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)
- PJ Tucker blocks Jimmy Butler 's 3-foot jumper
- 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
- Clint Capela blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 6-foot hook shot
- 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)
- Jeff Teague blocks Clint Capela 's 2-foot layup
- 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
- Joe Johnson blocks Nemanja Bjelica 's 2-foot driving layup
- 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 blocks Derrick Rose 's 2-foot driving layup
- 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
- PJ Tucker blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 2-foot 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
- Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Clint Capela 's 2-foot layup
- 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
- Nene blocks Jamal Crawford 's 8-foot jumper
- 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
- Clint Capela blocks Jimmy Butler 's 8-foot two point shot
- Taj Gibson misses 10-foot jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon blocks Andrew Wiggins 's 10-foot two point shot
- 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
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Clint Capela (Chris Paul gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:34 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass (Clint Capela steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Trevor Ariza makes layup (James Harden assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:49 | | PJ Tucker blocks Jimmy Butler 's 3-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:46 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:42 | | Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists) | 0 | 4 |
| 10:29 | | Andrew Wiggins makes 3-foot jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:12 | | Andrew Wiggins shooting foul | 2 | 4 |
| 10:12 | | Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10:12 | | Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9:46 | | Jeff Teague misses 16-foot pullup jump shot | 2 | 6 |
| 9:46 | | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 2 | 6 |
| 9:40 | | Taj Gibson makes layup (Jeff Teague assists) | 4 | 6 |
| 9:26 | | Chris Paul out of bounds bad pass turnover | 4 | 6 |
| 9:07 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 23-foot three point jumper | 4 | 6 |
| 9:05 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 8:57 | | Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists) | 4 | 8 |
| 8:32 | | Jeff Teague misses 28-foot three point jumper | 4 | 8 |
| 8:29 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 4 | 8 |
| 8:19 | | Chris Paul misses 12-foot two point shot | 4 | 8 |
| 8:15 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 4 | 8 |
| 8:09 | | James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists) | 4 | 11 |
| 7:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 11-foot two point shot | 4 | 11 |
| 7:51 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 4 | 11 |
| 7:41 | | Taj Gibson shooting foul | 4 | 11 |
| 7:41 | | James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 7:41 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 4 | 11 |
| 7:41 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 7:41 | | James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 7:27 | | Taj Gibson misses two point shot | 4 | 13 |
| 7:26 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 4 | 13 |
| 7:22 | | Jeff Teague shooting foul | 4 | 13 |
| 7:22 | | Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 7:22 | | Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 7:10 | | Jeff Teague bad pass (James Harden steals) | 4 | 15 |
| 6:51 | | Chris Paul bad pass (Jimmy Butler steals) | 4 | 15 |
| 6:36 | | Clint Capela blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 6-foot hook shot | 4 | 15 |
| 6:33 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 4 | 15 |
| 6:31 | | Jimmy Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper | 4 | 15 |
| 6:29 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 4 | 15 |
| 6:23 | | Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper | 4 | 15 |
| 6:21 | | Jeff Teague defensive rebound | 4 | 15 |
| 6:17 | | Andrew Wiggins makes alley oop layup (Jeff Teague assists) | 6 | 15 |
| 6:00 | | Jeff Teague blocks Clint Capela 's 2-foot layup | 6 | 15 |
| 5:57 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 6 | 15 |
| 5:57 | | Clint Capela makes 2-foot dunk | 6 | 17 |
| 5:53 | | Timberwolves Full timeout | 6 | 17 |
| 5:53 | | Eric Gordon enters the game for Chris Paul | 6 | 17 |
| 5:53 | | Gerald Green enters the game for PJ Tucker | 6 | 17 |
| 5:47 | | Andrew Wiggins makes 2-foot layup (Jeff Teague assists) | 8 | 17 |
| 5:27 | | James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper | 8 | 17 |
| 5:25 | | Jeff Teague defensive rebound | 8 | 17 |
| 5:10 | | Andrew Wiggins misses 27-foot three point jumper | 8 | 17 |
