Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets
32-38, 9-28 Away
102
32-38, 9-28 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 30 | 19 | 29 | 24 | 102 |
HOU | 26 | 24 | 43 | 24 | 117 |
44-26, 26-10 Home
117
44-26, 26-10 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Dario Saric misses 20-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 14-foot two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Clint Capela makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Dario Saric makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Dario Saric misses 5-foot two point shot
- Dario Saric makes jump bank shot
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Okogie misses 26-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Tyus Jones misses driving floating jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 6-foot jumper
- Josh Okogie makes 14-foot jumper
- Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Andrew Wiggins makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Josh Okogie makes layup (Andrew Wiggins assists)
- Eric Gordon misses three point jumper
- Tyus Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danuel House Jr. misses three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot (Tyus Jones assists)
- James Harden misses three point jumper
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Clint Capela misses tip shot
- James Harden misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Clint Capela makes layup (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Andrew Wiggins misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Josh Okogie misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Iman Shumpert misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins makes 22-foot step back jumpshot
- Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Danuel House Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot driving dunk (Tyus Jones assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 8-foot two point shot
- Danuel House Jr. makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot
- James Harden makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jumper (Keita Bates-Diop assists)
- Keita Bates-Diop makes 30-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
- James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes technical free throw
- Cameron Reynolds misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
- Gerald Green misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 10-foot two point shot
- Iman Shumpert makes two point shot (Danuel House Jr. assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses two point shot
- Andrew Wiggins misses 17-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario misses 11-foot two point shot
- Andrew Wiggins makes 2-foot two point shot (Jerryd Bayless assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Taj Gibson misses 9-foot two point shot
- Gerald Green misses two point shot
- Anthony Tolliver misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Taj Gibson makes 2-foot dunk
- Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three pointer
- Danuel House Jr. makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Taj Gibson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Taj Gibson makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses step back jumpshot
- Taj Gibson makes 14-foot jumper (Josh Okogie assists)
- Iman Shumpert misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Iman Shumpert assists)
- Jerryd Bayless makes driving layup (Taj Gibson assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 29-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
- Taj Gibson misses layup
- Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses jumper
- James Harden makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Josh Okogie makes 15-foot two point shot
- Andrew Wiggins makes three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- James Harden makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
- Josh Okogie makes 2-foot driving dunk (Tyus Jones assists)
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three pointer
- Dario Saric makes 2-foot two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Okogie misses free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Okogie makes free throw 2 of 2
- Iman Shumpert misses two point shot
- Clint Capela makes layup
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 1
- Dario Saric misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Clint Capela misses tip shot
- Tyus Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Tyus Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tyus Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
- Iman Shumpert makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- PJ Tucker makes 2-foot layup (Eric Gordon assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 15-foot jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Tyus Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Dario Saric makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dario Saric makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Josh Okogie misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Chris Paul makes step back jumpshot
- Tyus Jones misses driving floating jump shot
- Clint Capela makes free throw clear path 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw clear path 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 7-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Andrew Wiggins misses 2-foot jump bank shot
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Okogie misses layup
- Danuel House Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup
- Taj Gibson makes tip shot
- James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Josh Okogie makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Jerryd Bayless makes 20-foot jumper (Josh Okogie assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Anthony Tolliver makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jerryd Bayless assists)
