Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets

Jan 18, 2018

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	17	33	20	28	98
HOU	26	37	26	27	116

Game Recap

Eric Gordon leads the way with 30 points as the Rockets take care of the Timberwolves on Thursday night, 116-98.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	33	5-12	3-5	3-4	5	3	1	1	2	2	-31	16
67Taj GibsonPF	37	4-7	0-0	1-2	4	4	0	0	1	2	-24	9
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	36	10-19	1-7	1-2	16	3	2	5	0	3	+2	22
23Jimmy ButlerSG	42	8-15	0-1	7-8	4	2	2	1	1	1	-10	23
0Jeff TeaguePG	32	3-8	0-1	0-1	5	3	0	0	3	4	-22	6
5Gorgui Dieng	14	2-3	0-1	0-2	3	0	0	1	1	1	-12	4
11Jamal Crawford	18	0-6	0-3	0-0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
8Nemanja Bjelica	7	1-3	1-1	2-2	2	4	1	0	2	1	-2	5
13Marcus Georges-Hunt	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+5	0
1Tyus Jones	15	5-8	3-5	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	2	+4	13
45Cole Aldrich	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Aaron Brooks	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Shabazz Muhammad	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-8146.9%	8-2433.3%	14-2166.7%	40	24	8	8	11	16	-	98

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
12Luc Mbah a MouteSF	32	5-9	4-6	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	2	-5	14
33Ryan AndersonPF	29	2-5	0-3	2-2	7	1	1	1	1	1	+20	6
15Clint CapelaC	26	7-9	0-0	6-6	5	0	1	1	0	3	-3	20
13James HardenSG	25	3-15	1-5	3-3	2	7	2	2	2	1	-11	10
3Chris PaulPG	35	6-12	4-8	3-4	6	9	3	0	2	1	+23	19
10Eric Gordon	35	11-19	7-13	1-1	3	3	1	1	2	1	+23	30
42Nene Hilario	21	6-11	0-0	0-1	8	1	1	0	1	2	+21	12
4P.J. Tucker	33	2-8	1-4	0-0	9	0	1	0	1	4	+19	5
2RJ Hunter	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+3	0
1Trevor Ariza	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Tarik Black	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Gerald Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Troy Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8847.7%	17-3943.6%	15-1788.2%	45	24	11	5	9	15	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINHOU

(11:57) Jump Ball Capela vs. Towns: Tip to Anderson
(11:34) MISS Mbah a Moute 7' Driving Layup
(11:34) Towns BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:30) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:18) Towns 6' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
20
(11:03) MISS Anderson 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:59) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:52) MISS Wiggins 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:49) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:43) MISS Harden 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:40) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:30) MISS Butler 3' Driving Layup
(10:27) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:21) Paul Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:21) Butler STEAL (1 STL)
(10:08) MISS Towns 9' Hook Shot
(10:07) Timberwolves Rebound
(9:47) MISS Towns 9' Layup
(9:47) Harden BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:47) Timberwolves Rebound
(9:41) MISS Butler 15' Jump Shot
(9:41) Harden BLOCK (2 BLK)
(9:39) Mbah a Moute REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:32) MISS Harden 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:28) Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (9:23) Mbah a Moute 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
23
(9:01) MISS Wiggins 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:57) Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:45) Capela 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Mbah a Moute 1 AST)
25
+3 (8:31) Wiggins 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gibson 1 AST)
55
(8:11) MISS Harden 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:09) Timberwolves Rebound
(7:52) Wiggins Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:52) Mbah a Moute STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:48) Mbah a Moute 2' Running Dunk (5 PTS)
57
(7:31) MISS Towns 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:30) ROCKETS Rebound
(7:14) MISS Mbah a Moute 4' Driving Layup
(7:14) Towns BLOCK (2 BLK)
(7:12) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:03) Towns 10' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
77
+2 (6:47) Capela 2' Alley Oop Layup (4 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
79
(6:37) MISS Teague 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:37) ROCKETS Rebound
(6:37) Towns L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Maddox)
(6:37) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:27) MISS Nene 3' Finger Roll Layup
(6:23) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:16) Towns 18' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Wiggins 2 AST)
99
(6:00) MISS Tucker 3PT Jump Shot
(5:57) Nene REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:56) MISS Nene 2' Layup
(5:56) Butler BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:53) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:41) Gibson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:41) Harden STEAL (1 STL)
(5:33) MISS Harden 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:30) Harden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:26) Harden Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:26) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
(5:21) MISS Butler 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:20) Gibson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:20) Gibson 1' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
119
(5:05) MISS Gordon 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:03) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (4:56) Wiggins 19' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
139
+3 (4:37) Mbah a Moute 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
1312
(4:23) MISS Wiggins 11' Driving Layup
(4:23) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:20) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:10) MISS Nene 1' Layup
(4:09) Nene REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(4:08) MISS Nene 6' Layup
(4:08) Dieng BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:07) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:59) MISS Wiggins 21' Jump Shot
(3:55) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:53) MISS Paul 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:50) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:39) Teague Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:39) Paul STEAL (1 STL)
(3:35) MISS Gordon 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:31) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:22) MISS Gibson 5' Turnaround Jump Shot
(3:19) Nene REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (3:13) Nene 7' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
1314
(2:54) Tucker S.FOUL (P1.T1) (Z.Zarba)
(2:54) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:54) Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1414
+1 (2:54) Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1514
(2:35) MISS Gordon 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:33) Gibson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:11) MISS Teague 17' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:08) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:01) MISS Anderson 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:58) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (1:43) Paul 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1517
+2 (1:22) Wiggins 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1717
+2 (1:15) Gordon 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1719
(1:15) Wiggins S.FOUL (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (1:15) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1720
(1:10) Teague Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(1:10) Paul STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (0:59) Gordon 30' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
1723
(0:51) Teague Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T5)
(0:51) Anderson STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:46) Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
1726
(0:23) MISS Teague 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:20) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:02) MISS Anderson 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

HOU

98Points116

38-81(46.9%)Field Goal(%)42-88(47.7%)

8-24(33.3%)3-Point(%)17-39(43.6%)

14-21(66.7%)Free Throw(%)15-17(88.2%)

40(8)Rebounds(Offensive)45(11)

24Assists24

8Steals11

8Blocks5

11Turnovers9

16Fouls15

46Pts In The Paint48

7Fast Break Pts13

9Pts Off Turnovers17

22Bench Pts47

4Largest Lead19

Game Details

Thursday, January 18, 2018 · 9:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)

tv: TNT