Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Steve Francis made 20 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kelvin Cato missed Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 17 ft Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelvin Cato.
- Sam Cassell missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 15 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Trenton Hassell.
- Latrell Sprewell made Layup. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Yao Ming made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Yao Ming made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 22 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed Layup. Blocked by Steve Francis.
- Maurice Taylor made Two Point Shot.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Oliver Miller.
- Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kevin Garnett missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 17 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
- Anthony Goldwire missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Anthony Goldwire missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Layup. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Oliver Miller missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Layup.
- Sam Cassell missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 16 ft Jumper.
- Oliver Miller missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell made 21 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell made 18 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Sam Cassell missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yao Ming.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Dunk.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Latrell Sprewell made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 14 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Latrell Sprewell.
- Jim Jackson made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Jim Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kevin Garnett missed Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 20 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Layup.
- Trenton Hassell missed Layup.
- Jim Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Cuttino Mobley.
- Steve Francis missed Two Point Shot.
- Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Yao Ming missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Layup.
- Trenton Hassell made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Sam Cassell.
- Kevin Garnett missed Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Trenton Hassell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Latrell Sprewell made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kevin Garnett made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Goldwire.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Trenton Hassell made Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis missed Layup.
- Trenton Hassell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Goldwire missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Yao Ming missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Anthony Goldwire missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Layup.
- Anthony Goldwire made 19 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Goldwire missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Trenton Hassell missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yao Ming.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made Tip Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Yao Ming made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Maurice Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Latrell Sprewell made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Trenton Hassell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Goldwire.
- Yao Ming missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sam Cassell.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell missed 13 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Cuttino Mobley.
- Mike Wilks made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Goldwire made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball. Kevin Garnett vs. Kelvin Cato. Ervin Johnson gains possession. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:48 | Latrell Sprewell Bad Pass. Stolen by Yao Ming. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:34 | Steve Francis made 20 ft Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:07 | Kevin Garnett missed Two Point Shot. | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:07 | Yao Ming Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 11:03 | Sam Cassell Personal Foul | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:42 | Steve Francis missed 18 ft Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:41 | Ervin Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:33 | Sam Cassell missed 12 ft Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:30 | Kevin Garnett Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:29 | Kevin Garnett missed 15 ft Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:26 | Kelvin Cato Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:15 | Kelvin Cato Bad Pass | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:00 | Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft Two Point Shot. | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:00 | Steve Francis Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 9:51 | Kelvin Cato missed Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 9:48 | Yao Ming Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 9:47 | Yao Ming made Layup. | 0 | 4 | |
| 9:30 | Latrell Sprewell missed Two Point Shot. | 0 | 4 | |
| 9:29 | Kelvin Cato Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 4 | |