- Jerryd Bayless misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Danuel House Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Iman Shumpert assists)
- Taj Gibson makes driving layup
- Taj Gibson makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Cameron Reynolds misses three point jumper
- Taj Gibson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Taj Gibson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gerald Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Tolliver misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Taj Gibson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Taj Gibson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes 9-foot hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Taj Gibson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Taj Gibson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Keita Bates-Diop misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 3
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 3
- Chris Paul makes free throw 3 of 3
- Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Keita Bates-Diop makes 11-foot two point shot
- Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Danuel House Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 11-foot two point shot
- Gerald Green misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 14-foot two point shot
- Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jerryd Bayless makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jerryd Bayless misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Iman Shumpert makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Anthony Tolliver misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 19-foot jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Clint Capela makes 2-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 12-foot jumper
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Keita Bates-Diop makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Clint Capela makes 3-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 8-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Andrew Wiggins misses driving floating jump shot
- Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot
- Iman Shumpert misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup
- James Harden misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Tyus Jones misses driving floating jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 4-foot two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses tip shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Josh Okogie misses free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Okogie makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gerald Green makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Josh Okogie misses two point shot
- Gerald Green makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Keita Bates-Diop misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gerald Green misses free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Okogie makes 27-foot three point jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)
- Josh Okogie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 9-foot two point shot
- Gorgui Dieng makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Iman Shumpert assists)
- Jared Terrell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gorgui Dieng makes 3-foot dunk
- Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 1 of 1
- Gerald Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Josh Okogie makes two point shot
- Danuel House Jr. makes driving layup
- Josh Okogie misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Clint Capela (Dario Saric gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:43 | | Dario Saric misses 20-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:32 | | James Harden misses 14-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:13 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot step back jumpshot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:10 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:02 | | Clint Capela makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:46 | | Dario Saric makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:29 | | Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:09 | | Dario Saric misses 5-foot two point shot | 2 | 4 |
| 10:06 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 10:05 | | Dario Saric makes jump bank shot | 4 | 4 |
| 9:46 | | Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 9:42 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 9:36 | | Josh Okogie misses 26-foot three point jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 9:34 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 9:34 | | Dario Saric out of bounds bad pass turnover | 4 | 4 |
| 9:27 | | PJ Tucker makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 4 | 7 |
| 9:07 | | Tyus Jones misses driving floating jump shot | 4 | 7 |
| 9:06 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 4 | 7 |
| 9:05 | | James Harden lost ball turnover (Dario Saric steals) | 4 | 7 |
| 9:02 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 6-foot jumper | 4 | 7 |
| 9:00 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | 4 | 7 |
| 8:58 | | Josh Okogie makes 14-foot jumper | 6 | 7 |
| 8:50 | | Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists) | 6 | 9 |
| 8:36 | | Andrew Wiggins makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 8 | 9 |
| 8:18 | | James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 8 | 12 |
| 8:06 | | James Harden personal foul | 8 | 12 |
| 7:57 | | Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 12 |
| 7:55 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 8 | 12 |
| 7:44 | | PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper | 8 | 12 |
| 7:42 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | 8 | 12 |
