March 26, 2021 · 8:00 PM EDT
Biggest lead HOU by 19 · MIN by 8 · 8 lead changes
Q2 4:15+10% HOUMcLemore 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Wall 8 AST)HOU 52 · MIN 49
Q2 2:58+10% MINMcDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Towns 4 AST)HOU 54 · MIN 54
Q4 3:29+20% MINTowns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Rubio 7 AST)HOU 101 · MIN 99Q4 2:51+11% MINTowns Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)HOU 101 · MIN 101Q4 1:49+25% MINTowns 18' Turnaround Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Rubio 8 AST)HOU 101 · MIN 103| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1UT Jazz | 52 | 20 | .722 | — |
2PH Suns | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 |
3DE Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
4LA Clippers | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
5DA Mavericks | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
6LA Lakers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
7PO Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
8GS Warriors | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 |
9ME Grizzlies | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 |
10SA Spurs | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 |
11NO Pelicans | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
12SA Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
13MI Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 |
14OK Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 |
15HO Rockets | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 |
| Zone | HOU | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 13/21 62% | 18/41 44% |
| Paint | 2/7 29% | 7/13 54% |
| Mid-range | 4/14 29% | 2/9 22% |
| Corner 3 | 4/12 33% | 3/11 27% |
| Above the break 3 | 13/32 41% | 7/27 26% |
JT Jae'Sean TateF | 39 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 63.5% |
JW John WallG | 37 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 6-25 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | -6 | 27.0% |
SB Sterling BrownG-F | 36 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 55.0% |
CW Christian WoodF | 36 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 9-16 | 2-6 | 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 64.4% |
| BMBen McLemoreG | 36 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 7-15 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +5 | 70.0% |
KM KJ MartinF | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 33.3% |
DA D.J. AugustinG | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -8 | 102.8% |
DW D.J. WilsonF | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 50.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 101 | 47 | 26 | 37-87 | 17-44 | 10-13 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 20 | ||
| Shooting | 42.5% | 38.6% | 76.9% | 54.5% |
DNP: Anthony Lamb, Danuel House Jr., Justin Patton, Kevin Porter Jr.
| KTKarl-Anthony TownsC-F | 35 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 9-26 | 4-9 | 7-8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | +9 | 49.1% |
AE Anthony EdwardsG | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4-17 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -12 | 33.6% |
| JMJaden McDanielsF | 33 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 119.0% |
RR Ricky RubioG | 27 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 12.7% |
JV Jarred VanderbiltF | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -9 | 42.5% |
JN Jaylen NowellG | 30 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4-14 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +15 | 27.7% |
JH Juancho HernangomezF | 28 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 7-10 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +19 | 80.8% |
JM Jordan McLaughlinG | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 20.0% |
NR Naz ReidC-F | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 52.2% |
| Totals | 240 | 107 | 50 | 30 | 39-103 | 10-38 | 19-24 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 13 | ||
| Shooting | 37.9% | 26.3% | 79.2% | 47.1% |
DNP: Ed Davis, Jake Layman, Jarrett Culver, Malik Beasley
12:00Jump Ball Towns vs. Wood: Tip to RubioHOU 011:47Wall S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Barnaky)HOU 011:47MISS Vanderbilt Free Throw 1 of 2HOU 011:47Vanderbilt Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)HOU 011:35McLemore 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wall 1 AST)HOU 311:25Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)HOU 311:13MISS Wall 25' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotHOU 311:13Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 310:58MISS Edwards 9' Fadeaway JumperHOU 310:54Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 310:47MISS Brown 25' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 310:44Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 310:34MISS Rubio 15' Jump ShotHOU 310:25Vanderbilt 1' Cutting Layup Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)HOU 310:12MISS McLemore 19' Jump ShotHOU 310:09Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 39:56MISS Vanderbilt 3PT Jump ShotHOU 39:51Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 39:45Wall Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)HOU 39:45Edwards STEAL (1 STL)HOU 39:38MISS Edwards 1' Driving LayupHOU 39:37McLemore REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 39:26Wood 20' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Wall 2 