Harden scores 44 points, Rockets beat Wolves 104-101
HOUSTON (AP) Trailing by 1 in the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Houston Rockets needed someone to step up.
No surprise that it was James Harden who came through.
Harden scored 44 points and powered a big fourth-quarter run that allowed the Rockets to outlast the Timberwolves 104-101 Sunday night in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series.
''We were struggling to make shots, struggling to really have any kind of rhythm and James put us on his back,'' coach Mike D'Antoni said. ''He's been doing it for a while now.''
Minnesota scored four straight points to get within 3 with about 30 seconds left. Chris Paul added two free throws after that for Houston, but a tip-in by Karl-Anthony Towns got Minnesota back within 3. After a bad pass by Paul gave the Timberwolves a chance to tie it with 1.5 seconds left, Jimmy Butler's shot was short.
''Came up short,'' Butler said. ''But I'd shoot it again if I had the opportunity.''
The Timberwolves had a one-point lead with about seven minutes left when Houston used a 9-0 run, with the last seven points from Harden, to make it 94-86 with about four minutes to go. Harden, who also had a steal in that span, capped the run with a 3-pointer that prompted Minnesota coach Tom Thibodeau to call a timeout.
Jeff Teague ended Minnesota's scoring drought with two free throws after the timeout and added a 3-point play after a basket by Harden. Harden made another shot to give him 11 straight points for Houston before another basket by Teague.
Harden got Capela in on the scoring after that, finding him for an alley-oop that pushed the lead to 101-93 with less than three minutes left.
''Honestly I was just trying to be aggressive and make the right play,'' Harden said. ''I think if you have that aggressive mindset, good things will happen.''
The top-seeded Rockets had their hands full with the No. 8 Timberwolves on a night where Houston made just 10 of 37 3-pointers. Harden shot 7 for 12 on 3-pointers, but Trevor Ariza, P.J. Tucker, Eric Gordon and Paul combined to make just 3 of their 22 tries.
''We've had games like this throughout the season and the biggest thing that I've learned, that I think our teams knows is that we don't stop shooting,'' Paul said. ''We still take the shots that we get and coming into Game 2 guess what? We're going to shoot them again because we have that confidence.''
Houston kept All-Star big man Towns in check, limiting him to just eight points after he'd averaged 21.3 in leading the Wolves to their first playoff appearance since 2004. Andrew Wiggins scored 18 points to lead Minnesota.
Thibodeau said the Rockets did a good job of switching on Towns and using double-teams to slow him down, but admitted he has to do more.
''He's got to be more active,'' Thibodeau said.
Said Towns: ''I've got to be better all-around.''
The Wolves scored the first nine points of the second half to take a 56-54 lead. Tucker made a 3 for the Rockets after that, but Minnesota used a 6-1 spurt, with 3s from Wiggins and Teague, to go back on top 62-58.
The Rockets had managed just six points in the quarter when Gerald Green made a basket with to cut the lead to 1 with about five minutes left in the third. Derrick Rose added a bucket seconds later, but Houston scored six straight points after that to put Houston up 68-65. Harden got things going when he made a 3-pointer while being fouled by Rose and also made the free throw.
Minnesota led by a basket after a jump shot by Towns with about two minutes left in the quarter. Harden took over after that, scoring the last six points of the quarter to leave Houston up 76-72 entering the fourth.
Harden hit a 3-pointer before making a driving layup he was fouled on by Gorgui Dieng. Harden flexed each bicep twice while peering down at the muscles after the shot before making the free throw.
The Rockets swept the regular-season series 4-0, winning by an average of 15.8 points a game and it looked like this one might be another blowout early as the Rockets raced out to a 17-6 lead behind 10 early points from Clint Capela. But the Timberwolves got going after that and had tied it up by late in the first quarter.
The Rockets led 54-47 at halftime.
TIP-INS
Timberwolves: Butler, who led the team by averaging 22.2 points in the regular season, finished with 13 points. ... The Wolves made 8 of 23 3-point attempts. ... Towns had 12 rebounds and two assists.