| 7:38 | | Josh Okogie makes layup (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 10 | 12 |
| 7:22 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jumper | 10 | 12 |
| 7:20 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 7:12 | | Tyus Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper | 10 | 12 |
| 7:11 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 7:03 | | PJ Tucker bad pass (Andrew Wiggins steals) | 10 | 12 |
| 6:53 | | PJ Tucker shooting foul | 10 | 12 |
| 6:53 | | Rockets Full timeout | 10 | 12 |
| 6:53 | | Danuel House Jr. enters the game for Eric Gordon | 10 | 12 |
| 6:53 | | Iman Shumpert enters the game for Chris Paul | 10 | 12 |
| 6:53 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 6:53 | | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 6:53 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 12 |
| 6:39 | | Danuel House Jr. misses three point jumper | 11 | 12 |
| 6:37 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | 11 | 12 |
| 6:34 | | Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 13 | 12 |
| 6:21 | | Josh Okogie kicked ball violation | 13 | 12 |
| 6:06 | | James Harden misses three point jumper | 13 | 12 |
| 6:04 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 13 | 12 |
| 5:57 | | James Harden misses driving floating jump shot | 13 | 12 |
| 5:53 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 13 | 12 |
| 5:53 | | Clint Capela misses tip shot | 13 | 12 |
| 5:53 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 13 | 12 |
| 5:45 | | James Harden misses 24-foot step back jumpshot | 13 | 12 |
| 5:41 | | Danuel House Jr. offensive rebound | 13 | 12 |
| 5:39 | | Clint Capela makes layup (Danuel House Jr. assists) | 13 | 14 |
| 5:39 | | Timberwolves Full timeout | 13 | 14 |
| 5:28 | | Andrew Wiggins misses 19-foot pullup jump shot | 13 | 14 |
| 5:25 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | 13 | 14 |
| 5:19 | | Josh Okogie misses 24-foot three point jumper | 13 | 14 |
| 5:17 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | 13 | 14 |
| 5:14 | | Josh Okogie bad pass (PJ Tucker steals) | 13 | 14 |
| 4:49 | | Iman Shumpert misses 26-foot three point jumper | 13 | 14 |
| 4:46 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | 13 | 14 |
| 4:39 | | Andrew Wiggins makes 22-foot step back jumpshot | 15 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | Taj Gibson enters the game for Dario Saric | 15 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 15 |
| 4:33 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul | 15 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | Danuel House Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 15 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | Gerald Green enters the game for PJ Tucker | 15 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | Keita Bates-Diop enters the game for Andrew Wiggins | 15 | 14 |
| 4:19 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot driving dunk (Tyus Jones assists) | 17 | 15 |
| 4:03 | | Taj Gibson blocks James Harden 's 9-foot driving layup | 17 | 15 |
| 4:03 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 4:03 | | Nene Hilario enters the game for Clint Capela | 17 | 15 |
| 4:00 | | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks James Harden 's 2-foot two point shot | 17 | 15 |
| 3:56 | | Taj Gibson defensive rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 3:47 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 8-foot two point shot | 19 | 15 |
| 3:40 | | Danuel House Jr. makes layup (James Harden assists) | 19 | 17 |
| 3:23 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot | 19 | 17 |
| 3:21 | | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 19 | 17 |
| 3:12 | | James Harden makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot | 19 | 19 |
| 3:02 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jumper (Keita Bates-Diop assists) | 22 | 19 |
| 2:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Nene Hilario 's 6-foot layup | 22 | 19 |
| 2:48 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | 22 | 19 |
| 2:26 | | Keita Bates-Diop makes 30-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists) | 25 | 19 |
| 2:07 | | James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot | 25 | 22 |
| 1:51 | | Gerald Green defensive 3-seconds (technical foul) | 25 | 22 |
| 1:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes technical free throw | 26 | 22 |
| 1:51 | | Cameron Reynolds enters the game for Josh Okogie | 26 | 22 |
| 1:51 | | Chris Paul enters the game for James Harden | 26 | 22 |
| 1:41 | | Cameron Reynolds misses 28-foot three point jumper | 26 | 22 |
| 1:39 | | Taj Gibson offensive rebound | 26 | 22 |
| 1:35 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup | 26 | 22 |
| 1:35 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 26 | 22 |
| 1:33 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup | 26 | 22 |
| 1:33 | | Iman Shumpert defensive rebound | 26 | 22 |
| 1:22 | | Gerald Green misses 22-foot three point jumper | 26 | 22 |
| 1:20 | | Taj Gibson defensive rebound | 26 | 22 |
| 1:04 | | Danuel House Jr. shooting foul | 26 | 22 |
| 1:04 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2 | 27 | 22 |
| 1:04 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2 | 28 | 22 |
| 47.0 | | Chris Paul makes 18-foot pullup jump shot | 28 | 24 |
| 34.6 | | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 10-foot two point shot | 30 | 24 |
| 14.9 | | Iman Shumpert makes two point shot (Danuel House Jr. assists) | 30 | 26 |
| 14.9 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive goaltending violation | 30 | 26 |
| 0.6 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper | 30 | 26 |
| 0.6 | | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 30 | 26 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 30 | 26 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Ken Mauer
Referee:Kevin Scott
Referee:JB DeRosa
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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