Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets
WEST 1ST ROUND - GAME 2 • HOU leads series 2-0
47-35, 17-24 Away
82
47-35, 17-24 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 23 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 82 |
HOU | 18 | 37 | 25 | 22 | 102 |
65-17, 34-7 Home
102
65-17, 34-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 10-foot step back jumpshot
- Jeff Teague makes driving layup
- PJ Tucker misses 10-foot two point shot
- Taj Gibson misses 8-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Jeff Teague makes 7-foot two point shot
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 1
- Trevor Ariza misses driving layup
- Andrew Wiggins makes dunk
- James Harden makes two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Jimmy Butler makes driving layup
- James Harden misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses driving layup
- Clint Capela misses tip shot
- Clint Capela misses tip shot
- Clint Capela makes tip shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 6-foot two point shot (Andrew Wiggins assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 14-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup
- Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot
- James Harden misses two point shot
- Taj Gibson makes dunk (Tyus Jones assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses 11-foot two point shot
- Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Gorgui Dieng misses 13-foot two point shot
- Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses pullup jump shot
- Nemanja Bjelica makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nemanja Bjelica makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tyus Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes three pointer
- Andrew Wiggins misses 12-foot two point shot
- Joe Johnson misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Crawford misses 7-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Crawford misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Crawford misses 11-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins misses driving floating jump shot
- Chris Paul misses driving floating jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
- Derrick Rose makes 2-foot layup (Jimmy Butler assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green makes 25-foot three pointer
- Jimmy Butler misses 8-foot step back jumpshot
- Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jimmy Butler makes driving layup
- Joe Johnson makes 11-foot two point shot
- Jamal Crawford misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Teague misses two point shot
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Jeff Teague makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Jamal Crawford makes free throw 1 of 1
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 15-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green makes 26-foot three pointer (Chris Paul assists)
- Gerald Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 22-foot jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Jeff Teague misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Gerald Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Taj Gibson makes layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jamal Crawford misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Teague misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins makes 2-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Jimmy Butler makes 25-foot three pointer
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses three point jumper
- James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer (Clint Capela assists)
- Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Chris Paul misses driving floating jump shot
- Jimmy Butler misses 8-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Jeff Teague misses driving floating jump shot
- Trevor Ariza makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Andrew Wiggins misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Taj Gibson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Taj Gibson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Taj Gibson makes layup (Andrew Wiggins assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Chris Paul misses 14-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- PJ Tucker misses free throw 1 of 1
- Andrew Wiggins makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists)
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tyus Jones makes two point shot (Andrew Wiggins assists)
- PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses 11-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Gorgui Dieng misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nemanja Bjelica makes driving layup
- Nemanja Bjelica makes free throw 1 of 1
- Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Gerald Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nene assists)
- Andrew Wiggins makes driving dunk (Gorgui Dieng assists)
- Chris Paul misses 10-foot two point shot
- Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Gerald Green makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes two point shot
- Jamal Crawford misses driving floating jump shot
- Gerald Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gerald Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gorgui Dieng makes 6-foot two point shot (Nemanja Bjelica assists)
- Nemanja Bjelica misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Derrick Rose makes driving layup
- Chris Paul misses 9-foot two point shot
- Gorgui Dieng misses 16-foot jumper
- Gerald Green misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Nemanja Bjelica misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three pointer
- Derrick Rose makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
- Clint Capela makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Jamal Crawford makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul makes two point shot
- Gorgui Dieng misses 16-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes two point shot
- Jamal Crawford makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Nemanja Bjelica assists)
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Derrick Rose makes 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Tyus Jones misses driving layup
- Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gorgui Dieng misses 17-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Crawford makes driving floating jump shot
- Joe Johnson misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nemanja Bjelica misses layup
- Nemanja Bjelica misses tip shot
- Nemanja Bjelica makes two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three pointer (Joe Johnson assists)
- Derrick Rose misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Nemanja Bjelica makes layup (Tyus Jones assists)
- Gerald Green misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Nemanja Bjelica makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nemanja Bjelica misses free throw 2 of 2
- Gerald Green makes dunk (Chinanu Onuaku assists)
- Nemanja Bjelica makes 28-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)
- Gerald Green misses driving layup
- Gerald Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nemanja Bjelica makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
- Zhou Qi makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Gerald Green assists)
- Derrick Rose misses two point shot
- Gerald Green misses driving floating jump shot
- Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gorgui Dieng misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: HOU, 78.6
Win %: HOU, 79.7
Win %: HOU, 78.7
Win %: HOU, 79.7
Win %: HOU, 78.6
Win %: HOU, 78.3
Win %: HOU, 76.1
Win %: HOU, 74.6
Win %: HOU, 74.1
Win %: HOU, 75.4
Win %: HOU, 75.8
Win %: HOU, 74.4
Win %: HOU, 73.9
Win %: HOU, 75.7
Win %: HOU, 73.7
Win %: HOU, 73.7
Win %: HOU, 71.5
Win %: HOU, 73.5
Win %: HOU, 71.3
Win %: HOU, 67.5
Win %: HOU, 69.2
Win %: HOU, 67.2
Win %: HOU, 66.6
Win %: HOU, 69.0
Win %: HOU, 69.0
MIN @ HOU Videos
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Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Derrick Stafford
Referee:Pat Fraher
Referee:Mark Lindsay
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| 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 |
| 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 |
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