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2017-18
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
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 HOU | 38 | 39 | 30 | 22 | 129 |
 MIN | 23 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 120 |
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Each metric compares home vs away totals (or rates). A difference counts only when |delta| meets the metric tolerance. Overall edge is a plurality of meaningful advantages, not an opaque game score.
HOU
James Harden9-18 FG · 2-9 3P · 37 min
Chris Paul4-8 FG · 1-3 3P · 35 min
Clint Capela8-11 FG · 31 minMIN
Jeff Teague5-11 FG · 3-5 3P · 37 min
Andrew Wiggins8-16 FG · 2-3 3P · 36 min
Karl-Anthony Towns9-15 FG · 35 minExtra chances are offensive rebounds plus the other side's turnovers.
Extra chances by quarter
Second-chance points are scored after an offensive rebound, before the other team gets the ball. Points off turnovers are scored on the possession after the other team turns it over. Team rebounds move the ball but don't count as rebounds. Counts come from play-by-play and can differ slightly from the official box score.
The top player on each side in every quarter.
Ranked by NBA efficiency: points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, minus missed shots, missed free throws and turnovers. Counts come from play-by-play and can differ slightly from the official box score.
Who led and by how much. Hover or drag across the chart to see each scoring play.
Largest leadHOU +25 Q3 10:09MIN +2 Q1 11:21
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Injured or inactive players are marked OUT.
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9-18 | 2-9 | 14-14 | +10 | 70.4% | |
| 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 9-10 | +3 | 72.6% | |
| 31 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -3 | 67.3% | |
| 33 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | -4 | 50.0% | |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 1-4 | -2 | 55.8% | |
| 17 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 2-2 | +12 | 101.7% | |
| 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 0-2 | +13 | 102.0% | |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +8 | 59.5% | |
| 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +8 | 50.0% | |
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| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- | TS% |
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| 37 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 3-5 | 10-10 | +3 | 74.7% | |
| 35 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +2 | 61.3% | |
| 36 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-16 | 2-3 | 3-6 | -15 | 56.3% | |
| 35 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | -4 | 68.9% | |
| 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 | 33.3% | |
| 28 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | 3-4 | 1-1 | -5 | 80.4% | |
| 19 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -1 | 58.9% | |
| 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -11 | 52.1% | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -12 | 0.0% | |
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462 events
| Q | Clock | Team | Play | HOU | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 12:00 | HOU | Clint Capela vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (PJ Tucker gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| Q1 | 11:53 | HOU | Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| Q1 | 11:51 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| Q1 | 11:21 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot | 0 | 2 |
| Q1 | 11:06 | HOU | PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 |
| Q1 | 11:03 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| Q1 | 10:46 | MIN | Taj Gibson misses 24-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 |
| Q1 | 10:43 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| Q1 | 10:43 | MIN | Clint Capela blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 2-foot layup | 0 | 2 |
| Q1 | 10:43 | MIN | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 0 | 2 |
| Q1 | 10:39 | MIN | shot clock turnover | 0 | 2 |
| Q1 | 10:33 | HOU | Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists) | 2 | 2 |
| Q1 | 10:11 | MIN | Jeff Teague misses 24-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 |
| Q1 | 10:08 | HOU | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| Q1 | 9:58 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins shooting foul | 2 | 2 |
| Q1 | 9:58 | HOU | Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Q1 | 9:58 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 2 | 2 |
| Q1 | 9:58 | HOU | Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Q1 | 9:56 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| Q1 | 9:39 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins makes pullup jump shot | 2 | 4 |
| Q1 | 9:24 | HOU | James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 4 |
| Q1 | 9:21 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| Q1 | 9:17 | MIN | Jeff Teague bad pass (James Harden steals) | 2 | 4 |
| Q1 | 9:13 | HOU | Trevor Ariza misses 22-foot three point jumper | 2 | 4 |
| Q1 | 9:10 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| Q1 | 8:58 | MIN | PJ Tucker blocks Taj Gibson 's 8-foot two point shot | 2 | 4 |
| Q1 | 8:56 | HOU | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| Q1 | 8:51 | HOU | Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 5 | 4 |
| Q1 | 8:28 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nemanja Bjelica assists) | 5 | 7 |
| Q1 | 8:03 | HOU | James Harden makes 11-foot step back jumpshot | 7 | 7 |
| Q1 | 7:51 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Jeff Teague assists) | 7 | 9 |
| Q1 | 7:44 | HOU | PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists) | 10 | 9 |
| Q1 | 7:36 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 10 | 9 |
| Q1 | 7:28 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 17-foot two point shot | 10 | 9 |