| 5:07 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 8 | 17 |
| 4:55 | | Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 17 |
| 4:53 | | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | 8 | 17 |
| 4:49 | | Gerald Green personal foul | 8 | 17 |
| 4:49 | | Tyus Jones enters the game for Jeff Teague | 8 | 17 |
| 4:49 | | Jamal Crawford enters the game for Jimmy Butler | 8 | 17 |
| 4:36 | | Andrew Wiggins makes 13-foot two point shot | 10 | 17 |
| 4:19 | | James Harden makes step back jumpshot | 10 | 19 |
| 4:04 | | Taj Gibson makes 13-foot jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 12 | 19 |
| 3:47 | | Trevor Ariza offensive foul | 12 | 19 |
| 3:47 | | Trevor Ariza turnover | 12 | 19 |
| 3:47 | | Nene enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 12 | 19 |
| 3:47 | | Joe Johnson enters the game for Clint Capela | 12 | 19 |
| 3:34 | | Andrew Wiggins misses layup | 12 | 19 |
| 3:31 | | Gerald Green defensive rebound | 12 | 19 |
| 3:28 | | Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper | 12 | 19 |
| 3:26 | | Taj Gibson defensive rebound | 12 | 19 |
| 3:19 | | Nene shooting foul | 12 | 19 |
| 3:19 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 19 |
| 3:19 | | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 12 | 19 |
| 3:19 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 19 |
| 3:09 | | Eric Gordon makes 15-foot pullup jump shot | 13 | 21 |
| 2:48 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 6-foot two point shot | 15 | 21 |
| 2:31 | | James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot | 15 | 21 |
| 2:29 | | Taj Gibson defensive rebound | 15 | 21 |
| 2:23 | | Gerald Green shooting foul | 15 | 21 |
| 2:23 | | Rockets Full timeout | 15 | 21 |
| 2:23 | | Chris Paul enters the game for James Harden | 15 | 21 |
| 2:23 | | Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns | 15 | 21 |
| 2:23 | | Jamal Crawford makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 21 |
| 2:23 | | Jamal Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 21 |
| 2:03 | | Eric Gordon misses 8-foot two point shot | 17 | 21 |
| 2:02 | | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 17 | 21 |
| 2:02 | | Jeff Teague enters the game for Tyus Jones | 17 | 21 |
| 1:52 | | Gorgui Dieng vs. Nene (Jeff Teague gains possession) | 17 | 21 |
| 1:44 | | Andrew Wiggins misses 9-foot two point shot | 17 | 21 |
| 1:40 | | Jeff Teague offensive rebound | 17 | 21 |
| 1:34 | | Nene shooting foul | 17 | 21 |
| 1:34 | | Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 21 |
| 1:34 | | Nemanja Bjelica enters the game for Andrew Wiggins | 18 | 21 |
| 1:34 | | Derrick Rose enters the game for Taj Gibson | 18 | 21 |
| 1:34 | | Jeff Teague misses free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 21 |
| 1:34 | | Gorgui Dieng offensive rebound | 18 | 21 |
| 1:31 | | Gorgui Dieng makes tip shot | 22 | 21 |
| 1:16 | | Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper | 20 | 21 |
| 1:14 | | Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound | 20 | 21 |
| 1:09 | | Nemanja Bjelica misses layup | 20 | 21 |
| 1:07 | | Nene defensive rebound | 20 | 21 |
| 1:04 | | Chris Paul lost ball turnover | 20 | 21 |
| 1:04 | | Chris Paul loose ball foul | 20 | 21 |
| 1:04 | | Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 21 |
| 1:04 | | Gorgui Dieng misses free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 21 |
| 1:04 | | Nene defensive rebound | 21 | 21 |
| 54.2 | | Derrick Rose personal foul | 21 | 21 |
| 46.3 | | Jeff Teague personal foul | 21 | 21 |
| 46.3 | | Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 21 |
| 46.3 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 21 | 21 |
| 46.3 | | Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 22 |
| 35.4 | | Jamal Crawford misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot | 21 | 22 |
| 32.7 | | Nene defensive rebound | 21 | 22 |
| 26.9 | | Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper | 21 | 25 |
| 4.6 | | Jeff Teague traveling | 21 | 25 |
| 0.8 | | Nene makes layup (Chris Paul assists) | 21 | 27 |
| 0.8 | | Jeff Teague shooting foul | 21 | 27 |
| 0.8 | | Tyus Jones enters the game for Jeff Teague | 21 | 27 |
| 0.8 | | Nene misses free throw 1 of 1 | 21 | 27 |
| 0.8 | | Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound | 21 | 27 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 21 | 27 | |
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 | 36 | 8 | .818 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 29 | 15 | .659 | 7 | L2 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 17 | .614 | 9 | L3 |
| Portland | 22 | 22 | .500 | 14 | W3 |
| Utah | 15 | 29 | .341 | 21 | W1 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 30 | 14 | .682 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 26 | 15 | .634 | 2.5 | W3 |
| Memphis | 18 | 23 | .439 | 10.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 18 | 26 | .409 | 12 | W3 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 35 | .222 | 20.5 | L2 |
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