Rockets: Ryan Anderson missed the game with a sprained left ankle. D'Antoni said there was a chance he could return for Game 2, but that he would know more in the next couple of days. ... Capela had 20 points and 10 rebounds at halftime, but was limited in the second half and added just four more points and two rebounds.
THEY SAID IT
Paul on tying a season-high with six turnovers: ''I think the worst thing was the turnovers. I feel like I was with the Bad News Bears.''
BLOCK PARTY
The Rockets finished with eight blocks on Sunday, led by three from Capela. The Rockets were 17-0 in the regular season when they had seven or more blocks.
UP NEXT
Game 2 is Wednesday night in Houston.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Â | Jumpball | Â | |
11:36 | Â | Chris Paul missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
11:34 | Â | Defensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
11:17 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Karl-Anthony Towns, stolen by Clint Capela | Â | |
11:11 | +2 | Trevor Ariza made layup, assist by James Harden | 0-2 | |
10:49 | Â | Jimmy Butler missed jump shot, blocked by P.J. Tucker | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Defensive rebound by Trevor Ariza | Â | |
10:42 | +2 | Clint Capela made alley-oop shot, assist by James Harden | 0-4 | |
10:29 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made jump shot, assist by Karl-Anthony Towns | 2-4 | |
10:12 | Â | Shooting foul on Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
10:12 | +1 | Clint Capela made 1st of 2 free throws | 2-5 | |
10:12 | +1 | Clint Capela made 2nd of 2 free throws | 2-6 | |
9:46 | Â | Jeff Teague missed jump shot | Â | |
9:46 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
9:40 | +2 | Taj Gibson made layup, assist by Jeff Teague | 4-6 | |
9:26 | Â | Out of bounds turnover on Chris Paul | Â | |
9:07 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
9:05 | Â | Defensive rebound by Clint Capela | Â | |
8:57 | +2 | Clint Capela made alley-oop shot, assist by James Harden | 4-8 | |
8:32 | Â | Jeff Teague missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
8:29 | Â | Defensive rebound by Clint Capela | Â | |
8:19 | Â | Chris Paul missed fade-away jump shot | Â | |
8:15 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
8:09 | +3 | James Harden made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Clint Capela | 4-11 | |
7:54 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns missed hook shot | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Defensive rebound by Clint Capela | Â | |
7:41 | Â | Shooting foul on Taj Gibson | Â | |
7:41 | Â | James Harden missed 1st of 3 free throws | Â | |
7:41 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
7:41 | +1 | James Harden made 2nd of 3 free throws | 4-12 | |
7:41 | +1 | James Harden made 3rd of 3 free throws | 4-13 | |
7:27 | Â | Taj Gibson missed reverse layup | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Defensive rebound by Clint Capela | Â | |
7:22 | Â | Shooting foul on Jeff Teague | Â | |
7:22 | +1 | Clint Capela made 1st of 2 free throws | 4-14 | |
7:22 | +1 | Clint Capela made 2nd of 2 free throws | 4-15 | |
7:09 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Jeff Teague, stolen by James Harden | Â | |
6:51 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Chris Paul, stolen by Jimmy Butler | Â | |
6:36 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns missed hook shot, blocked by Clint Capela | Â | |
6:33 | Â | Offensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
6:31 | Â | Jimmy Butler missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
6:29 | Â | Defensive rebound by Trevor Ariza | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Trevor Ariza missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
6:21 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jeff Teague | Â | |
6:17 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made alley-oop shot, assist by Jeff Teague | 6-15 | |
6:00 | Â | Clint Capela missed layup, blocked by Jeff Teague | Â | |
5:57 | +2 | Clint Capela made dunk | 6-17 | |
5:57 | Â | Offensive rebound by Clint Capela | Â | |
5:47 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made layup, assist by Jeff Teague | 8-17 | |
5:27 | Â | James Harden missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
5:25 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jeff Teague | Â | |