| Q1 | 7:26 | HOU | Rockets defensive team rebound | 10 | 9 |
| Q1 | 7:26 | MIN | Taj Gibson loose ball foul | 10 | 9 |
| Q1 | 7:10 | HOU | PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 13 | 9 |
| Q1 | 6:49 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins misses two point shot | 13 | 9 |
| Q1 | 6:47 | HOU | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 13 | 9 |
| Q1 | 6:43 | HOU | Trevor Ariza misses 22-foot three point jumper | 13 | 9 |
| Q1 | 6:40 | HOU | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 13 | 9 |
| Q1 | 6:34 | HOU | Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists) | 15 | 9 |
| Q1 | 6:29 | MIN | Taj Gibson offensive foul | 15 | 9 |
| Q1 | 6:29 | MIN | Taj Gibson turnover | 15 | 9 |
| Q1 | 6:29 | MIN | Tyus Jones enters the game for Taj Gibson | 15 | 9 |
| Q1 | 6:29 | MIN | Jamal Crawford enters the game for Jeff Teague | 15 | 9 |
| Q1 | 6:29 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute enters the game for Chris Paul | 15 | 9 |
| Q1 | 6:29 | HOU | Eric Gordon enters the game for PJ Tucker | 15 | 9 |
| Q1 | 6:07 | HOU | Trevor Ariza makes two point shot | 17 | 9 |
| Q1 | 5:45 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot | 17 | 11 |
| Q1 | 5:35 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute offensive foul | 17 | 11 |
| Q1 | 5:35 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute turnover | 17 | 11 |
| Q1 | 5:27 | HOU | Clint Capela personal foul | 17 | 11 |
| Q1 | 5:27 | HOU | Ryan Anderson enters the game for Clint Capela | 17 | 11 |
| Q1 | 5:11 | MIN | Tyus Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper | 17 | 11 |
| Q1 | 5:10 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute defensive rebound | 17 | 11 |
| Q1 | 4:59 | HOU | Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 20 | 11 |
| Q1 | 4:40 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists) | 20 | 14 |
| Q1 | 4:15 | HOU | Trevor Ariza misses layup | 20 | 14 |
| Q1 | 4:14 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica defensive rebound | 20 | 14 |
| Q1 | 4:06 | MIN | Jamal Crawford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nemanja Bjelica assists) | 20 | 17 |
| Q1 | 3:53 | MIN | Jamal Crawford shooting block foul | 20 | 17 |
| Q1 | 3:53 | HOU | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 17 |
| Q1 | 3:53 | MIN | Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns | 21 | 17 |
| Q1 | 3:53 | HOU | Gerald Green enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 21 | 17 |
| Q1 | 3:53 | HOU | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 17 |
| Q1 | 3:35 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica lost ball turnover (James Harden steals) | 22 | 17 |
| Q1 | 3:30 | HOU | Gerald Green makes driving dunk (James Harden assists) | 24 | 17 |
| Q1 | 3:23 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins lost ball turnover (Luc Mbah a Moute steals) | 24 | 17 |
| Q1 | 3:18 | HOU | Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 27 | 17 |
| Q1 | 2:56 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins misses 15-foot pullup jump shot | 27 | 17 |
| Q1 | 2:53 | HOU | James Harden defensive rebound | 27 | 17 |
| Q1 | 2:35 | HOU | James Harden makes driving layup | 29 | 17 |
| Q1 | 2:17 | MIN | Tyus Jones misses driving floating jump shot | 29 | 17 |
| Q1 | 2:16 | HOU | James Harden defensive rebound | 29 | 17 |
| Q1 | 2:10 | HOU | James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper | 29 | 17 |
| Q1 | 2:06 | MIN | Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound | 29 | 17 |
| Q1 | 1:57 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins misses running pullup jump shot | 29 | 17 |
| Q1 | 1:54 | HOU | James Harden defensive rebound | 29 | 17 |
| Q1 | 1:44 | HOU | Ryan Anderson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists) | 32 | 17 |
| Q1 | 1:30 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica misses 29-foot three point jumper | 32 | 17 |
| Q1 | 1:27 | MIN | Gorgui Dieng offensive rebound | 32 | 17 |
| Q1 | 1:21 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica makes 3-foot layup (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 32 | 19 |
| Q1 | 1:20 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 32 | 19 |
| Q1 | 1:20 | HOU | Chris Paul enters the game for James Harden | 32 | 19 |
| Q1 | 1:03 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute makes dunk (Ryan Anderson assists) | 34 | 19 |
| Q1 | 0:00 | MIN | Tyus Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper | 34 | 19 |
| Q1 | 0:00 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | 34 | 19 |
| Q1 | 0:00 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins makes tip shot | 34 | 21 |
| Q1 | 0:00 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists) | 36 | 21 |
| Q1 | 0:00 | MIN | Jamal Crawford makes 3-foot two point shot | 36 | 23 |
| Q1 | 0:00 | MIN | Tyus Jones personal take foul | 36 | 23 |
| Q1 | 0:00 | HOU | Chris Paul makes 21-foot two point shot | 38 | 23 |
| Q1 | 0:00 | — | End of the 1st Quarter | 38 | 23 |
| Q2 | 12:00 | MIN | Jeff Teague enters the game for Tyus Jones | 38 | 23 |
| Q2 | 12:00 | MIN | Derrick Rose enters the game for Andrew Wiggins | 38 | 23 |
| Q2 | 11:49 | MIN | Jamal Crawford misses 22-foot pullup jump shot | 38 | 23 |
| Q2 | 11:46 | HOU | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 38 | 23 |
| Q2 | 11:42 | HOU | Gerald Green makes driving dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 40 | 23 |
| Q2 | 11:28 | MIN | Derrick Rose misses jumper | 40 | 23 |
| Q2 | 11:28 | HOU | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 40 | 23 |
| Q2 | 11:03 | MIN | Jeff Teague shooting foul | 40 | 23 |
| Q2 | 11:03 | HOU | Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 3 | 41 | 23 |
| Q2 | 11:03 | HOU | Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 3 | 42 | 23 |
| Q2 | 11:03 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Gorgui Dieng | 42 | 23 |
| Q2 | 11:03 | MIN | Taj Gibson enters the game for Nemanja Bjelica | 42 | 23 |
| Q2 | 11:03 | HOU | Chris Paul makes free throw 3 of 3 | 43 | 23 |
