Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets

Apr 18, 2018

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	23	17	18	24	82
HOU	18	37	25	22	102

Game Recap

Chris Paul puts up 27 points and dishes out eight assists as the Rockets defeat the Timberwolves and take a 2-0 series lead with the 102-82 win.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	30	6-14	0-3	1-2	8	3	1	1	3	3	-12	13
67Taj GibsonPF	22	3-4	0-0	2-2	5	0	1	1	2	2	-4	8
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	23	2-9	1-3	0-2	10	0	1	1	0	1	-21	5
23Jimmy ButlerSG	24	3-6	1-1	4-4	4	2	0	0	3	1	-17	11
0Jeff TeaguePG	19	3-7	0-1	2-3	1	1	1	1	4	4	-21	8
1Tyus Jones	28	1-5	0-1	0-0	5	3	1	0	1	0	+1	2
11Jamal Crawford	29	3-9	0-2	2-3	4	2	0	0	0	1	-18	8
5Gorgui Dieng	24	1-8	0-2	0-0	6	1	0	3	1	1	+1	2
8Nemanja Bjelica	18	5-9	2-4	4-5	8	2	2	0	1	3	-1	16
25Derrick Rose	17	4-9	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	-8	9
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	-	31-8038.8%	5-1827.8%	15-2171.4%	52	15	7	7	16	16	-	82

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Trevor ArizaSF	34	5-14	3-10	2-4	5	1	1	0	0	2	+13	15
4P.J. TuckerPF	22	2-6	2-5	0-1	2	0	0	1	0	3	-1	6
15Clint CapelaC	28	4-6	0-0	0-0	16	1	0	1	1	2	+22	8
13James HardenSG	30	2-18	1-10	7-8	4	7	3	3	3	2	+1	12
3Chris PaulPG	29	10-18	3-5	4-4	3	8	3	1	1	2	+21	27
10Eric Gordon	28	3-13	2-10	1-2	4	0	0	0	2	1	+15	9
14Gerald Green	26	7-17	5-12	2-2	12	1	0	1	0	2	+27	21
42Nene Hilario	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	2	0	1	+5	0
7Joe Johnson	16	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	1	+6	2
5Aaron Jackson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-3	0
9Zhou Qi	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-3	2
21Chinanu Onuaku	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	-3	0
28Tarik Black	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	35-9636.5%	16-5230.8%	16-2176.2%	54	22	8	9	9	17	-	102

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINHOU

(11:58) Jump Ball Capela vs. Towns: Tip to Gibson
(11:40) Butler Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:40) Harden STEAL (1 STL)
(11:36) MISS Ariza 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:32) ROCKETS Rebound
(11:24) MISS Harden 10' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:22) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:11) Teague 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
20
(10:46) MISS Tucker 10' Driving Hook Shot
(10:45) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:35) MISS Gibson 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(10:34) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:24) MISS Tucker 3PT Jump Shot
(10:21) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:15) Butler Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(10:15) Ariza STEAL (1 STL)
(10:03) Harden Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:03) Teague STEAL (1 STL)
(10:03) Tucker P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Stafford)
+2 (9:47) Wiggins 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
40
+2 (9:39) Paul Driving Layup (2 PTS)
42
+2 (9:30) Teague 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS)
62
(9:30) Ariza S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Stafford)
+1 (9:30) Teague Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
72
(9:17) MISS Ariza 1' Driving Layup
(9:15) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:14) Gibson Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
(9:14) Gibson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(9:02) Paul Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:02) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:57) Wiggins Running Dunk (4 PTS)
92
+2 (8:46) Harden 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
94
(8:46) Butler S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Stafford)
+1 (8:46) Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
95
(8:36) Wiggins Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(8:36) Paul STEAL (1 STL)
(8:29) Towns Shooting Block Foul (P1.T3) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (8:29) Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
96
(8:29) MISS Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:27) ROCKETS Rebound
(8:14) MISS Harden 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:11) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:56) Butler 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
116
(7:38) MISS Harden 15' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:35) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:28) Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Teague 1 AST)
146
(7:22) Teague P.FOUL (P1.T4) (P.Fraher)
(7:09) MISS Ariza 1' Driving Layup
(7:05) Capela REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:05) MISS Capela 1' Tip Layup Shot
(7:04) Capela REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:04) MISS Capela 1' Tip Layup Shot
(7:03) Capela REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (7:03) Capela 1' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
148
(6:58) MISS Teague 1' Driving Layup
(6:58) Harden BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:56) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:52) Harden Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T3) (D.Stafford)
(6:52) Harden Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:52) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:37) Towns 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (5 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
168
(6:24) Capela Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(6:24) Wiggins STEAL (1 STL)
(6:15) MISS Towns 4' Layup
(6:15) Tucker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:13) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:13) Tucker S.FOUL (P2.T4) (P.Fraher)
(6:13) MISS Towns Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:13) Timberwolves Rebound
(6:13) MISS Towns Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:11) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (6:06) Ariza 25' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
1611
(5:43) MISS Towns 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(5:42) Capela REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(5:34) MISS Harden 2' Driving Layup
(5:34) Gibson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:34) ROCKETS Rebound
(5:33) Wiggins S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Stafford)
+1 (5:33) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1612
(5:33) MISS Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:31) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:10) MISS Towns 1' Driving Layup
(5:08) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:06) Wiggins 2' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
1812
(4:57) MISS Harden 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(4:55) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:53) Wiggins Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(4:42) Harden Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T5)
(4:42) Gibson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:39) Gibson 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
2012
(4:28) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:26) Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:16) MISS Wiggins 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(4:14) Nene REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:09) MISS Harden 1' Driving Layup
(4:09) Dieng BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:05) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:54) Dieng Traveling Turnover (P1.T6)
(3:46) MISS Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:43) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:28) MISS Crawford 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:26) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:16) Crawford P.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Stafford)
+1 (3:16) Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2013
(3:16) MISS Harden Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:15) Bjelica REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:00) MISS Dieng 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(2:57) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:48) MISS Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:45) Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:25) MISS Wiggins 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:20) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:14) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Lindsay)
(2:14) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:14) Bjelica Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2113
+1 (2:14) Bjelica Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2213
(2:01) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:58) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:45) MISS Jones 3PT Jump Shot
(1:42) Capela REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
+3 (1:34) Paul 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2216
(1:15) MISS Wiggins 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(1:13) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:03) MISS Johnson 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:00) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:51) MISS Crawford 6' Driving Hook Shot
(0:50) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:45) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:41) Crawford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:38) Green S.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Fraher)
+1 (0:38) Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2316
(0:38) MISS Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:37) Crawford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:36) MISS Crawford 11' Jump Shot
(0:35) Capela REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
(0:30) Bjelica P.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Stafford)
+1 (0:30) Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2317
+1 (0:30) Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2318
(0:08) MISS Wiggins 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:06) Capela REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
(0:00) MISS Paul 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:00) Capela REBOUND (Off:4 Def:5)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

HOU

82Points102

31-80(38.8%)Field Goal(%)35-96(36.5%)

5-18(27.8%)3-Point(%)16-52(30.8%)

15-21(71.4%)Free Throw(%)16-21(76.2%)

52(9)Rebounds(Offensive)54(12)

15Assists22

7Steals8

7Blocks9

16Turnovers9

16Fouls17

46Pts In The Paint36

8Fast Break Pts8

10Pts Off Turnovers12

37Bench Pts34

9Largest Lead27

Game Details

Wednesday, April 18, 2018 · 9:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)

tv: TNT