5:10 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
5:07 | Â | Defensive rebound by Trevor Ariza | Â | |
4:55 | Â | Gerald Green missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
4:53 | Â | Defensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Personal foul on Gerald Green | Â | |
4:36 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made jump shot | 10-17 | |
4:19 | +2 | James Harden made jump shot | 10-19 | |
4:04 | +2 | Taj Gibson made jump shot, assist by Karl-Anthony Towns | 12-19 | |
3:47 | Â | Offensive foul on Trevor Ariza | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Offensive foul on Trevor Ariza | Â | |
3:34 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed layup | Â | |
3:31 | Â | Defensive rebound by Gerald Green | Â | |
3:28 | Â | Eric Gordon missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
3:26 | Â | Defensive rebound by Taj Gibson | Â | |
3:19 | Â | Shooting foul on Nene | Â | |
3:19 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns missed 1st of 2 free throws | Â | |
3:19 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
3:19 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns made 2nd of 2 free throws | 13-19 | |
3:09 | +2 | Eric Gordon made jump shot | 13-21 | |
2:48 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns made turnaround jump shot | 15-21 | |
2:31 | Â | James Harden missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
2:29 | Â | Defensive rebound by Taj Gibson | Â | |
2:23 | Â | Shooting foul on Gerald Green | Â | |
2:23 | +1 | Jamal Crawford made 1st of 2 free throws | 16-21 | |
2:23 | +1 | Jamal Crawford made 2nd of 2 free throws | 17-21 | |
2:03 | Â | Eric Gordon missed floating jump shot | Â | |
2:02 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
2:02 | Â | Jumpball | Â | |
1:44 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed jump shot | Â | |
1:40 | Â | Offensive rebound by Jeff Teague | Â | |
1:34 | Â | Shooting foul on Nene | Â | |
1:34 | +1 | Jeff Teague made 1st of 2 free throws | 18-21 | |
1:34 | Â | Jeff Teague missed 2nd of 2 free throws | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Offensive rebound by Gorgui Dieng | Â | |
1:31 | +2 | Gorgui Dieng made dunk | 20-21 | |
1:16 | Â | Eric Gordon missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
1:14 | Â | Defensive rebound by Gorgui Dieng | Â | |
1:09 | Â | Nemanja Bjelica missed layup | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Defensive rebound by Nene | Â | |
1:04 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Chris Paul | Â | |
1:04 | Â | Personal foul on Chris Paul | Â | |
1:04 | +1 | Gorgui Dieng made 1st of 2 free throws | 21-21 | |
1:04 | Â | Gorgui Dieng missed 2nd of 2 free throws | Â | |
1:04 | Â | Defensive rebound by Nene | Â | |
0:54 | Â | Personal foul on Derrick Rose | Â | |
0:46 | Â | Personal foul on Jeff Teague | Â | |
0:46 | Â | Chris Paul missed 1st of 2 free throws | Â | |
0:46 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
0:46 | +1 | Chris Paul made 2nd of 2 free throws | 21-22 | |
0:35 | Â | Jamal Crawford missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
0:32 | Â | Defensive rebound by Nene | Â | |
0:26 | +3 | Chris Paul made 3-pt. jump shot | 21-25 | |
0:04 | Â | Traveling violation turnover on Jeff Teague | Â | |
0:00 | +2 | Nene made layup, assist by Chris Paul | 21-27 | |
0:00 | Â | Shooting foul on Jeff Teague | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Nene missed free throw | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Defensive rebound by Gorgui Dieng | Â |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:45 | +2 | Jimmy Butler made jump shot | 23-27 | |
11:15 | Â | Chris Paul missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
11:13 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jimmy Butler | Â | |
11:04 | Â | Nemanja Bjelica missed driving layup, blocked by Joe Johnson | Â | |
11:01 | Â | Defensive rebound by Joe Johnson | Â | |
10:57 | Â | Gerald Green missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Defensive rebound by Nemanja Bjelica | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Derrick Rose missed hook shot | Â | |
10:44 | Â | Offensive rebound by Jimmy Butler | Â | |
10:42 | +2 | Jimmy Butler made layup | 25-27 | |
10:34 | Â | Eric Gordon missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Defensive rebound by Nemanja Bjelica | Â | |
