekovic makes 6-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists) | 4 | 0 |
| 10:11 | | Dwight Howard bad pass (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | 4 | 0 |
| 10:06 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot | 4 | 0 |
| 10:04 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 9:57 | | Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper | 4 | 0 |
| 9:56 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 9:55 | | Ricky Rubio personal foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul) | 4 | 0 |
| 9:47 | | Trevor Ariza makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists) | 4 | 2 |
| 9:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 7 | 2 |
| 9:02 | | Nikola Pekovic shooting foul (Jason Terry draws the foul) | 7 | 2 |
| 9:02 | | Jason Terry makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 9:02 | | Jason Terry makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 8:48 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 10-foot two point shot | 7 | 4 |
| 8:47 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 7 | 4 |
| 8:45 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 7 | 4 |
| 8:36 | | James Harden makes 18-foot two point shot | 7 | 6 |
| 8:15 | | Nikola Pekovic lost ball turnover (James Harden steals) | 7 | 6 |
| 8:03 | | Karl-Anthony Towns kicked ball violation | 7 | 6 |
| 7:54 | | James Harden makes 19-foot jumper | 7 | 8 |
| 7:54 | | Andrew Wiggins shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 7 | 8 |
| 7:54 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 7:41 | | Andrew Wiggins misses 19-foot two point jumper | 7 | 9 |
| 7:39 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 7 | 9 |
| 7:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns lost ball turnover (Trevor Ariza steals) | 7 | 9 |
| 7:33 | | James Harden bad pass (Ricky Rubio steals) | 7 | 9 |
| 7:24 | | Ricky Rubio makes driving layup | 9 | 9 |
| 7:09 | | Terrence Jones enters the game for Clint Capela | 9 | 9 |
| 7:09 | | Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Nikola Pekovic | 9 | 9 |
| 7:09 | | Ty Lawson enters the game for Jason Terry | 9 | 9 |
| 7:03 | | James Harden misses 20-foot step back jumpshot | 9 | 9 |
| 7:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 9 | 9 |
| 6:58 | | Ricky Rubio bad pass (Ty Lawson steals) | 9 | 9 |
| 6:45 | | Terrence Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper | 9 | 9 |
| 6:43 | | Ricky Rubio defensive rebound | 9 | 9 |
| 6:39 | | Timberwolves Full timeout | 9 | 9 |
| 6:26 | | Gorgui Dieng makes 7-foot two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 11 | 9 |
| 6:11 | | Ty Lawson bad pass (Gorgui Dieng steals) | 11 | 9 |
| 6:03 | | Tayshaun Prince misses 16-foot jumper | 11 | 9 |
| 6:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 11 | 9 |
| 5:58 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 10-foot | 11 | 9 |
| 5:56 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 11 | 9 |
| 5:54 | | Shabazz Muhammad enters the game for Tayshaun Prince | 11 | 9 |
| 5:43 | | Dwight Howard lost ball turnover (Ricky Rubio steals) | 11 | 9 |
| 5:39 | | Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists) | 13 | 9 |
| 5:22 | | Ty Lawson misses 20-foot jumper | 13 | 9 |
| 5:22 | | Ricky Rubio defensive rebound | 13 | 9 |
| 5:18 | | Ricky Rubio bad pass (Dwight Howard steals) | 13 | 9 |
| 5:03 | | Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper | 13 | 9 |
| 5:03 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 13 | 9 |
| 5:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass | 13 | 9 |
| 4:37 | | Trevor Ariza makes 3-foot two point shot (James Harden assists) | 13 | 11 |
| 4:24 | | Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass | 13 | 11 |
| 4:24 | | Nemanja Bjelica enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns | 13 | 11 |
| 4:24 | | Clint Capela enters the game for Dwight Howard | 13 | 11 |
| 4:09 | | Terrence Jones traveling | 13 | 11 |
| 3:54 | | Trevor Ariza shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | 13 | 11 |
| 3:54 | | Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 11 |
| 3:54 | | Zach LaVine enters the game for Ricky Rubio | 14 | 11 |
| 3:54 | | Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 11 |
| 3:35 | | James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper | 15 | 11 |
| 3:34 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 15 | 11 |
| 3:30 | | Nemanja Bjelica personal foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul) | 15 | 12 |
| 3:30 | | Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 11 |
| 3:30 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 15 | 11 |
| 3:30 | | Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 12 |
| 3:15 | | Shabazz Muhammad misses 25-foot three point jumper | 15 | 12 |
| 3:15 | | Terrence Jones defensive rebound | 15 | 12 |
| 3:08 | | Clint Capela makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists) | 15 | 14 |
| 2:53 | | Shabazz Muhammad misses 6-foot two point shot | 15 | 14 |
| 2:51 | | Shabazz Muhammad offensive rebound | 15 | 14 |
| 2:49 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 15 | 14 |
| 2:42 | | Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 15 | 17 |
| 2:28 | | Corey Brewer enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 15 | 17 |
| 2:28 | | Marcus Thornton enters the game for James Harden | 15 | 17 |
| 2:28 | | Kevin Martin enters the game for Andrew Wiggins | 15 | 17 |
| 2:28 | | Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 17 |
| 2:28 | | Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 17 |
| 2:28 | | Clint Capela shooting foul (Gorgui Dieng draws the foul) | 15 | 17 |
| 2:28 | | Rockets Full timeout | 15 | 17 |
| 2:09 | | Ty Lawson misses driving layup | 17 | 17 |
| 2:08 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | 17 | 17 |
| 2:02 | | Kevin Martin makes two point shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 19 | 17 |
| 1:50 | | Marcus Thornton bad pass (Gorgui Dieng steals) | 19 | 17 |
| 1:42 | | Zach LaVine misses 25-foot three point jumper | 19 | 17 |
| 1:40 | | Gorgui Dieng offensive rebound | 19 | 17 |
| 1:39 | | Gorgui Dieng makes dunk | 21 | 17 |
| 1:24 | | Clint Capela bad pass | 21 | 17 |
| 1:15 | | Kevin Martin lost ball turnover (Marcus Thornton steals) | 21 | 17 |
| 1:15 | | Kevin Martin personal foul (Marcus Thornton draws the foul) | 21 | 17 |
| 1:15 | | Marcus Thornton makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 18 |
| 1:15 | | Marcus Thornton makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 19 |
| 55.0 | | Clint Capela blocks Gorgui Dieng's shot | 21 | 19 |
| 53.0 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 21 | 19 |
| 40.0 | | Terrence Jones makes 11-foot two point shot | 21 | 21 |
| 16.0 | | Zach LaVine misses 21-foot two point jumper | 21 | 21 |
| 15.0 | | Corey Brewer defensive rebound | 21 | 21 |
| 11.0 | | Corey Brewer makes two point shot | 21 | 23 |
| 0.0 | | Nemanja Bjelica makes 27-foot | 24 | 23 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 24 | 23 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Derrick Stafford
Referee:Sean Corbin
Referee:Aaron Smith
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 13 | .755 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 34 | 19 | .642 | 6 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 22 | .593 | 8.5 | L2 |
| Portland | 25 | 28 | .472 | 15 | W2 |
| Utah | 16 | 37 | .302 | 24 | L2 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 36 | 16 | .692 | - | W4 |
| Houston | 32 | 19 | .627 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 31 | .392 | 15.5 | L2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 33 | .365 | 17 | L7 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 40 | .259 | 23 | W1 |
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