Houston Rockets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Mar 27, 2021

FINAL

13-32HoustonRockets

129

11-35MinnesotaT-wolves

107

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	41	33	24	31	129
MIN	29	19	30	29	107

Game Recap

The Rockets defeated the Timberwolves, 129-107, splitting their two-game back-to-back series. Kevin Porter Jr. led the Rockets with 25 points, while John Wall added 13 points and 12 assists in the victory. Karl-Anthony Towns (27 points, 15 rebounds) and Anthony Edwards (27 points) combined for 54 points for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Rockets improve to 13-32 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 11-35.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Sterling BrownSF	23	6-8	4-6	0-0	7	0	0	0	2	1	+9	16
8Jae'Sean TatePF	32	5-10	0-0	0-0	9	3	1	3	1	4	+21	10
41Kelly OlynykC	25	5-8	4-6	2-2	4	4	3	0	1	4	+21	16
3Kevin Porter Jr.SG	30	10-15	3-5	2-3	4	2	0	0	3	2	+29	25
1John WallPG	25	5-14	2-6	1-1	3	12	1	1	1	1	+8	13
16Ben McLemore	26	4-11	2-6	2-3	1	0	1	0	0	4	+7	12
6KJ Martin	23	3-3	1-1	1-1	6	1	0	1	1	4	+8	8
14D.J. Augustin	24	8-14	2-5	2-2	3	4	0	0	1	2	+13	20
00D.J. Wilson	16	2-3	0-0	1-1	3	3	1	2	1	2	+6	5
33Anthony Lamb	7	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-7	2
26Justin Patton	5	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-5	2
10Eric Gordon	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Christian Wood	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	50-9254.3%	18-3946.2%	11-1384.6%	41	29	7	7	12	24	-	129

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	34	11-22	3-9	2-3	4	2	1	0	1	1	-5	27
3Jaden McDanielsPF	35	6-10	2-4	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	2	-7	14
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	33	7-11	2-3	11-12	15	4	0	2	4	4	-5	27
5Malik BeasleySG	29	4-17	3-12	2-2	4	3	2	0	1	1	-16	13
9Ricky RubioPG	26	1-5	1-4	1-1	4	10	3	1	2	2	-2	4
4Jaylen Nowell	22	3-9	1-5	2-2	2	2	0	0	1	1	-24	9
6Jordan McLaughlin	16	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	4	2	0	2	2	-23	0
11Naz Reid	11	1-4	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	2	0	0	-7	2
41Juancho Hernangomez	17	2-4	1-2	4-6	5	0	0	0	0	1	-10	9
23Jarrett Culver	4	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-8	2
10Jake Layman	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+7	0
8Jarred Vanderbilt	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-10	0
17Ed Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8542.4%	13-4032.5%	22-2878.6%	40	26	8	6	11	15	-	107

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUMIN

(11:57) Jump Ball Towns vs. Olynyk: Tip to Rubio
+2 (11:48) Edwards 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:31) Porter Jr. 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
22
+3 (11:15) Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
25
+3 (11:03) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
55
+3 (10:48) McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
58
+3 (10:37) Olynyk 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wall 1 AST)
88
(10:28) Towns OFF.Foul (P1) (B.Barnaky)
(10:28) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:19) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:19) Rubio STEAL (1 STL)
(10:04) MISS Beasley 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:00) Wall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:54) Olynyk 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (5 PTS) (Wall 2 AST)
108
(9:40) Tate P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kallio)
(9:36) MISS Edwards 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:32) Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:22) Wall 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
128
+2 (9:08) McDaniels 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
1210
(8:48) MISS Tate 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(8:48) McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:45) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:42) Rubio 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
1213
(8:31) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:31) Rubio STEAL (2 STL)
(8:26) Olynyk P.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Mauer)
+2 (8:23) Towns 1' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
1215
+2 (8:14) Porter Jr. Driving Layup (7 PTS)
1415
(8:14) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Mauer)
(8:14) MISS Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1
(8:08) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:03) Edwards 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Rubio 2 AST)
1417
(7:54) MISS Olynyk 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:51) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:43) MISS Rubio 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:41) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:33) Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:33) Beasley STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:29) Beasley Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
1419
(7:29) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:20) MISS Brown 3PT Jump Shot
(7:15) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (7:13) Wall 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)
1719
(6:51) Towns Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:51) Olynyk STEAL (1 STL)
(6:47) MISS Wall 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:42) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:41) Brown 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1919
(6:20) MISS Rubio 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:17) Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (6:12) Olynyk 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Tate 2 AST)
2219
+2 (5:56) McDaniels 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Towns 4 AST)
2221
+2 (5:38) Tate 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2421
(5:21) MISS Edwards 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:15) Wall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:12) MISS Wall 2' Driving Layup
(5:12) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:07) Edwards 1' Running Dunk (6 PTS) (Rubio 3 AST)
2423
(4:51) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T4)
(4:51) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
(4:46) MISS McDaniels 3' Running Layup
(4:46) Tate BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:44) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:41) Tate Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(4:41) Rubio STEAL (3 STL)
(4:38) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:38) Rockets Rebound
(4:38) Rubio L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Kallio)
(4:31) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
(4:31) McLaughlin STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:26) Towns 1' Running Dunk (7 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)
2425
+2 (4:12) Wall 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
2625
(3:57) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:53) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (3:47) Olynyk 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Wall 3 AST)
2925
(3:39) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(3:30) MISS Edwards 7' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(3:27) Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:25) Wall 1' Running Layup (9 PTS)
3125
(3:25) Nowell S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Kallio)
+1 (3:25) Wall Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
3225
(3:16) MISS Nowell 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(3:11) Nowell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:11) Nowell Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
3227
(2:54) Martin Jr. Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T7)
(2:39) Olynyk S.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Kallio)
(2:39) MISS Reid Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:39) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(2:39) MISS Reid Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:36) McLemore REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:21) McLemore 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Augustin 1 AST)
3527
(1:58) MISS Reid 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(1:58) Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:35) McLemore 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Wilson 1 AST)
3727
(1:27) McLaughlin Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:27) Wilson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:23) McLemore Running Dunk (7 PTS) (Wilson 2 AST)
3927
(0:59) Wilson S.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (0:59) Hernangomez Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3928
+1 (0:59) Hernangomez Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3929
(0:46) MISS Wilson 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
(0:44) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:31) McLaughlin Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:31) McLemore STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:15) Augustin 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
4129

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

MIN

129Points107

50-92(54.3%)Field Goal(%)36-85(42.4%)

18-39(46.2%)3-Point(%)13-40(32.5%)

11-13(84.6%)Free Throw(%)22-28(78.6%)

41(10)Rebounds(Offensive)40(10)

29Assists26

7Steals8

7Blocks6

12Turnovers11

24Fouls15

58Pts In The Paint44

16Fast Break Pts15

23Pts Off Turnovers13

49Bench Pts22

34Largest Lead5

Game Details

Saturday, March 27, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

capacity: 19,356