10:21 | Â | Derrick Rose missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
10:19 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
10:12 | +2 | Chris Paul made jump shot | 25-29 | |
10:01 | +2 | Jamal Crawford made driving layup | 27-29 | |
9:47 | Â | Chris Paul missed jump shot | Â | |
9:44 | Â | Defensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
9:39 | Â | Jamal Crawford missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
9:37 | Â | Defensive rebound by Joe Johnson | Â | |
9:25 | Â | Chris Paul missed jump shot | Â | |
9:25 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
9:21 | +2 | Nene made running Jump Shot, assist by Chris Paul | 27-31 | |
9:21 | Â | Shooting foul on Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
9:21 | +1 | Nene made free throw | 27-32 | |
9:05 | +2 | Derrick Rose made layup, assist by Jimmy Butler | 29-32 | |
9:05 | Â | Personal foul on Nene | Â | |
9:05 | +1 | Derrick Rose made free throw | 30-32 | |
8:44 | Â | Eric Gordon missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
8:41 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jamal Crawford | Â | |
8:22 | +3 | Jamal Crawford made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jimmy Butler | 33-32 | |
8:04 | +2 | Clint Capela made dunk, assist by James Harden | 33-34 | |
7:47 | Â | Kicked ball violation | Â | |
7:35 | Â | 3-second violation turnover on Taj Gibson | Â | |
7:18 | Â | Clint Capela missed hook shot | Â | |
7:16 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jimmy Butler | Â | |
6:56 | +3 | Jimmy Butler made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Derrick Rose | 36-34 | |
6:38 | Â | James Harden missed driving layup | Â | |
6:34 | +2 | Clint Capela made dunk | 36-36 | |
6:34 | Â | Offensive rebound by Clint Capela | Â | |
6:25 | +2 | Taj Gibson made hook shot, assist by Jamal Crawford | 38-36 | |
6:06 | Â | P.J. Tucker missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
6:04 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jimmy Butler | Â | |
5:47 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Derrick Rose, stolen by Trevor Ariza | Â | |
5:38 | Â | Shooting foul on Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
5:38 | +1 | James Harden made 1st of 2 free throws | 38-37 | |
5:38 | +1 | James Harden made 2nd of 2 free throws | 38-38 | |
5:27 | Â | Derrick Rose missed driving layup, blocked by Clint Capela | Â | |
5:26 | Â | Defensive rebound by James Harden | Â | |
5:22 | +2 | Clint Capela made alley-oop shot, assist by James Harden | 38-40 | |
5:04 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed driving layup | Â | |
5:02 | Â | Defensive rebound by Clint Capela | Â | |
4:53 | Â | P.J. Tucker missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
4:51 | Â | Defensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
4:36 | Â | Jamal Crawford missed jump shot | Â | |
4:36 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
4:18 | +2 | Clint Capela made finger-roll layup | 38-42 | |
4:08 | Â | Offensive foul on Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Offensive foul on Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Personal foul on Jimmy Butler | Â | |
3:47 | Â | James Harden missed driving layup | Â | |
3:45 | Â | Clint Capela missed dunk | Â | |
3:45 | Â | Offensive rebound by Clint Capela | Â | |
3:43 | +2 | Clint Capela made dunk | 38-44 | |
3:43 | Â | Offensive rebound by Clint Capela | Â | |
3:36 | Â | Personal foul on Clint Capela | Â | |
3:19 | Â | 24-second shot clock violation turnover | Â | |
3:07 | +3 | James Harden made 3-pt. jump shot | 38-47 | |
2:47 | +2 | Derrick Rose made finger-roll layup | 40-47 | |
2:22 | +3 | James Harden made 3-pt. jump shot | 40-50 | |
2:06 | +2 | Derrick Rose made jump shot | 42-50 | |
1:55 | Â | James Harden missed floating jump shot | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Offensive rebound by James Harden | Â | |
1:51 | +2 | James Harden made layup | 42-52 | |
1:32 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
1:29 | Â | Offensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
1:28 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed layup | Â | |
1:25 | Â | Offensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
1:24 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns missed layup, blocked by P.J. Tucker | Â | |
1:24 | Â | Defensive rebound by Clint Capela | Â | |
