Timberwolves (101) vs Rockets (104) · Apr 15, 2018 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Apr 15, 2018

Game Recap

James Harden went off for 44 points and eight assists and Clint Capela added another 24 as the Rockets beat the Timberwolves in Game 1.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	21	26	25	29	101
HOU	27	27	22	28	104

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
22Andrew WigginsSF	32	7-15	1-3	3-4	6	1	0	0	2	4	18	-3
67Taj GibsonPF	31	4-6	0-0	1-1	6	1	0	0	2	1	9	-3
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	40	3-9	0-2	2-4	12	2	0	1	2	2	8	-1
23Jimmy ButlerSG	36	4-11	2-5	3-3	5	3	2	0	0	4	13	+5
0Jeff TeaguePG	28	4-9	1-4	6-7	9	8	1	1	5	4	15	-4
1Tyus Jones	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2
11Jamal Crawford	26	4-11	3-7	4-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	15	+5
5Gorgui Dieng	7	2-3	0-0	3-4	3	0	0	0	0	1	7	-2
8Nemanja Bjelica	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-8
25Derrick Rose	23	7-14	1-2	1-1	2	4	0	0	2	3	16	-6
45Cole Aldrich	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Aaron Brooks	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Marcus Georges-Hunt	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		35-8043.8%	8-2334.8%	23-2882.1%	47	22	3	2	13	19	101

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Trevor ArizaSF	32	1-6	0-4	1-4	5	0	2	0	1	1	3	+8
4P.J. TuckerPF	30	1-5	1-5	0-0	0	0	0	2	1	3	3	+7
15Clint CapelaC	34	10-15	0-0	4-4	12	1	1	3	0	3	24	+7
13James HardenSG	40	15-26	7-12	7-9	4	8	2	0	3	2	44	+5
3Chris PaulPG	33	5-14	1-6	3-4	3	4	2	0	6	3	14	-4
10Eric Gordon	29	3-10	1-7	0-0	1	2	1	1	0	0	7	+5
14Gerald Green	19	2-5	0-3	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	3	4	-7
42Nene Hilario	11	2-2	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	1	0	4	5	-1
7Joe Johnson	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	-5
28Tarik Black	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Aaron Jackson	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Chinanu Onuaku	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Zhou Qi	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		39-8347.0%	10-3727.0%	16-2369.6%	37	15	8	8	11	19	104

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterminhou

(11:57) Jump Ball Capela vs. Towns: Tip to Paul
(11:36) MISS Paul 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:34) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:17) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:17) Capela STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:11) Ariza 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
02
(10:49) MISS Butler 3' Jump Shot
(10:49) Tucker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:46) Ariza REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:42) Capela 1' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
04
+2 (10:29) Wiggins 2' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
24
(10:12) Wiggins S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brown)
+1 (10:12) Capela Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
25
+1 (10:12) Capela Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
26
(9:46) MISS Teague 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:46) Timberwolves Rebound
+2 (9:40) Gibson Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Teague 1 AST)
46
(9:26) Paul Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:07) MISS Towns 3PT Jump Shot
(9:05) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:57) Capela 1' Alley Oop Dunk (6 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)
48
(8:32) MISS Teague 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:29) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:19) MISS Paul 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:15) ROCKETS Rebound
+3 (8:09) Harden 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Capela 1 AST)
411
(7:54) MISS Towns 10' Turnaround Hook Shot
(7:51) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:41) Gibson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
(7:41) MISS Harden Free Throw 1 of 3
(7:41) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (7:41) Harden Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
412
+1 (7:41) Harden Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
413
(7:27) MISS Gibson 2' Reverse Layup
(7:26) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(7:22) Teague S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Mauer)
+1 (7:22) Capela Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
414
+1 (7:22) Capela Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
415
(7:10) Teague Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:10) Harden STEAL (1 STL)
(6:51) Paul Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:51) Butler STEAL (1 STL)
(6:36) MISS Towns 6' Hook Shot
(6:36) Capela BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:33) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:31) MISS Butler 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:29) Ariza REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:23) MISS Ariza 3PT Jump Shot
(6:21) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:17) Wiggins 2' Alley Oop Layup (4 PTS) (Teague 2 AST)
615
(6:00) MISS Capela 2' Layup
(6:00) Teague BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:57) Capela REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (5:57) Capela 2' Dunk (10 PTS)
617
(5:53) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (5:47) Wiggins 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Teague 3 AST)
817
(5:27) MISS Harden 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:25) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:10) MISS Wiggins 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:07) Ariza REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:55) MISS Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:53) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:49) Green P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Mauer)
+2 (4:36) Wiggins 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (8 PTS)
1017
+2 (4:19) Harden 11' Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1019
+2 (4:04) Gibson 13' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
1219
(3:47) Ariza OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Brown)
(3:47) Ariza Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:34) MISS Wiggins Cutting Layup Shot
(3:31) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:28) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:26) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:19) Nene S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brown)
(3:19) MISS Towns Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:19) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (3:19) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1319
+2 (3:09) Gordon 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1321
+2 (2:48) Towns 6' Turnaround Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1521
(2:31) MISS Harden 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:29) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:23) Green S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Williams)
(2:23) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (2:23) Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1621
+1 (2:23) Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1721
(2:03) MISS Gordon 7' Floating Jump Shot
(2:02) Timberwolves Rebound
(1:52) Jump Ball Nene vs. Dieng: Tip to Teague
(1:44) MISS Wiggins 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:40) Teague REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:34) Nene S.FOUL (P2.T4) (T.Brown)
+1 (1:34) Teague Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1821
(1:34) MISS Teague Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:34) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:31) Dieng 5' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
2021
(1:16) MISS Gordon 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:14) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:09) MISS Bjelica 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(1:07) Nene REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:04) Paul Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T4)
(1:04) Paul L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brown)
+1 (1:04) Dieng Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2121
(1:04) MISS Dieng Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:04) Nene REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:54) Rose P.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Brown)
(0:46) Teague P.FOUL (P2.PN) (T.Brown)
(0:46) MISS Paul Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:46) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (0:46) Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2122
(0:35) MISS Crawford 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:32) Nene REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (0:26) Paul 25' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2125
(0:04) Teague Traveling Turnover (P2.T3)
+2 (0:00) Nene 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
2127
(0:00) Teague S.FOUL (P3.PN) (K.Mauer)
(0:00) MISS Nene Free Throw 1 of 1
(0:00) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

HOU

101Points104

35-80(43.8%)Field Goal(%)39-83(47.0%)

8-23(34.8%)3-Point(%)10-37(27.0%)

23-28(82.1%)Free Throw(%)16-23(69.6%)

47(11)Rebounds(Offensive)37(8)

22Assists15

3Steals8

2Blocks8

13Turnovers11

19Fouls19

44Pts In The Paint54

10Fast Break Pts13

1Pts Off Turnovers18

38Bench Pts16

4Largest Lead11

Game Details

Sunday, April 15, 2018 · 9:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)