Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets
WEST 1ST ROUND - GAME 1 • HOU leads series 1-0
47-35, 17-24 Away
101
47-35, 17-24 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 21 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 101 |
HOU | 27 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 104 |
65-17, 34-7 Home
104
65-17, 34-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)
- Andrew Wiggins makes 3-foot jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Teague misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Taj Gibson makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Jeff Teague misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 12-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 11-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Taj Gibson misses two point shot
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jimmy Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins makes alley oop layup (Jeff Teague assists)
- Clint Capela makes 2-foot dunk
- Andrew Wiggins makes 2-foot layup (Jeff Teague assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins makes 13-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes step back jumpshot
- Taj Gibson makes 13-foot jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Andrew Wiggins misses layup
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 6-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Crawford makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 8-foot two point shot
- Andrew Wiggins misses 9-foot two point shot
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jeff Teague misses free throw 2 of 2
- Gorgui Dieng makes tip shot
- Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Nemanja Bjelica misses layup
- Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gorgui Dieng misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Crawford misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Nene misses free throw 1 of 1
- Jimmy Butler makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Rose misses 9-foot two point shot
- Jimmy Butler makes layup
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Rose misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes pullup jump shot
- Jamal Crawford makes driving layup
- Chris Paul misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Crawford misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 4-foot jump bank shot
- Nene makes 4-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Nene makes free throw 1 of 1
- Derrick Rose makes 2-foot layup (Jimmy Butler assists)
- Derrick Rose makes free throw 1 of 1
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)
- Clint Capela makes 2-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
- Clint Capela misses 5-foot two point shot
- Jimmy Butler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Clint Capela makes tip shot
- Taj Gibson makes 7-foot hook shot (Jamal Crawford assists)
- PJ Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup
- PJ Tucker misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Clint Capela misses tip shot
- Clint Capela makes tip shot
- James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Derrick Rose makes two point shot
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Derrick Rose makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- James Harden makes layup
- Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses layup
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Rose makes two point shot (Taj Gibson assists)
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 3
- Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 3
- Jimmy Butler makes free throw 3 of 3
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Rose misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
- Andrew Wiggins makes driving layup
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Taj Gibson makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)
- Taj Gibson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jimmy Butler misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Teague misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jimmy Butler makes three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Teague makes 27-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
- Derrick Rose misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 8-foot hook shot
- PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Teague misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Teague misses driving layup
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green makes 21-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- Derrick Rose makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists)
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Derrick Rose misses two point shot
- Clint Capela makes 3-foot dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
- Jamal Crawford misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Derrick Rose makes layup (Tyus Jones assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Rose makes three point jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
- James Harden makes 2-foot driving dunk
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 21-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Clint Capela misses tip shot
- Chris Paul misses layup
- Derrick Rose misses 15-foot jumper
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jamal Crawford makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)
- Jamal Crawford misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 10-foot jumper
- Jeff Teague makes driving floating jump shot
- Gerald Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Gorgui Dieng makes 21-foot jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
- Gerald Green makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists)
- Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Gorgui Dieng misses 7-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jimmy Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Jamal Crawford misses 30-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- James Harden makes 6-foot two point shot
- Taj Gibson misses 10-foot jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes step back jumpshot
- Jeff Teague makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden makes 2-foot two point shot
- Jeff Teague makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
- Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 3
- Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 3
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 3 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins makes dunk (Derrick Rose assists)
- James Harden misses 17-foot two point shot
- Andrew Wiggins misses 5-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jimmy Butler misses two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes tip shot
- Jimmy Butler misses 21-foot jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: HOU, 80.2
Win %: HOU, 79.1
Win %: HOU, 78.7
Win %: HOU, 79.9
Win %: HOU, 81.7
Win %: HOU, 82.6
Win %: HOU, 82.9
Win %: HOU, 84.2
Win %: HOU, 82.8
Win %: HOU, 84.8
Win %: HOU, 85.2
Win %: HOU, 84.1
Win %: HOU, 85.0
Win %: HOU, 84.0
Win %: HOU, 82.5
Win %: HOU, 80.9
Win %: HOU, 81.9
Win %: HOU, 82.3
Win %: HOU, 83.7
Win %: HOU, 84.6
Win %: HOU, 85.0
Win %: HOU, 83.8
Win %: HOU, 84.9
Win %: HOU, 87.5
Win %: HOU, 88.2
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Tony Brown
Referee:James Williams
Referee:Tony Brown
Referee:Dedric Taylor
Referee:Ken Mauer
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 47 | 15 | .758 | - | W2 |
| Minnesota | 38 | 23 | .623 | 8.5 | W3 |
| Denver | 38 | 24 | .613 | 9 | W1 |
| Portland | 29 | 33 | .468 | 18 | L2 |
| Utah | 18 | 43 | .295 | 28.5 | L6 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 43 | 17 | .717 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 38 | 22 | .633 | 5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 23 | 36 | .390 | 19.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 21 | 39 | .350 | 22 | L3 |
| New Orleans | 19 | 43 | .306 | 25 | L1 |
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