| Q2 | 10:50 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute shooting foul | 43 | 23 |
| Q2 | 10:50 | MIN | Derrick Rose makes free throw 1 of 2 | 43 | 24 |
| Q2 | 10:50 | MIN | Derrick Rose makes free throw 2 of 2 | 43 | 25 |
| Q2 | 10:37 | HOU | Ryan Anderson makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 46 | 25 |
| Q2 | 10:24 | MIN | Jamal Crawford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists) | 46 | 28 |
| Q2 | 10:12 | HOU | Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 46 | 28 |
| Q2 | 10:08 | HOU | Chris Paul offensive rebound | 46 | 28 |
| Q2 | 10:06 | HOU | Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 49 | 28 |
| Q2 | 9:52 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 7-foot hook shot (Jamal Crawford assists) | 49 | 30 |
| Q2 | 9:52 | HOU | Ryan Anderson shooting foul | 49 | 30 |
| Q2 | 9:52 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1 | 49 | 31 |
| Q2 | 9:44 | HOU | Chris Paul bad pass (Jamal Crawford steals) | 49 | 31 |
| Q2 | 9:40 | MIN | Jamal Crawford out of bounds bad pass turnover | 49 | 31 |
| Q2 | 9:17 | HOU | Gerald Green makes dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 51 | 31 |
| Q2 | 9:09 | MIN | Jamal Crawford makes two point shot (Derrick Rose assists) | 51 | 33 |
| Q2 | 9:09 | HOU | Gerald Green shooting foul | 51 | 33 |
| Q2 | 9:09 | MIN | Jamal Crawford makes free throw 1 of 1 | 51 | 34 |
| Q2 | 8:57 | HOU | Ryan Anderson misses layup | 51 | 34 |
| Q2 | 8:55 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 51 | 34 |
| Q2 | 8:50 | MIN | Derrick Rose makes two point shot (Jeff Teague assists) | 51 | 36 |
| Q2 | 8:28 | HOU | Chris Paul misses driving layup | 51 | 36 |
| Q2 | 8:26 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 51 | 36 |
| Q2 | 8:09 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot | 51 | 36 |
| Q2 | 8:06 | MIN | Taj Gibson offensive rebound | 51 | 36 |
| Q2 | 8:06 | MIN | Taj Gibson misses tip shot | 51 | 36 |
| Q2 | 8:05 | HOU | Gerald Green defensive rebound | 51 | 36 |
| Q2 | 7:57 | HOU | Ryan Anderson makes 30-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 54 | 36 |
| Q2 | 7:32 | MIN | Jeff Teague misses driving floating jump shot | 54 | 36 |
| Q2 | 7:31 | MIN | Jeff Teague offensive rebound | 54 | 36 |
| Q2 | 7:28 | HOU | Gerald Green personal foul | 54 | 36 |
| Q2 | 7:28 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 54 | 36 |
| Q2 | 7:28 | HOU | Trevor Ariza enters the game for Chris Paul | 54 | 36 |
| Q2 | 7:28 | HOU | PJ Tucker enters the game for Luc Mbah a Moute | 54 | 36 |
| Q2 | 7:28 | HOU | James Harden enters the game for Gerald Green | 54 | 36 |
| Q2 | 7:28 | HOU | Clint Capela enters the game for Ryan Anderson | 54 | 36 |
| Q2 | 7:19 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 14-foot two point shot | 54 | 36 |
| Q2 | 7:15 | HOU | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 54 | 36 |
| Q2 | 6:56 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses 14-foot step back jumpshot | 54 | 36 |
| Q2 | 6:54 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 54 | 36 |
| Q2 | 6:45 | MIN | Jamal Crawford makes 14-foot pullup jump shot | 54 | 38 |
| Q2 | 6:40 | HOU | Clint Capela makes layup (James Harden assists) | 56 | 38 |
| Q2 | 6:40 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive goaltending violation | 56 | 38 |
| Q2 | 6:24 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 8-foot two point shot | 56 | 40 |
| Q2 | 6:24 | HOU | Trevor Ariza shooting foul | 56 | 40 |
| Q2 | 6:24 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins enters the game for Jamal Crawford | 56 | 40 |
| Q2 | 6:24 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 1 | 56 | 40 |
| Q2 | 6:24 | HOU | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 56 | 40 |
| Q2 | 6:18 | HOU | Clint Capela makes driving layup (James Harden assists) | 58 | 40 |
| Q2 | 6:04 | MIN | Derrick Rose misses 20-foot jumper | 58 | 40 |
| Q2 | 6:01 | HOU | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 58 | 40 |
| Q2 | 5:58 | HOU | James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper | 61 | 40 |
| Q2 | 5:42 | MIN | Derrick Rose makes driving layup | 61 | 42 |
| Q2 | 5:28 | HOU | PJ Tucker misses driving layup | 61 | 42 |
| Q2 | 5:27 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 61 | 42 |
| Q2 | 5:25 | MIN | Derrick Rose lost ball turnover (Trevor Ariza steals) | 61 | 42 |
| Q2 | 5:09 | HOU | Clint Capela misses alley oop layup | 61 | 42 |
| Q2 | 5:07 | HOU | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 61 | 42 |
| Q2 | 5:07 | HOU | Clint Capela makes tip shot | 63 | 42 |
| Q2 | 4:49 | MIN | Derrick Rose misses 23-foot three point jumper | 63 | 42 |
| Q2 | 4:47 | HOU | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 63 | 42 |
| Q2 | 4:42 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul | 63 | 42 |
| Q2 | 4:42 | HOU | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 64 | 42 |
| Q2 | 4:42 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica enters the game for Derrick Rose | 64 | 42 |
| Q2 | 4:42 | HOU | Chris Paul enters the game for Eric Gordon | 64 | 42 |
| Q2 | 4:42 | HOU | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 65 | 42 |
| Q2 | 4:27 | HOU | PJ Tucker shooting foul | 65 | 42 |
| Q2 | 4:27 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2 | 65 | 43 |
| Q2 | 4:27 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2 | 65 | 43 |
| Q2 | 4:25 | HOU | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 65 | 43 |
| Q2 | 4:11 | MIN | Taj Gibson shooting foul | 65 | 43 |
| Q2 | 4:11 | HOU | PJ Tucker misses free throw 1 of 3 | 65 | 43 |
| Q2 | 4:11 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 65 | 43 |
| Q2 | 4:11 | HOU | PJ Tucker misses free throw 2 of 3 | 65 | 43 |
| Q2 | 4:11 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 65 | 43 |
| Q2 | 4:11 | MIN | Jamal Crawford enters the game for Taj Gibson | 65 | 43 |
| Q2 | 4:11 | HOU | PJ Tucker misses free throw 3 of 3 | 65 | 43 |
| Q2 | 4:09 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 65 | 43 |