1:19 | Â | Trevor Ariza missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Defensive rebound by Taj Gibson | Â | |
1:12 | +2 | Derrick Rose made layup, assist by Taj Gibson | 44-52 | |
0:48 | +2 | James Harden made finger-roll layup | 44-54 | |
0:32 | Â | Shooting foul on Clint Capela | Â | |
0:32 | +1 | Jimmy Butler made 1st of 3 free throws | 45-54 | |
0:32 | +1 | Jimmy Butler made 2nd of 3 free throws | 46-54 | |
0:32 | +1 | Jimmy Butler made 3rd of 3 free throws | 47-54 | |
0:26 | Â | Chris Paul missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
0:24 | Â | Defensive rebound by Derrick Rose | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Derrick Rose missed jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Team rebound | Â |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:49 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made driving layup | 49-54 | |
11:49 | Â | Shooting foul on Chris Paul | Â | |
11:49 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made free throw | 50-54 | |
11:30 | Â | Chris Paul missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
11:28 | Â | Defensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
11:15 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Andrew Wiggins, stolen by Trevor Ariza | Â | |
10:52 | Â | James Harden missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
10:50 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jeff Teague | Â | |
10:43 | +2 | Taj Gibson made layup, assist by Jeff Teague | 52-54 | |
10:43 | Â | Shooting foul on James Harden | Â | |
10:43 | +1 | Taj Gibson made free throw | 53-54 | |
10:20 | Â | Chris Paul missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
10:18 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jimmy Butler | Â | |
10:07 | Â | Jimmy Butler missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
10:05 | Â | Defensive rebound by Chris Paul | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Trevor Ariza missed layup | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Offensive rebound by Trevor Ariza | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Shooting foul on Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Trevor Ariza missed 1st of 2 free throws | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Trevor Ariza missed 2nd of 2 free throws | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Defensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
9:48 | Â | Jeff Teague missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
9:45 | Â | Offensive rebound by Taj Gibson | Â | |
9:27 | +3 | Jimmy Butler made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jeff Teague | 56-54 | |
9:10 | +3 | P.J. Tucker made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by James Harden | 56-57 | |
8:51 | +3 | Andrew Wiggins made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jeff Teague | 59-57 | |
8:34 | Â | Out of bounds turnover on James Harden | Â | |
8:16 | Â | Out of bounds turnover on Jeff Teague | Â | |
8:08 | Â | Shooting foul on Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
8:08 | Â | Trevor Ariza missed 1st of 2 free throws | Â | |
8:08 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
8:08 | +1 | Trevor Ariza made 2nd of 2 free throws | 59-58 | |
7:47 | +3 | Jeff Teague made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Derrick Rose | 62-58 | |
7:38 | Â | Bad pass turnover on James Harden | Â | |
7:23 | Â | Derrick Rose missed jump shot | Â | |
7:20 | Â | Defensive rebound by Clint Capela | Â | |
7:11 | +2 | Chris Paul made floating jump shot | 62-60 | |
6:48 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns missed hook shot | Â | |
6:45 | Â | Defensive rebound by Chris Paul | Â | |
6:36 | Â | P.J. Tucker missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
6:34 | Â | Defensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
6:20 | Â | Jeff Teague missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
6:17 | Â | Offensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
6:17 | Â | Shooting foul on James Harden | Â | |
6:17 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
6:17 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns missed 1st of 2 free throws | Â | |
6:17 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns made 2nd of 2 free throws | 63-60 | |
6:01 | Â | P.J. Tucker missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
