Houston Rockets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Apr 21, 2018

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	28	23	24	30	105
MIN	27	25	35	34	121

Game Recap

Jimmy Butler puts up 28 points and grabs seven rebounds to lead the Timberwolves to their first win of the series over the Rockets, 121-105.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Trevor ArizaSF	33	2-5	2-5	0-0	4	0	2	0	0	0	-8	6
4P.J. TuckerPF	22	1-6	0-4	2-2	5	1	0	1	1	1	-7	4
15Clint CapelaC	26	3-6	0-0	1-6	11	1	0	1	0	1	-7	7
13James HardenSG	36	9-21	3-8	8-10	7	7	1	0	4	2	-3	29
3Chris PaulPG	30	7-11	1-3	2-2	3	6	0	0	1	6	-5	17
42Nene Hilario	11	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	-7	4
10Eric Gordon	33	5-16	3-9	2-3	2	1	0	0	1	2	-13	15
33Ryan Anderson	18	4-6	4-6	0-0	3	1	1	1	2	1	-12	12
14Gerald Green	21	4-8	2-6	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4	-18	10
28Tarik Black	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Aaron Jackson	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9Zhou Qi	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Joe Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8145.7%	15-4136.6%	16-2564.0%	39	18	4	3	10	18	-	105

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	35	7-11	4-6	2-4	5	5	1	1	1	1	+5	20
67Taj GibsonPF	24	1-4	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2	+6	2
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	38	5-13	1-2	7-7	16	3	1	2	3	4	+6	18
23Jimmy ButlerSG	41	10-19	4-6	4-6	7	5	1	0	1	2	+19	28
0Jeff TeaguePG	40	9-14	3-5	2-3	3	8	1	0	1	4	+13	23
1Tyus Jones	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	+3	2
5Gorgui Dieng	9	2-3	1-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	1	+10	5
8Nemanja Bjelica	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
11Jamal Crawford	18	2-7	1-3	1-2	3	2	1	0	0	1	+8	6
25Derrick Rose	21	8-16	1-2	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	1	+13	17
30Aaron Brooks	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45Cole Aldrich	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Marcus Georges-Hunt	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-9050.0%	15-2755.6%	16-2272.7%	41	29	9	3	7	16	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUMIN

(11:55) Jump Ball Towns vs. Capela: Tip to Tucker
+3 (11:45) Ariza 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
30
(11:21) MISS Teague 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:20) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:08) MISS Tucker 3PT Jump Shot
(11:05) Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:57) Butler 4' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
32
(10:41) MISS Tucker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:39) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:32) Teague Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:32) Ariza STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:22) Paul 11' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
52
+3 (10:04) Wiggins 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Butler 1 AST)
55
(9:42) MISS Tucker 4' Driving Layup
(9:41) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:35) Butler 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Teague 1 AST)
58
(9:12) MISS Capela 7' Hook Shot
(9:12) Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:02) MISS Butler 4' Layup
(9:02) Capela BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:02) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:49) MISS Capela 3' Hook Shot
(8:47) Capela REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:47) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Cutler)
+1 (8:47) Capela Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
68
(8:47) MISS Capela Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:45) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:39) Wiggins 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Teague 2 AST)
610
(8:21) MISS Paul 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:18) Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (8:06) Teague 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
613
+3 (7:39) Harden 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
913
(7:23) Towns Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:09) Gibson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Cutler)
(7:09) MISS Capela Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:09) Rockets Rebound
(7:09) MISS Capela Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:06) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:03) Paul P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Davis)
(7:01) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (7:01) Teague Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
914
(7:01) MISS Teague Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:59) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:41) MISS Harden 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:38) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:29) MISS Butler 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(6:26) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:21) Butler S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Cutler)
(6:21) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:21) Tucker Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1014
+1 (6:21) Tucker Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1114
(6:07) Rockets T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Harden ) (B.Kennedy)
(6:07) MISS Butler Free Throw Technical
(6:07) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(5:56) MISS Wiggins 18' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(5:52) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:38) Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tucker 1 AST)
1414
+2 (5:25) Gibson 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Wiggins 2 AST)
1416
+2 (5:10) Gordon 1' Reverse Layup (5 PTS)
1616
(5:00) MISS Butler 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:57) Gibson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:53) MISS Gibson 2' Layup
(4:53) Tucker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:49) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:49) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(4:49) Harden STEAL (1 STL)
(4:42) MISS Harden 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:38) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(4:20) Wiggins Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:04) MISS Gordon 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:59) Gibson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:50) Butler 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1618
(3:32) MISS Harden 3' Driving Layup
(3:30) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:24) Butler 1' Driving Layup (9 PTS) (Dieng 1 AST)
1620
+2 (3:05) Nene Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
1820
+2 (2:45) Butler 16' Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS)
1822
+2 (2:29) Harden 1' Driving Dunk (5 PTS)
2022
(2:21) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(2:16) Green S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Cutler)
+1 (2:16) Wiggins Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2023
+1 (2:16) Wiggins Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2024
+3 (2:07) Green 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
2324
(1:50) MISS Bjelica 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:49) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:42) MISS Teague 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:41) Rockets Rebound
(1:41) Towns L.B.FOUL (P2.T4) (M.Davis)
(1:26) MISS Paul 12' Floating Jump Shot
(1:25) Capela REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(1:25) MISS Capela 3' Tip Layup Shot
(1:24) Rockets Rebound
+3 (1:19) Green 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
2624
(0:58) MISS Crawford 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:56) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:47) Paul 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2824
+3 (0:36) Wiggins 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
2827
(0:27) MISS Anderson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:24) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:22) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:19) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:04) Green Personal Take Foul (P2.T4) (K.Cutler)
(0:00) MISS Crawford 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

MIN

105Points121

37-81(45.7%)Field Goal(%)45-90(50.0%)

15-41(36.6%)3-Point(%)15-27(55.6%)

16-25(64.0%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

39(7)Rebounds(Offensive)41(8)

18Assists29

4Steals9

3Blocks3

10Turnovers7

18Fouls16

40Pts In The Paint50

2Fast Break Pts13

6Pts Off Turnovers17

42Bench Pts30

4Largest Lead19

Game Details

Saturday, April 21, 2018 · 7:30 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,978 (98.0%)

tv: ESPN