| Q2 | 3:55 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes 26-foot three point jumper | 65 | 46 |
| Q2 | 3:45 | HOU | Clint Capela makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists) | 67 | 46 |
| Q2 | 3:28 | MIN | Clint Capela blocks Jeff Teague 's 3-foot driving layup | 67 | 46 |
| Q2 | 3:26 | HOU | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 67 | 46 |
| Q2 | 3:20 | HOU | Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 70 | 46 |
| Q2 | 3:05 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins misses 27-foot three point jumper | 70 | 46 |
| Q2 | 3:03 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica offensive rebound | 70 | 46 |
| Q2 | 3:02 | MIN | Trevor Ariza blocks Nemanja Bjelica 's 3-foot driving layup | 70 | 46 |
| Q2 | 3:01 | MIN | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 70 | 46 |
| Q2 | 3:00 | MIN | Jeff Teague bad pass (Chris Paul steals) | 70 | 46 |
| Q2 | 2:46 | HOU | Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper | 70 | 46 |
| Q2 | 2:44 | MIN | Jeff Teague defensive rebound | 70 | 46 |
| Q2 | 2:37 | MIN | Jamal Crawford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists) | 70 | 49 |
| Q2 | 2:24 | HOU | James Harden misses driving layup | 70 | 49 |
| Q2 | 2:24 | HOU | PJ Tucker offensive rebound | 70 | 49 |
| Q2 | 2:22 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica shooting foul | 70 | 49 |
| Q2 | 2:22 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 70 | 49 |
| Q2 | 2:22 | HOU | PJ Tucker makes tip shot | 72 | 49 |
| Q2 | 2:22 | HOU | PJ Tucker makes free throw 1 of 1 | 73 | 49 |
| Q2 | 2:03 | MIN | Jamal Crawford misses 27-foot three point jumper | 73 | 49 |
| Q2 | 2:00 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 73 | 49 |
| Q2 | 1:51 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Jamal Crawford assists) | 73 | 51 |
| Q2 | 1:51 | HOU | PJ Tucker shooting foul | 73 | 51 |
| Q2 | 1:51 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1 | 73 | 52 |
| Q2 | 1:40 | MIN | Jeff Teague shooting foul | 73 | 52 |
| Q2 | 1:40 | HOU | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 74 | 52 |
| Q2 | 1:40 | HOU | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 75 | 52 |
| Q2 | 1:29 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins makes 3-foot two point shot | 75 | 54 |
| Q2 | 1:13 | HOU | James Harden makes driving floating jump shot | 77 | 54 |
| Q2 | 0:00 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds bad pass turnover | 77 | 54 |
| Q2 | 0:00 | HOU | James Harden misses step back jumpshot | 77 | 54 |
| Q2 | 0:00 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 77 | 54 |
| Q2 | 0:00 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes driving layup | 77 | 56 |
| Q2 | 0:00 | HOU | PJ Tucker bad pass (Andrew Wiggins steals) | 77 | 56 |
| Q2 | 0:00 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins misses jumper | 77 | 56 |
| Q2 | 0:00 | MIN | Jamal Crawford offensive rebound | 77 | 56 |
| Q2 | 0:00 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica misses 32-foot three point jumper | 77 | 56 |
| Q2 | 0:00 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 77 | 56 |
| Q2 | 0:00 | — | End of the 2nd Quarter | 77 | 56 |
| Q3 | 12:00 | MIN | Taj Gibson enters the game for Jamal Crawford | 77 | 56 |
| Q3 | 11:48 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals) | 77 | 56 |
| Q3 | 11:44 | HOU | Trevor Ariza misses layup | 77 | 56 |
| Q3 | 11:41 | HOU | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 77 | 56 |
| Q3 | 11:39 | HOU | James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper | 77 | 56 |
| Q3 | 11:38 | HOU | Trevor Ariza offensive rebound | 77 | 56 |
| Q3 | 11:38 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica personal foul | 77 | 56 |
| Q3 | 11:35 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins shooting foul | 77 | 56 |
| Q3 | 11:35 | HOU | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3 | 78 | 56 |
| Q3 | 11:35 | HOU | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3 | 79 | 56 |
| Q3 | 11:35 | HOU | James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3 | 80 | 56 |
| Q3 | 11:23 | MIN | Jeff Teague bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals) | 80 | 56 |
| Q3 | 11:23 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins personal foul | 80 | 56 |
| Q3 | 11:15 | HOU | PJ Tucker offensive foul | 80 | 56 |
| Q3 | 11:15 | HOU | PJ Tucker turnover | 80 | 56 |
| Q3 | 10:50 | MIN | shot clock turnover | 80 | 56 |
| Q3 | 10:42 | HOU | James Harden misses 29-foot three point jumper | 80 | 56 |
| Q3 | 10:41 | MIN | Taj Gibson defensive rebound | 80 | 56 |
| Q3 | 10:26 | MIN | PJ Tucker blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 6-foot layup | 80 | 56 |
| Q3 | 10:25 | MIN | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 80 | 56 |
| Q3 | 10:23 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica makes layup | 80 | 58 |
| Q3 | 10:09 | HOU | Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper | 83 | 58 |
| Q3 | 9:58 | HOU | James Harden personal foul | 83 | 58 |
| Q3 | 9:43 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica makes driving layup (Jeff Teague assists) | 83 | 60 |
| Q3 | 9:28 | HOU | Clint Capela misses layup | 83 | 60 |
| Q3 | 9:26 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 83 | 60 |
| Q3 | 9:24 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists) | 83 | 63 |
| Q3 | 9:09 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica personal foul | 83 | 63 |
| Q3 | 8:54 | HOU | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Clint Capela 's 4-foot layup | 83 | 63 |
| Q3 | 8:51 | MIN | Jeff Teague defensive rebound | 83 | 63 |
| Q3 | 8:48 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes driving layup | 83 | 65 |
| Q3 | 8:22 | HOU | PJ Tucker misses layup | 83 | 65 |
| Q3 | 8:20 | HOU | PJ Tucker offensive rebound | 83 | 65 |
| Q3 | 8:20 | MIN | Taj Gibson shooting foul | 83 | 65 |
| Q3 | 8:20 | HOU | Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 3 | 84 | 65 |
| Q3 | 8:20 | HOU | Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 3 | 85 | 65 |
