Houston Rockets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Game Leaders
Team Stats
50% (38-76)
Field Goal %
55% (43-78)
59% (10-17)
Three Point %
42% (5-12)
90% (26-29)
Free Throw %
69% (18-26)
26
Turnovers
22
40
Rebounds
44
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN

Referee:Joe Forte
Referee:Pat Fraher
Referee:Rodney Mott

Shot Chart
- Yao Ming made 12 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kevin Garnett made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Yao Ming made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Trenton Hassell made Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Steve Francis made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Michael Olowokandi made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Steve Francis made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelvin Cato.
- Sam Cassell made 19 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Kelvin Cato missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made Technical Free Throw.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made 18 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Sam Cassell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelvin Cato.
- Kevin Garnett made 3 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Yao Ming made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Kevin Garnett made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Steve Francis missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen made Layup. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Sam Cassell made Technical Free Throw.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Jim Jackson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Clarence Weatherspoon.
- Steve Francis missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed Layup.
- Troy Hudson made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michael Olowokandi.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Michael Olowokandi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made Layup.
- Troy Hudson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Adrian Griffin missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Maurice Taylor made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Jim Jackson missed Layup.
- Maurice Taylor made Tip Shot.
- Sam Cassell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Olowokandi.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin.
- Troy Hudson missed Layup.
- Maurice Taylor made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Mark Madsen made Layup. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Yao Ming made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Griffin.
- Troy Hudson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Yao Ming made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Sam Cassell made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Mark Jackson missed Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Trent missed Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Yao Ming made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Sam Cassell made Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Mark Jackson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Gary Trent made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Dunk. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Steve Francis missed Layup.
- Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot.
- Jim Jackson made Technical Free Throw.
- Yao Ming missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Yao Ming missed Layup.
- Jim Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato missed Layup.
- Kelvin Cato made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Trenton Hassell made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Steve Francis made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Michael Olowokandi made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Yao Ming made 8 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
- Kevin Garnett missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 12 ft Jumper.
- Kelvin Cato missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Michael Olowokandi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Hook Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Trenton Hassell missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Dunk. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Yao Ming missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Kelvin Cato made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kelvin Cato made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 6 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made 4 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed Technical Free Throw.
- Mark Madsen made Layup. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Mark Madsen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Maurice Taylor made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made 9 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Sam Cassell missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 13 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson made Technical Free Throw.
- Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
- Sam Cassell made 20 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Layup.
- Steve Francis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
- Yao Ming missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Jim Jackson missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Steve Francis made Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sam Cassell missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Steve Francis made 20 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Steve Francis missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Yao Ming made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
- Kevin Garnett missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Adrian Griffin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Adrian Griffin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Adrian Griffin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Adrian Griffin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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