Houston Rockets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Game Leaders
Team Stats
35% (25-71)
Field Goal %
43% (33-76)
22% (4-18)
Three Point %
50% (7-14)
68% (32-47)
Free Throw %
88% (21-24)
18
Turnovers
24
56
Rebounds
51
0
Largest Lead
23
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN

KSTC
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Referee:Tony Brown
Referee:Rodney Mott

Shot Chart
- Trenton Hassell missed 17 ft jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made jumper. Assisted by Michael Olowokandi.
- David Wesley missed 19 ft jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell's layup blocked by Yao Ming.
- Yao Ming made 8 ft jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Tracy McGrady missed 23 ft jumper.
- Trenton Hassell made two point shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Yao Ming made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Latrell Sprewell made jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 18 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 7 ft jumper.
- Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Troy Hudson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- David Wesley missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 12 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 21 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming made hook shot.
- Kevin Garnett made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Bob Sura made two point shot.
- Bob Sura missed 6 ft running jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 19 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming's layup blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 21 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed layup.
- Troy Hudson missed 20 ft jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 15 ft two point shot.
- Sam Cassell made 10 ft jumper.
- Bob Sura missed layup.
- Wally Szczerbiak made layup. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Tracy McGrady missed 17 ft two point shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 21 ft jumper.
- David Wesley missed 20 ft jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak's 5 ft jumper blocked by Yao Ming.
- Eddie Griffin missed 20 ft jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 22 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady's 8 ft jumper blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 18 ft jumper.
- Scott Padgett made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Kevin Garnett made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- David Wesley missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Tracy McGrady's 53 ft three point jumper blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made three point jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Tracy McGrady missed 7 ft jumper.
- Ryan Bowen's layup blocked by Eddie Griffin.
- Ryan Bowen made layup.
- Sam Cassell made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Mike James missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 16 ft two point shot.
- Sam Cassell made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Tracy McGrady missed two point shot.
- Tracy McGrady made tip shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mike James's layup blocked by Eddie Griffin.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mike James made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 15 ft jumper.
- David Wesley made three point jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
- Trenton Hassell made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
- Wally Szczerbiak made layup. Assisted by Eddie Griffin.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eddie Griffin missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming made layup. Assisted by Jon Barry.
- Fred Hoiberg missed layup.
- Yao Ming's 13 ft two point shot blocked by Michael Olowokandi.
- Kevin Garnett missed 15 ft two point shot.
- Jon Barry made 12 ft running jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
- Kevin Garnett's layup blocked by Yao Ming.
- Michael Olowokandi made hook shot.
- Scott Padgett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Scott Padgett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- David Wesley made 23 ft three point jumper.
- Jon Barry made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kevin Garnett made 8 ft jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Scott Padgett missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made 22 ft jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 12 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Bob Sura missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Bob Sura made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Troy Hudson missed layup.
- Kevin Garnett made tip shot.
- David Wesley missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 22 ft jumper.
- David Wesley missed 20 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 6 ft jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Tracy McGrady missed 20 ft jumper.
- Trenton Hassell missed 19 ft jumper.
- Eddie Griffin missed 18 ft jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Tracy McGrady missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 9 ft jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed 15 ft two point shot.
- Kevin Garnett made 14 ft two point shot.
- Tracy McGrady missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 16 ft running jumper.
- David Wesley missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Bob Sura's layup blocked by John Thomas.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dikembe Mutombo made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- John Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- John Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Bob Sura made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Jon Barry.
- John Thomas made jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed layup.
- Yao Ming made dunk.
- Troy Hudson made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Mike James missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Mike James made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 10 ft jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Mike James made driving layup.
- Kevin Garnett made 21 ft jumper.
- Bob Sura made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Bob Sura made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jon Barry made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jon Barry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Bob Sura missed three point jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mike James missed layup.
- Dikembe Mutombo made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made 8 ft two point shot.
- Latrell Sprewell made jumper. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
- Tracy McGrady missed jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made two point shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 23 ft jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed tip shot.
- Mike James missed layup.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 13 ft jumper.
- Mike James missed 24 ft jumper.
- Trenton Hassell missed jumper.
- Jon Barry made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Jon Barry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Trenton Hassell missed 19 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 21 ft jumper.
- Ryan Bowen made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 22 ft jumper.
- Ryan Bowen made layup. Assisted by Jon Barry.
- Sam Cassell missed 10 ft jumper.
- Jon Barry made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Sam Cassell made 19 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 21 ft jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo made layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed 14 ft jumper.
- Mike James made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mike James missed layup.
- Mike James missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 12 ft jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Trenton Hassell missed 20 ft jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 13 ft jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Mike James made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Mike James missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mike James made driving layup.
- Mike James made layup. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 21 ft jumper.
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 18 | 7 | .720 | - | W3 |
| Houston | 16 | 7 | .696 | 1 | L1 |
| Memphis | 12 | 14 | .462 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 10 | 17 | .370 | 9 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 5 | 22 | .185 | 14 | W2 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 24 | 2 | .923 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 19 | 6 | .760 | 4.5 | W5 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 9 | .654 | 7 | W2 |
| Utah | 10 | 15 | .400 | 13.5 | W2 |
| Portland | 10 | 16 | .385 | 14 | W1 |
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