| Q3 | 8:20 | HOU | Chris Paul makes free throw 3 of 3 | 86 | 65 |
| Q3 | 9:43 | HOU | Clint Capela defensive goaltending violation | 83 | 60 |
| Q3 | 7:59 | HOU | Clint Capela shooting foul | 86 | 65 |
| Q3 | 7:59 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2 | 86 | 66 |
| Q3 | 7:59 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2 | 86 | 67 |
| Q3 | 7:46 | HOU | Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists) | 88 | 67 |
| Q3 | 7:27 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists) | 88 | 70 |
| Q3 | 7:01 | HOU | PJ Tucker makes 22-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists) | 91 | 70 |
| Q3 | 6:43 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Jeff Teague assists) | 91 | 72 |
| Q3 | 6:31 | HOU | Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper | 91 | 72 |
| Q3 | 6:28 | MIN | Jeff Teague defensive rebound | 91 | 72 |
| Q3 | 6:12 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 91 | 74 |
| Q3 | 6:12 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 91 | 74 |
| Q3 | 6:12 | HOU | Eric Gordon enters the game for Chris Paul | 91 | 74 |
| Q3 | 6:12 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute enters the game for PJ Tucker | 91 | 74 |
| Q3 | 5:58 | HOU | James Harden makes driving layup (Clint Capela assists) | 93 | 74 |
| Q3 | 5:37 | HOU | Trevor Ariza personal foul | 93 | 74 |
| Q3 | 5:28 | HOU | Clint Capela personal foul | 93 | 74 |
| Q3 | 5:15 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins misses 18-foot jumper | 93 | 74 |
| Q3 | 5:13 | HOU | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 93 | 74 |
| Q3 | 5:07 | HOU | Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper | 93 | 74 |
| Q3 | 5:05 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 93 | 74 |
| Q3 | 4:59 | MIN | Taj Gibson makes layup (Jeff Teague assists) | 93 | 76 |
| Q3 | 4:47 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute misses layup | 93 | 76 |
| Q3 | 4:45 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 93 | 76 |
| Q3 | 4:35 | MIN | Jeff Teague misses driving floating jump shot | 93 | 76 |
| Q3 | 4:33 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 93 | 76 |
| Q3 | 4:32 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot | 93 | 78 |
| Q3 | 4:23 | HOU | James Harden lost ball turnover (Jeff Teague steals) | 93 | 78 |
| Q3 | 4:22 | HOU | Eric Gordon personal foul | 93 | 78 |
| Q3 | 4:22 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2 | 93 | 79 |
| Q3 | 4:22 | MIN | Jamal Crawford enters the game for Nemanja Bjelica | 93 | 79 |
| Q3 | 4:22 | HOU | Gerald Green enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 93 | 79 |
| Q3 | 4:22 | HOU | Ryan Anderson enters the game for Clint Capela | 93 | 79 |
| Q3 | 4:22 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2 | 93 | 80 |
| Q3 | 4:04 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute misses layup | 93 | 80 |
| Q3 | 4:03 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 93 | 80 |
| Q3 | 3:46 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins steps out of bounds turnover | 93 | 80 |
| Q3 | 3:46 | MIN | Tyus Jones enters the game for Jeff Teague | 93 | 80 |
| Q3 | 3:37 | MIN | Taj Gibson personal foul | 93 | 80 |
| Q3 | 3:37 | HOU | Ryan Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 94 | 80 |
| Q3 | 3:37 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica enters the game for Taj Gibson | 94 | 80 |
| Q3 | 3:37 | HOU | Ryan Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 95 | 80 |
| Q3 | 3:13 | MIN | Jamal Crawford misses 18-foot pullup jump shot | 95 | 80 |
| Q3 | 3:11 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 95 | 80 |
| Q3 | 3:11 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup | 95 | 82 |
| Q3 | 2:55 | HOU | James Harden makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot | 97 | 82 |
| Q3 | 2:55 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins shooting foul | 97 | 82 |
| Q3 | 2:55 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 97 | 82 |
| Q3 | 2:55 | HOU | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1 | 98 | 82 |
| Q3 | 2:44 | MIN | Eric Gordon blocks Andrew Wiggins 's 6-foot driving layup | 98 | 82 |
| Q3 | 2:42 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute defensive rebound | 98 | 82 |
| Q3 | 2:21 | HOU | James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot | 98 | 82 |
| Q3 | 2:20 | MIN | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 98 | 82 |
| Q3 | 2:20 | HOU | Ryan Anderson loose ball foul | 98 | 82 |
| Q3 | 2:20 | HOU | Chris Paul enters the game for James Harden | 98 | 82 |
| Q3 | 2:20 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica misses free throw 1 of 2 | 98 | 82 |
| Q3 | 2:20 | MIN | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 98 | 82 |
| Q3 | 2:20 | MIN | Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns | 98 | 82 |
| Q3 | 2:20 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica makes free throw 2 of 2 | 98 | 83 |
| Q3 | 2:13 | MIN | Tyus Jones personal foul | 98 | 83 |
| Q3 | 2:13 | HOU | Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2 | 98 | 83 |
| Q3 | 2:13 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 98 | 83 |
| Q3 | 2:13 | HOU | Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2 | 99 | 83 |
| Q3 | 2:00 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins makes 16-foot two point shot | 99 | 85 |
| Q3 | 1:44 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes 22-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 102 | 85 |
| Q3 | 1:31 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup | 102 | 85 |
| Q3 | 1:29 | HOU | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | 102 | 85 |
| Q3 | 1:23 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute makes layup (Ryan Anderson assists) | 104 | 85 |