AST)HOU 59:18Tate S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Van Duyne)HOU 59:18Rubio Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)HOU 59:18Rubio Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)HOU 59:10MISS Brown 3PT Jump ShotHOU 59:06Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 58:56MISS Vanderbilt 4' Cutting Layup ShotHOU 58:48Edwards 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)HOU 58:39Wall Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)HOU 58:39Rubio STEAL (1 STL)HOU 58:34MISS Edwards 1' Driving LayupHOU 58:32Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 58:26McLemore 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)HOU 88:15MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 87:57Wood 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Wall 3 AST)HOU 107:39McDaniels 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)HOU 107:19Rubio P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Van Duyne)HOU 107:11Wood 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Wall 4 AST)HOU 127:01Towns 5' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Rubio 2 AST)HOU 126:49Tate 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Wall 5 AST)HOU 146:40MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotHOU 146:37Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)HOU 146:27MISS Brown 6' Driving LayupHOU 146:27McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)HOU 146:23Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)HOU 146:22Wood 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Tate 2 AST)HOU 175:55MISS Towns 3' Driving Finger Roll LayupHOU 175:53Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)HOU 175:52Towns 2' Putback Layup (7 PTS)HOU 175:31Tate 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS)HOU 195:19McDaniels 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)HOU 195:02MISS Wall 25' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 195:02Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 194:51MISS Rubio 24' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 194:50Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)HOU 194:42Rubio S.FOUL (P2.T2) (M.Davis)HOU 194:42Wall Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)HOU 204:42MISS Wall Free Throw 2 of 2HOU 204:39McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 204:25MISS Towns 7' Turnaround Hook ShotHOU 204:24Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)HOU 204:24MISS Towns 3' LayupHOU 204:24Martin Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)HOU 204:22Jump Ball Towns vs. Martin Jr.: Tip to McDanielsHOU 204:13MISS Nowell 26' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 204:06Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)HOU 204:04Towns 4' Turnaround Jump Shot (9 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)HOU 203:52MISS Martin Jr. 26' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 203:48Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 203:44Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)HOU 203:29MISS Wall 2' Driving LayupHOU 203:27Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)HOU 203:23MISS Hernangomez 25' 3PT Running Jump ShotHOU 203:19Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 203:06Hernangomez S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Davis)HOU 203:06MISS Wood Free Throw 1 of 2HOU 203:06Wood Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)HOU 212:55Nowell 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McLaughlin 2 AST)HOU 212:35Wall 1' Driving Layup (3 PTS)HOU 232:20MISS Reid 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump ShotHOU 232:18Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)HOU 232:17Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)HOU 232:17McLaughlin STEAL (1 STL)HOU 232:17Brown S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Davis)HOU 232:17MISS Reid Free Throw 1 of 2HOU 232:17Reid Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)HOU 232:02MISS Augustin 24' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 231:59Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)HOU 231:39MISS McLaughlin 27' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 231:22Wilson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McLemore 1 AST)HOU 261:03Reid Reverse Layup (3 PTS) (Nowell 2 AST)HOU 260:57Wilson OFF.Foul (P1) (B.Barnaky)HOU 260:57Wilson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)HOU 260:51McLemore S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Van Duyne)HOU 260:51Hernangomez Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)HOU 260:51MISS Hernangomez Free Throw 2 of 2HOU 260:49Wilson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 260:28Wilson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)HOU 260:28Hernangomez STEAL (1 STL)HOU 260:25McLaughlin 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Hernangomez 1 AST)HOU 260:04McLemore 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Augustin 1 AST)HOU 290:00MISS Nowell 32' 3PT Pullup Jump ShotHOU 290:00Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 29The Timberwolves beat the Rockets 107-101 at home.
Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 29 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists, while Christian Wood led the Rockets with 24 points.
The Timberwolves led by as many as 8 points. The lead changed hands 8 times and the score was tied 5 times. Their best stretch was a 22-0 run.
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