Houston Rockets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Game Leaders
Team Stats
76% (41-83)
Field Goal %
96% (40-84)
47% (22-47)
Three Point %
26% (6-23)
47% (22-29)
Free Throw %
26% (22-23)
1
Turnovers
2
46
Rebounds
48
18
Largest Lead
13
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN

Referee:Derrick Collins
Referee:Sean Wright
Referee:Aaron Smith

Shot Chart
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Clint Capela misses tip shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 10-foot two point shot (Jimmy Butler assists)
- Jimmy Butler makes two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Jeff Teague makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses 24-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes pullup jump shot
- Taj Gibson misses layup
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Jimmy Butler makes pullup jump shot (Jeff Teague assists)
- Chris Paul makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Jeff Teague makes 25-foot three pointer
- Andrew Wiggins misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 1
- Andrew Wiggins misses two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 9-foot hook shot
- Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 1
- Taj Gibson makes 2-foot layup (Jeff Teague assists)
- Taj Gibson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Gerald Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jimmy Butler makes two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Crawford misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Taj Gibson makes layup
- Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene misses 15-foot jumper
- Gerald Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)
- Nene makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)
- Jeff Teague makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ryan Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Teague makes driving layup
- Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- Jeff Teague misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Crawford misses 10-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Crawford misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Ryan Anderson misses 8-foot two point shot
- Gerald Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Andrew Wiggins misses 8-foot jumper
- Gorgui Dieng misses tip shot
- Nene makes dunk
- Jamal Crawford misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tyus Jones misses driving layup
- Nemanja Bjelica makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
- Chris Paul makes technical free throw
- Nene misses layup
- Nene makes two point shot
- Nene makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jamal Crawford misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tyus Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tyus Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 9-foot jumper
- Clint Capela makes dunk
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 8-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes three point jumper
- Taj Gibson makes 6-foot two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jimmy Butler misses two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three point jumper (Luc Mbah a Moute assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
- Luc Mbah a Moute misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Teague makes driving layup
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Jimmy Butler misses layup
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Teague makes driving layup
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 6-foot two point shot (Jimmy Butler assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jimmy Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 3-foot two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Jeff Teague misses 14-foot two point shot
- Andrew Wiggins misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 19-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker misses free throw 1 of 2
- PJ Tucker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jimmy Butler misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses 10-foot two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
- Jeff Teague makes 7-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 29-foot three point jumper (Luc Mbah a Moute assists)
- Jimmy Butler makes technical free throw
- Jimmy Butler misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Taj Gibson misses 17-foot jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses 5-foot jumper
- Jimmy Butler misses 4-foot jumper
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Jimmy Butler assists)
- Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
- Jeff Teague makes 10-foot two point shot
- Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Jimmy Butler makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Taj Gibson misses two point shot
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jimmy Butler makes layup (Gorgui Dieng assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Crawford makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Jeff Teague makes 9-foot two point shot
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nene misses alley oop dunk shot
- Jamal Crawford makes 27-foot three point jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)
- Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson makes two point shot
- Jamal Crawford makes driving layup
- Gerald Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Teague makes driving layup
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford makes 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Ryan Anderson makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jamal Crawford misses 5-foot two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses driving layup
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three pointer
- Jamal Crawford makes 23-foot pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
- Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Ryan Anderson makes 29-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Andrew Wiggins misses three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson misses 29-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jimmy Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Jimmy Butler misses 14-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 9-foot two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Andrew Wiggins makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot (Jimmy Butler assists)
- James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Andrew Wiggins makes 17-foot jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
- Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes driving dunk
- Taj Gibson makes two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- James Harden makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Taj Gibson makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Taj Gibson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Luc Mbah a Moute makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Jeff Teague misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Teague misses two point shot
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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