| Q3 | 1:08 | MIN | Jamal Crawford makes 17-foot pullup jump shot | 104 | 87 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | HOU | Chris Paul lost ball turnover (Andrew Wiggins steals) | 104 | 87 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | HOU | Chris Paul personal foul | 104 | 87 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2 | 104 | 87 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | MIN | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 104 | 87 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2 | 104 | 88 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses three point jumper | 104 | 88 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | MIN | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 104 | 88 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute shooting foul | 104 | 88 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | MIN | Gorgui Dieng misses free throw 1 of 2 | 104 | 88 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | MIN | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 104 | 88 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | MIN | Gorgui Dieng makes free throw 2 of 2 | 104 | 89 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | MIN | Gorgui Dieng shooting foul | 104 | 89 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute misses free throw 1 of 2 | 104 | 89 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 104 | 89 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute makes free throw 2 of 2 | 105 | 89 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | MIN | Jamal Crawford makes 13-foot two point shot | 105 | 91 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | HOU | Luc Mbah a Moute makes 2-foot layup (Chris Paul assists) | 107 | 91 |
| Q3 | 0:00 | — | End of the 3rd Quarter | 107 | 91 |
| Q4 | 12:00 | MIN | Derrick Rose enters the game for Andrew Wiggins | 107 | 91 |
| Q4 | 11:38 | HOU | Chris Paul makes 16-foot step back jumpshot | 109 | 91 |
| Q4 | 11:16 | MIN | Gorgui Dieng makes dunk (Nemanja Bjelica assists) | 109 | 93 |
| Q4 | 11:02 | MIN | Gorgui Dieng shooting foul | 109 | 93 |
| Q4 | 11:02 | HOU | Gerald Green misses free throw 1 of 2 | 109 | 93 |
| Q4 | 11:02 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 109 | 93 |
| Q4 | 11:02 | MIN | Jeff Teague enters the game for Tyus Jones | 109 | 93 |
| Q4 | 11:02 | HOU | Gerald Green misses free throw 2 of 2 | 109 | 93 |
| Q4 | 11:00 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica defensive rebound | 109 | 93 |
| Q4 | 10:44 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists) | 109 | 96 |
| Q4 | 10:19 | HOU | Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper | 109 | 96 |
| Q4 | 10:18 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica defensive rebound | 109 | 96 |
| Q4 | 10:13 | HOU | Chris Paul personal foul | 109 | 96 |
| Q4 | 10:13 | MIN | Gorgui Dieng technical foul (1st technical foul) | 109 | 96 |
| Q4 | 10:13 | HOU | Gerald Green technical foul (1st technical foul) | 109 | 96 |
| Q4 | 10:13 | HOU | Gerald Green ejected | 109 | 96 |
| Q4 | 10:13 | HOU | Trevor Ariza enters the game for Luc Mbah a Moute | 109 | 96 |
| Q4 | 10:13 | HOU | PJ Tucker enters the game for Gerald Green | 109 | 96 |
| Q4 | 10:04 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica misses driving layup | 109 | 96 |
| Q4 | 10:03 | MIN | Gorgui Dieng offensive rebound | 109 | 96 |
| Q4 | 9:51 | HOU | Ryan Anderson shooting foul | 109 | 96 |
| Q4 | 9:51 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2 | 109 | 97 |
| Q4 | 9:51 | HOU | Clint Capela enters the game for Ryan Anderson | 109 | 97 |
| Q4 | 9:51 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2 | 109 | 98 |
| Q4 | 9:33 | HOU | PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper | 109 | 98 |
| Q4 | 9:30 | MIN | Jeff Teague defensive rebound | 109 | 98 |
| Q4 | 9:21 | MIN | Derrick Rose makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Crawford assists) | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 8:57 | HOU | PJ Tucker offensive charge | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 8:57 | HOU | PJ Tucker turnover | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 8:57 | HOU | James Harden enters the game for PJ Tucker | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 8:37 | MIN | James Harden blocks Jeff Teague's two point shot | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 8:34 | HOU | James Harden defensive rebound | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 8:34 | MIN | Gorgui Dieng personal foul | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 8:31 | HOU | James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 8:29 | MIN | Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 8:21 | MIN | Derrick Rose misses layup | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 8:19 | HOU | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 8:02 | HOU | James Harden lost ball turnover | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 8:02 | HOU | James Harden loose ball foul | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 8:02 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 7:44 | MIN | Gorgui Dieng misses 20-foot jumper | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 7:41 | MIN | Derrick Rose offensive rebound | 109 | 100 |
| Q4 | 7:40 | MIN | Derrick Rose makes two point shot | 109 | 102 |
| Q4 | 7:16 | HOU | Chris Paul makes 15-foot two point shot | 111 | 102 |
| Q4 | 6:51 | MIN | Jamal Crawford misses driving layup | 111 | 102 |
| Q4 | 6:50 | HOU | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 111 | 102 |
| Q4 | 6:34 | HOU | James Harden makes driving layup | 113 | 102 |
| Q4 | 6:34 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 113 | 102 |
| Q4 | 6:34 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Gorgui Dieng | 113 | 102 |
| Q4 | 6:26 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul | 113 | 102 |
| Q4 | 6:26 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover | 113 | 102 |
| Q4 | 6:07 | HOU | Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper | 113 | 102 |
| Q4 | 6:04 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica defensive rebound | 113 | 102 |
| Q4 | 5:48 | MIN | Derrick Rose makes driving layup (Jeff Teague assists) | 113 | 104 |
| Q4 | 5:34 | MIN | Nemanja Bjelica personal foul | 113 | 104 |