6:00 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jeff Teague | Â | |
5:45 | Â | Jeff Teague missed driving layup | Â | |
5:45 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Personal foul on Derrick Rose | Â | |
5:23 | Â | Trevor Ariza missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
5:19 | Â | Offensive rebound by James Harden | Â | |
5:15 | +2 | Gerald Green made jump shot, assist by Eric Gordon | 63-62 | |
4:57 | +2 | Derrick Rose made jump shot, assist by Jimmy Butler | 65-62 | |
4:41 | +3 | James Harden made 3-pt. jump shot | 65-65 | |
4:41 | Â | Shooting foul on Derrick Rose | Â | |
4:41 | +1 | James Harden made free throw | 65-66 | |
4:17 | Â | Derrick Rose missed finger-roll layup | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Defensive rebound by Gerald Green | Â | |
4:11 | +2 | Clint Capela made dunk, assist by Eric Gordon | 65-68 | |
3:51 | Â | Jamal Crawford missed jump shot | Â | |
3:49 | Â | Defensive rebound by Gerald Green | Â | |
3:34 | Â | Clint Capela missed layup, blocked by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
3:31 | Â | Defensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
3:28 | +2 | Derrick Rose made layup, assist by Tyus Jones | 67-68 | |
3:13 | Â | Trevor Ariza missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
3:10 | Â | Defensive rebound by Taj Gibson | Â | |
3:00 | +3 | Derrick Rose made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jamal Crawford | 70-68 | |
2:45 | +2 | James Harden made driving dunk | 70-70 | |
2:14 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns made jump shot, assist by Derrick Rose | 72-70 | |
1:55 | Â | James Harden missed floating jump shot | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Clint Capela missed dunk | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Offensive rebound by Clint Capela | Â | |
1:51 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jamal Crawford | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Jamal Crawford missed jump shot, blocked by Nene | Â | |
1:24 | Â | Defensive rebound by Gerald Green | Â | |
1:23 | Â | Chris Paul missed layup | Â | |
1:23 | Â | Defensive rebound by Derrick Rose | Â | |
1:13 | Â | Derrick Rose missed jump shot | Â | |
1:11 | Â | Defensive rebound by Gerald Green | Â | |
0:55 | +3 | James Harden made 3-pt. jump shot | 72-73 | |
0:43 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
0:40 | Â | Defensive rebound by Gerald Green | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Out of bounds turnover on Chris Paul | Â | |
0:12 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Derrick Rose, stolen by Chris Paul | Â | |
0:02 | +2 | James Harden made driving layup | 72-75 | |
0:02 | Â | Shooting foul on Gorgui Dieng | Â | |
0:02 | +1 | James Harden made free throw | 72-76 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:46 | +3 | Eric Gordon made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Chris Paul | 72-79 | |
11:24 | +3 | Jamal Crawford made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Andrew Wiggins | 75-79 | |
11:08 | Â | Bad pass turnover on James Harden, stolen by Jimmy Butler | Â | |
11:01 | Â | Jamal Crawford missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
10:59 | Â | Defensive rebound by James Harden | Â | |
10:49 | +2 | Chris Paul made jump shot | 75-81 | |
10:33 | +2 | Jeff Teague made floating jump shot | 77-81 | |
10:19 | Â | Gerald Green missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
10:17 | Â | Defensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
10:01 | +2 | Gorgui Dieng made jump shot, assist by Jeff Teague | 79-81 | |
9:36 | +2 | Gerald Green made floating jump shot, assist by James Harden | 79-83 | |
9:19 | Â | Shooting foul on Nene | Â | |
9:19 | +1 | Gorgui Dieng made 1st of 2 free throws | 80-83 | |
9:19 | +1 | Gorgui Dieng made 2nd of 2 free throws | 81-83 | |
8:58 | +2 | Chris Paul made jump shot | 81-85 | |
8:40 | Â | Gorgui Dieng missed jump shot | Â | |
8:37 | Â | Defensive rebound by Eric Gordon | Â | |
8:27 | Â | James Harden missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
8:25 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jeff Teague | Â | |
8:03 | +3 | Jamal Crawford made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jeff Teague | 84-85 | |
7:40 | Â | Eric Gordon missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
7:37 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jeff Teague | Â | |