| 9:22 | Cuttino Mobley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 4 | |
| 9:21 | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 4 | |
| 9:17 | Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout. | 0 | 4 | |
| 9:02 | Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper. | 0 | 4 | |
| 9:00 | Cuttino Mobley Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 4 | |
| 8:41 | Jim Jackson made 17 ft Jumper. | 0 | 6 | |
| 8:25 | Trenton Hassell missed 19 ft Jumper. | 0 | 6 | |
| 8:23 | Kevin Garnett Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 6 | |
| 8:22 | Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Jumper. | 2 | 6 | |
| 7:56 | Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelvin Cato. | 2 | 8 | |
| 7:43 | Sam Cassell missed 16 ft Jumper. | 2 | 8 | |
| 7:43 | Ervin Johnson Loose Ball Foul | 2 | 8 | |
| 7:43 | Minnesota Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 8 | |
| 7:28 | Steve Francis made 15 ft Jumper. | 2 | 10 | |
| 7:11 | Latrell Sprewell missed 15 ft Jumper. | 2 | 10 | |
| 7:09 | Cuttino Mobley Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 10 | |
| 7:01 | Cuttino Mobley missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Trenton Hassell. | 2 | 10 | |
| 6:58 | Sam Cassell Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 10 | |
| 6:56 | Latrell Sprewell made Layup. Assisted by Sam Cassell. | 4 | 10 | |
| 6:39 | Cuttino Mobley missed 16 ft Two Point Shot. | 4 | 10 | |
| 6:37 | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 10 | |
| 6:26 | Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper. | 4 | 10 | |
| 6:24 | Steve Francis Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 10 | |
| 6:16 | Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 4 | 12 | |
| 6:13 | Minnesota Full Timeout. | 4 | 12 | |
| 5:54 | Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell. | 6 | 12 | |
| 5:31 | Yao Ming made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 6 | 14 | |
| 5:11 | Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Trenton Hassell. | 8 | 14 | |
| 5:11 | Cuttino Mobley Shooting Foul | 8 | 14 | |
| 5:11 | Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 9 | 14 | |
| 4:56 | Yao Ming made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson. | 9 | 16 | |
| 4:39 | Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell. | 11 | 16 | |
| 4:24 | Cuttino Mobley missed Two Point Shot. | 11 | 16 | |
| 4:22 | Yao Ming Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 16 | |
| 4:11 | Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 16 | |
| 4:09 | Yao Ming Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 16 | |
| 4:05 | Kelvin Cato 3 second | 11 | 16 | |
| 3:50 | Latrell Sprewell made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell. | 13 | 16 | |
| 3:31 | Steve Francis Double Dribble | 13 | 16 | |
| 3:31 | Maurice Taylor enters the game for Kelvin Cato. | 13 | 16 | |
| 3:18 | Latrell Sprewell missed 18 ft Jumper. | 13 | 16 | |
| 3:16 | Yao Ming Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 16 | |
| 3:03 | Kevin Garnett Shooting Foul | 13 | 16 | |
| 3:03 | Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 13 | 17 | |
| 3:03 | Maurice Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 13 | 17 | |
| 3:03 | Ervin Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 17 | |
| 2:46 | Latrell Sprewell Bad Pass | 13 | 17 | |
| 2:46 | Houston Full Timeout. | 13 | 17 | |
| 2:46 | Oliver Miller enters the game for Ervin Johnson. | 13 | 17 | |
| 2:32 | Cuttino Mobley missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 17 | |
| 2:31 | Steve Francis Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 17 | |
| 2:28 | Steve Francis made 22 ft Jumper. | 13 | 19 | |
| 2:05 | Sam Cassell missed 18 ft Jumper. | 13 | 19 | |
| 2:03 | Yao Ming Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 19 | |
| 1:54 | Jim Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell. | 13 | 19 | |
| 1:52 | Sam Cassell missed Layup. Blocked by Steve Francis. | 13 | 19 | |
| 1:51 | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 19 | |
| 1:51 | Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Cuttino Mobley. | 13 | 19 | |
| 1:15 | Maurice Taylor made Two Point Shot. | 13 | 21 | |
| 1:00 | Jim Jackson Personal Foul | 13 | 21 | |
| 53.0 | Kevin Garnett Traveling | 13 | 21 | |
| 53.0 | Kelvin Cato enters the game for Yao Ming. | 13 | 21 | |
| 53.0 | Fred Hoiberg enters the game for Trenton Hassell. | 13 | 21 | |
| 31.9 | Bostjan Nachbar missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Oliver Miller. | 13 | 21 | |
| 29.9 | Oliver Miller Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 21 | |
| 24.9 | Latrell Sprewell Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Francis. | 13 | 21 | |
| 6.8 | Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis. | 13 | 23 | |
| 0.9 | Kevin Garnett missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 23 | |
| 0.0 | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 23 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 13 | 23 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX

Referee:Steve Javie
Referee:Kevin Fehr
Referee:Sean Corbin

2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 3 | .897 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 21 | 7 | .750 | 4.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 19 | 10 | .655 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 12 | 17 | .414 | 14 | L1 |
| Utah | 10 | 18 | .357 | 15.5 | L3 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 21 | 7 | .750 | - | W6 |
| Houston | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3 | L1 |
| Memphis | 13 | 16 | .448 | 8.5 | L2 |
| Dallas | 11 | 19 | .367 | 11 | L2 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 22 | .267 | 14 | W5 |
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