| Q4 | 5:34 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins enters the game for Nemanja Bjelica | 113 | 104 |
| Q4 | 5:34 | HOU | PJ Tucker enters the game for Chris Paul | 113 | 104 |
| Q4 | 5:22 | HOU | Clint Capela makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists) | 115 | 104 |
| Q4 | 5:08 | MIN | Derrick Rose makes dunk (Jeff Teague assists) | 115 | 106 |
| Q4 | 4:49 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper | 115 | 106 |
| Q4 | 4:48 | MIN | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 115 | 106 |
| Q4 | 4:48 | HOU | PJ Tucker loose ball foul | 115 | 106 |
| Q4 | 4:48 | MIN | Taj Gibson enters the game for Jamal Crawford | 115 | 106 |
| Q4 | 4:34 | MIN | Jeff Teague misses 25-foot three point jumper | 115 | 106 |
| Q4 | 4:30 | HOU | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 115 | 106 |
| Q4 | 4:26 | HOU | James Harden bad pass (Jeff Teague steals) | 115 | 106 |
| Q4 | 4:21 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot (Jeff Teague assists) | 115 | 108 |
| Q4 | 4:05 | HOU | James Harden lost ball turnover (Taj Gibson steals) | 115 | 108 |
| Q4 | 3:58 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk (Derrick Rose assists) | 115 | 110 |
| Q4 | 3:57 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 115 | 110 |
| Q4 | 3:57 | HOU | Chris Paul enters the game for Eric Gordon | 115 | 110 |
| Q4 | 3:57 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 115 | 110 |
| Q4 | 3:34 | HOU | PJ Tucker misses two point shot | 115 | 110 |
| Q4 | 3:32 | HOU | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 115 | 110 |
| Q4 | 3:30 | HOU | Trevor Ariza makes three point jumper (Clint Capela assists) | 118 | 110 |
| Q4 | 3:18 | HOU | Clint Capela shooting foul | 118 | 110 |
| Q4 | 3:18 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2 | 118 | 111 |
| Q4 | 3:18 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2 | 118 | 112 |
| Q4 | 2:56 | HOU | James Harden makes two point shot | 120 | 112 |
| Q4 | 2:36 | MIN | Taj Gibson makes layup | 120 | 114 |
| Q4 | 2:15 | MIN | Jeff Teague shooting foul | 120 | 114 |
| Q4 | 2:15 | HOU | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 121 | 114 |
| Q4 | 2:15 | HOU | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 122 | 114 |
| Q4 | 1:59 | HOU | PJ Tucker personal foul | 122 | 114 |
| Q4 | 1:59 | HOU | Eric Gordon enters the game for PJ Tucker | 122 | 114 |
| Q4 | 1:59 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2 | 122 | 115 |
| Q4 | 1:59 | MIN | Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2 | 122 | 116 |
| Q4 | 1:38 | HOU | James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot | 122 | 116 |
| Q4 | 1:35 | MIN | Jeff Teague defensive rebound | 122 | 116 |
| Q4 | 1:17 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup | 122 | 116 |
| Q4 | 1:16 | MIN | Taj Gibson offensive rebound | 122 | 116 |
| Q4 | 1:16 | MIN | Clint Capela blocks Taj Gibson's layup | 122 | 116 |
| Q4 | 1:15 | HOU | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 122 | 116 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | HOU | James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper | 125 | 116 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 125 | 116 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | HOU | Clint Capela shooting foul | 125 | 116 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2 | 125 | 116 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | MIN | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 125 | 116 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2 | 125 | 117 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns personal take foul | 125 | 117 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | HOU | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 126 | 117 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | HOU | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 127 | 117 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | MIN | Andrew Wiggins makes 30-foot three pointer | 127 | 120 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 127 | 120 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | HOU | Ryan Anderson enters the game for Clint Capela | 127 | 120 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | MIN | Jeff Teague personal take foul | 127 | 120 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | HOU | Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2 | 128 | 120 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | HOU | Clint Capela enters the game for Ryan Anderson | 128 | 120 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | HOU | Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2 | 129 | 120 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | MIN | Derrick Rose misses 17-foot pullup jump shot | 129 | 120 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | HOU | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 129 | 120 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | MIN | Chris Paul vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Andrew Wiggins gains possession) | 129 | 120 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | HOU | Chris Paul lost ball turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | 129 | 120 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | — | End of the 4th Quarter | 129 | 120 |
| Q4 | 0:00 | — | End of Game | 129 | 120 |
Possession sequences reconstructed from official play-by-play.
DerivedThese sequences are reconstructed from play-by-play. They are not labeled as official NBA possession counts.
Derived possession boundaries differ from the NBA-reported totals for this game. Sequence browsing remains available, but aggregate possession metrics are hidden.
Lineup context is unavailable because the substitution sequence could not be fully validated.
Play-by-play: Secondary feed · Box score: Stats feed
Official comparison: Mismatched
Derived team possessions: 0 home / 0 away
NBA-reported team possessions: 98 home / 96 away
Delta (derived − official): -98 / -96
Lineup context: unavailable
Aggregate possession metrics (pace, PPP, ratings) are suppressed for this game.