7:36 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Jeff Teague, stolen by Chris Paul | Â | |
7:27 | Â | Offensive foul on P.J. Tucker | Â | |
7:27 | Â | Offensive foul on P.J. Tucker | Â | |
7:13 | Â | Jimmy Butler missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Defensive rebound by Gerald Green | Â | |
7:05 | Â | Eric Gordon missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jeff Teague | Â | |
6:49 | Â | Shooting foul on Gerald Green | Â | |
6:49 | +1 | Jamal Crawford made 1st of 2 free throws | 85-85 | |
6:49 | +1 | Jamal Crawford made 2nd of 2 free throws | 86-85 | |
6:31 | +2 | Eric Gordon made turnaround jump shot, assist by Chris Paul | 86-87 | |
6:08 | Â | Jamal Crawford missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Personal foul on Jimmy Butler | Â | |
5:52 | Â | James Harden missed driving layup | Â | |
5:48 | Â | Defensive rebound by Jeff Teague | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Bad pass turnover on Taj Gibson, stolen by James Harden | Â | |
5:28 | +2 | James Harden made floating jump shot | 86-89 | |
5:13 | Â | Jimmy Butler missed turnaround jump shot, blocked by Clint Capela | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Offensive rebound by Taj Gibson | Â | |
5:09 | Â | Taj Gibson missed jump shot | Â | |
5:09 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
5:06 | Â | Jumpball | Â | |
4:48 | +2 | James Harden made driving layup | 86-91 | |
4:33 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed turnaround jump shot, blocked by Eric Gordon | Â | |
4:30 | Â | Defensive rebound by Trevor Ariza | Â | |
4:27 | +3 | James Harden made 3-pt. jump shot | 86-94 | |
4:13 | Â | Shooting foul on P.J. Tucker | Â | |
4:13 | +1 | Jeff Teague made 1st of 2 free throws | 87-94 | |
4:13 | +1 | Jeff Teague made 2nd of 2 free throws | 88-94 | |
3:50 | +3 | James Harden made 3-pt. jump shot | 88-97 | |
3:37 | +2 | Jeff Teague made jump shot | 90-97 | |
3:37 | Â | Shooting foul on P.J. Tucker | Â | |
3:37 | +1 | Jeff Teague made free throw | 91-97 | |
3:17 | +2 | James Harden made finger-roll layup | 91-99 | |
3:04 | +2 | Jeff Teague made floating jump shot | 93-99 | |
2:40 | +2 | Clint Capela made alley-oop shot, assist by James Harden | 93-101 | |
2:23 | Â | Shooting foul on Clint Capela | Â | |
2:23 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 1st of 3 free throws | 94-101 | |
2:23 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed 2nd of 3 free throws | Â | |
2:23 | Â | Team rebound | Â | |
2:23 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins made 3rd of 3 free throws | 95-101 | |
1:59 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Chris Paul, stolen by Jeff Teague | Â | |
1:56 | Â | Lost ball turnover on Jeff Teague, stolen by Eric Gordon | Â | |
1:43 | Â | Personal foul on Jimmy Butler | Â | |
1:30 | Â | Shooting foul on Jimmy Butler | Â | |
1:30 | +1 | James Harden made 1st of 2 free throws | 95-102 | |
1:30 | Â | James Harden missed 2nd of 2 free throws | Â | |
1:29 | Â | Defensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
1:26 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins made dunk, assist by Derrick Rose | 97-102 | |
1:01 | Â | James Harden missed fade-away jump shot | Â | |
0:59 | Â | Defensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
0:54 | Â | Andrew Wiggins missed running Jump Shot | Â | |
0:51 | Â | Defensive rebound by Chris Paul | Â | |
0:33 | Â | James Harden missed 3-pt. jump shot | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Defensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
0:26 | Â | Shooting foul on Chris Paul | Â | |
0:26 | +1 | Jeff Teague made 1st of 2 free throws | 98-102 | |
0:26 | +1 | Jeff Teague made 2nd of 2 free throws | 99-102 | |
0:21 | Â | Personal foul on Jeff Teague | Â | |
0:21 | +1 | Chris Paul made 1st of 2 free throws | 99-103 | |
0:21 | +1 | Chris Paul made 2nd of 2 free throws | 99-104 | |
0:15 | Â | Jimmy Butler missed floating jump shot | Â | |
0:14 | Â | Offensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | Â | |
0:14 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns made dunk | 101-104 | |
0:08 | Â | Out of bounds turnover on Chris Paul | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Jimmy Butler missed jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Offensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Out of bounds turnover on Andrew Wiggins | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |
35.4 | Min. Per Game | 35.4 |
30.4 | Pts. Per Game | 30.4 |
8.8 | Ast. Per Game | 8.8 |
5.4 | Reb. Per Game | 5.4 |
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
 | Out of bounds turnover on Andrew Wiggins | 0:00 |
 | Offensive rebound by Andrew Wiggins | 0:00 |
 | Jimmy Butler missed jump shot | 0:00 |
 | Out of bounds turnover on Chris Paul | 0:08 |
+ 2 | Karl-Anthony Towns made dunk | 0:14 |
 | Offensive rebound by Karl-Anthony Towns | 0:14 |
 | Jimmy Butler missed floating jump shot | 0:15 |
+ 1 | Chris Paul made 2nd of 2 free throws | 0:21 |
+ 1 | Chris Paul made 1st of 2 free throws | 0:21 |
 | Personal foul on Jeff Teague | 0:21 |
+ 1 | Jeff Teague made 2nd of 2 free throws | 0:26 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 101 | 104 |
Field Goals | 35-80 (43.8%) | 39-83 (47.0%) |
3-Pointers | 8-23 (34.8%) | 10-37 (27.0%) |
Free Throws | 23-28 (82.1%) | 16-23 (69.6%) |
Total Rebounds | 53 | 48 |
Offensive | 11 | 8 |
Defensive | 36 | 29 |
Team | 6 | 11 |
Assists | 22 | 15 |
Steals | 3 | 8 |
Blocks | 2 | 8 |
Turnovers | 13 | 11 |
Fouls | 19 | 19 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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Timberwolves - | 101.6 PPG | 45.2 RPG | 22.4 APG |
Rockets - | 104.9 PPG | 43.0 RPG | 18.8 APG |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Wiggins | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7/15 | 1/3 | 3/4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 24 |
J. Teague | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4/9 | 1/4 | 6/7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 37 |
J. Butler | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4/11 | 2/5 | 3/3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 26 |
T. Gibson | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 15 |
K. Towns | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3/9 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Wiggins | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7/15 | 1/3 | 3/4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 24 |
J. Teague | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4/9 | 1/4 | 6/7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 37 |
J. Butler | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4/11 | 2/5 | 3/3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 26 |
T. Gibson | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 15 |
K. Towns | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3/9 | 0/2 | 2/4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
D. Rose | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7/14 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 24 |
J. Crawford | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4/11 | 3/7 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 21 |
G. Dieng | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 10 |
N. Bjelica | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 2 |
T. Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 |
A. Brooks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Aldrich | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A. Jefferson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Georges-Hunt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Patton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 101 | 47 | 22 | 35/80 | 8/23 | 23/28 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 36 | -15 | 184 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
E. Gordon | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3/10 | 1/7 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 14 |
Nene | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
G. Green | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2/5 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 11 |
J. Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
L. Mbah a Moute | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
R. Anderson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
R. Hunter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Onuaku | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T. Black | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Z. Qi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A. Jackson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 104 | 37 | 15 | 39/83 | 10/37 | 16/23 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 29 | +15 | 176 |