Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets
51-24, 24-14 Away
94
51-24, 24-14 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 28 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 94 |
HOU | 20 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 88 |
42-31, 26-12 Home
88
42-31, 26-12 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Maurice Taylor missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Yao Ming made Layup. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Sam Cassell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Maurice Taylor missed Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 21 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Sam Cassell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Sam Cassell made Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Sam Cassell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Maurice Taylor made Dunk. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Sam Cassell made Technical Free Throw.
- Latrell Sprewell made Layup.
- Yao Ming missed Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made 19 ft Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Yao Ming missed Layup.
- Steve Francis missed Tip Shot.
- Ervin Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Maurice Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made Technical Free Throw.
- Steve Francis missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Maurice Taylor made Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell missed Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
- Mark Madsen missed Tip Shot.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Tip Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Steve Francis made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Troy Hudson made 10 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Mark Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Bostjan Nachbar missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Jackson made Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Troy Hudson missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Mark Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Mark Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jim Jackson made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Cuttino Mobley made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Mark Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed Two Point Shot.
- Fred Hoiberg made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Jim Jackson made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 22 ft Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Yao Ming made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kevin Garnett missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Trenton Hassell missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Jim Jackson made 17 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell made Tip Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ervin Johnson.
- Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Sam Cassell made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Gary Trent missed Layup.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Steve Francis made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Clarence Weatherspoon.
- Troy Hudson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Maurice Taylor missed Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Jim Jackson missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Cuttino Mobley missed Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Kevin Garnett missed Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kevin Garnett made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Maurice Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Yao Ming made 9 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made 14 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Yao Ming missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Monty McCutchen
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Referee:Marc Davis
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| 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 |
| 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 |
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