Showing 25 of 173 matches · 173 reconstructed possessions
| POSS | Time | Offense | Result | PTS | Score after | Expand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q1 11:53 | HOUHouston Rockets | Other | 0 | Houston Rockets 0, Minnesota Timberwolves 0HOU 0 · MIN 0 | |
| 2 | Q1 11:21 | MINMinnesota Timberwolves | Made shot | 2 | Houston Rockets 0, Minnesota Timberwolves 2HOU 0 · MIN 2 | |
| 3 | Q1 11:06 | HOUHouston Rockets | Other | 0 | Houston Rockets 0, Minnesota Timberwolves 2HOU 0 · MIN 2 | |
| 4 | Q1 10:46 | MINMinnesota Timberwolves | Turnover | 0 | Houston Rockets 0, Minnesota Timberwolves 2HOU 0 · MIN 2 | |
| 5 | Q1 10:33 | HOUHouston Rockets | Made shot | 2 | Houston Rockets 2, Minnesota Timberwolves 2HOU 2 · MIN 2 | |
| 6 | Q1 10:11 | MINMinnesota Timberwolves | Other | 0 | Houston Rockets 2, Minnesota Timberwolves 2HOU 2 · MIN 2 | |
| 7 | Q1 9:58 | HOUHouston Rockets | Other | 0 | Houston Rockets 2, Minnesota Timberwolves 2HOU 2 · MIN 2 | |
| 8 | Q1 9:39 | MINMinnesota Timberwolves | Made shot | 2 | Houston Rockets 2, Minnesota Timberwolves 4HOU 2 · MIN 4 | |
| 9 | Q1 9:24 | HOUHouston Rockets | Other | 0 | Houston Rockets 2, Minnesota Timberwolves 4HOU 2 · MIN 4 | |
| 10 | Q1 9:13 | HOUHouston Rockets | Other | 0 | Houston Rockets 2, Minnesota Timberwolves 4HOU 2 · MIN 4 | |
| 11 | Q1 8:58 | MINMinnesota Timberwolves | Other | 0 | Houston Rockets 2, Minnesota Timberwolves 4HOU 2 · MIN 4 | |
| 12 | Q1 8:51 | HOUHouston Rockets | Made shot | 3 | Houston Rockets 5, Minnesota Timberwolves 4HOU 5 · MIN 4 | |
| 13 | Q1 8:28 | MINMinnesota Timberwolves | Made shot | 3 | Houston Rockets 5, Minnesota Timberwolves 7HOU 5 · MIN 7 | |
| 14 | Q1 8:03 | HOUHouston Rockets | Made shot | 2 | Houston Rockets 7, Minnesota Timberwolves 7HOU 7 · MIN 7 | |
| 15 | Q1 7:51 | MINMinnesota Timberwolves | Made shot | 2 | Houston Rockets 7, Minnesota Timberwolves 9HOU 7 · MIN 9 | |
| 16 | Q1 7:44 | HOUHouston Rockets | Made shot | 3 | Houston Rockets 10, Minnesota Timberwolves 9HOU 10 · MIN 9 | |
| 17 | Q1 7:28 | MINMinnesota Timberwolves | Other | 0 | Houston Rockets 10, Minnesota Timberwolves 9HOU 10 · MIN 9 | |
| 18 | Q1 7:10 | HOUHouston Rockets | Made shot | 3 | Houston Rockets 13, Minnesota Timberwolves 9HOU 13 · MIN 9 | |
| 19 | Q1 6:49 | MINMinnesota Timberwolves | Other | 0 | Houston Rockets 13, Minnesota Timberwolves 9HOU 13 · MIN 9 | |
| 20 | Q1 6:43 | HOUHouston Rockets | Made shot | 2 | Houston Rockets 15, Minnesota Timberwolves 9HOU 15 · MIN 9 | |
| 21 | Q1 6:29 | MINMinnesota Timberwolves | Turnover | 0 | Houston Rockets 15, Minnesota Timberwolves 9HOU 15 · MIN 9 | |
| 22 | Q1 6:07 | HOUHouston Rockets | Made shot | 2 | Houston Rockets 17, Minnesota Timberwolves 9HOU 17 · MIN 9 | |
| 23 | Q1 5:45 | MINMinnesota Timberwolves | Made shot | 2 | Houston Rockets 17, Minnesota Timberwolves 11HOU 17 · MIN 11 | |
| 24 | Q1 5:35 | HOUHouston Rockets | Turnover | 0 | Houston Rockets 17, Minnesota Timberwolves 11HOU 17 · MIN 11 | |
| 25 | Q1 5:11 | MINMinnesota Timberwolves | Other | 0 | Houston Rockets 17, Minnesota Timberwolves 11HOU 17 · MIN 11 |
POSS 1 · Q1 11:53
HOUHouston Rockets
Other
0 PTS
POSS 2 · Q1 11:21
MINMinnesota Timberwolves
Made shot
2 PTS
POSS 3 · Q1 11:06
HOUHouston Rockets
Other
0 PTS
POSS 4 · Q1 10:46
MINMinnesota Timberwolves
Turnover
0 PTS
POSS 5 · Q1 10:33
HOUHouston Rockets
Made shot
2 PTS
POSS 6 · Q1 10:11
MINMinnesota Timberwolves
Other
0 PTS
POSS 7 · Q1 9:58
HOUHouston Rockets
Other
0 PTS
POSS 8 · Q1 9:39
MINMinnesota Timberwolves
Made shot
2 PTS
POSS 9 · Q1 9:24
HOUHouston Rockets
Other
0 PTS
POSS 10 · Q1 9:13
HOUHouston Rockets
Other
0 PTS
POSS 11 · Q1 8:58
MINMinnesota Timberwolves
Other
0 PTS
POSS 12 · Q1 8:51
HOUHouston Rockets
Made shot
3 PTS
POSS 13 · Q1 8:28
MINMinnesota Timberwolves
Made shot
3 PTS
POSS 14 · Q1 8:03
HOUHouston Rockets
Made shot
2 PTS
POSS 15 · Q1 7:51
MINMinnesota Timberwolves
Made shot
2 PTS
POSS 16 · Q1 7:44
HOUHouston Rockets
Made shot
3 PTS
POSS 17 · Q1 7:28
MINMinnesota Timberwolves
Other
0 PTS
POSS 18 · Q1 7:10
HOUHouston Rockets
Made shot
3 PTS
POSS 19 · Q1 6:49
MINMinnesota Timberwolves
Other
0 PTS
POSS 20 · Q1 6:43
HOUHouston Rockets
Made shot
2 PTS
POSS 21 · Q1 6:29
MINMinnesota Timberwolves
Turnover
0 PTS
POSS 22 · Q1 6:07
HOUHouston Rockets
Made shot
2 PTS
POSS 23 · Q1 5:45
MINMinnesota Timberwolves
Made shot
2 PTS
POSS 24 · Q1 5:35
HOUHouston Rockets
Turnover
0 PTS
POSS 25 · Q1 5:11
MINMinnesota Timberwolves
Other
0 PTS
