117 — 107
How the scoring unfolded
Minnesota Timberwolves recorded 33, 24, 25, 35 across the quarters. Its highest-scoring quarter was 4, with 35 points.
Houston Rockets recorded 30, 27, 27, 23 across the quarters. Its highest-scoring quarter was 1, with 30 points.
Names behind the numbers
Ayo Dosunmu contributed 21 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists for Minnesota Timberwolves.
Kevin Durant contributed 21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists for Houston Rockets.
The statistical picture
Minnesota Timberwolves — Rebounds: 44; Turnovers: 17.
Houston Rockets — Rebounds: 39; Turnovers: 17.
Scoring moments
- 1st Quarter · 11:37
LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- 1st Quarter · 11:18
Fred VanVleet makes 25-foot three pointer (Amen Thompson assists)
- 1st Quarter · 10:58
Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup (Jonathan Kuminga assists)
- 1st Quarter · 10:29
Ayo Dosunmu makes two point shot
- 1st Quarter · 9:21
Kevin Durant makes 14-foot jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- 1st Quarter · 8:34
Jaden McDaniels makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
- 1st Quarter · 8:10
Fred VanVleet makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
- 1st Quarter · 7:36
LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 7:36
LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 7:11
Fred VanVleet makes 7-foot two point shot
- 1st Quarter · 6:52
Amen Thompson makes 4-foot running dunk (Fred VanVleet assists)
- 1st Quarter · 6:43
Jaden McDaniels makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
- 1st Quarter · 6:24
Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- 1st Quarter · 5:57
Jonathan Kuminga makes 23-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
- 1st Quarter · 5:27
LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three pointer (Rudy Gobert assists)
- 1st Quarter · 5:11
Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
- 1st Quarter · 4:43
Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 4:43
Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 4:17
Bones Hyland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- 1st Quarter · 3:43
Bones Hyland makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1st Quarter · 3:05
Reed Sheppard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
- 1st Quarter · 2:47
Oscar Tshiebwe makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
- 1st Quarter · 1:49
Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- 1st Quarter · 1:30
Trey Lyles makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Bones Hyland assists)
- 1st Quarter · 49.5
Bones Hyland makes 27-foot three point jumper
- 1st Quarter · 37.3
Tari Eason makes two point shot
- 1st Quarter · 20.4
Jaden McDaniels makes 12-foot step back jumpshot
- 1st Quarter · 3.0
Joan Beringer makes layup (Bones Hyland assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 11:28
Jonathan Kuminga makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- 2nd Quarter · 11:03
Alperen Sengun makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot
- 2nd Quarter · 10:48
Reed Sheppard makes two point shot
- 2nd Quarter · 10:48
Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2nd Quarter · 10:07
Bones Hyland makes 30-foot three point jumper (Jonathan Kuminga assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 9:29
Trey Lyles makes 5-foot layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 9:12
Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 8:47
Reed Sheppard makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
- 2nd Quarter · 7:45
Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot dunk
- 2nd Quarter · 7:31
Jonathan Kuminga makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 7:14
Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 7:14
Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 6:15
Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 5:37
Ayo Dosunmu makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 5:23
Alperen Sengun makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 5:23
Alperen Sengun makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 4:34
Ayo Dosunmu makes running layup
- 2nd Quarter · 4:03
Ayo Dosunmu makes two point shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 3:25
Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 3:25
Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 2:52
Fred VanVleet makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 2:52
Fred VanVleet makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 2:32
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 1:49
Jaden McDaniels makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- 2nd Quarter · 1:35
Amen Thompson makes 5-foot two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 1:24
Jaylen Clark makes 21-foot jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 50.1
Ayo Dosunmu makes two point shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 11.9
Ayo Dosunmu makes 5-foot two point shot
- 2nd Quarter · 0.5
Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 0.5
Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 11:47
Kevin Durant makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
- 3rd Quarter · 11:25
Ayo Dosunmu makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 11:00
Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup (Jonathan Kuminga assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 10:09
Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 9:42
Fred VanVleet makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 9:17
Jonathan Kuminga makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 8:36
Kevin Durant makes 1-foot driving dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 7:55
Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 7:38
Rudy Gobert makes 5-foot layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 7:20
Kevin Durant makes 12-foot two point shot
- 3rd Quarter · 7:01
Jaden McDaniels makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
- 3rd Quarter · 6:24
Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 5:54
Ayo Dosunmu makes two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 5:26
Jaden McDaniels makes running layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 4:52
Alperen Sengun makes finger roll layup (Tari Eason assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 4:21
Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot two point shot
- 3rd Quarter · 4:21
Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 1
- 3rd Quarter · 4:04
Bones Hyland makes 11-foot fade away jump shot
- 3rd Quarter · 3:31
Marcus Smart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 2:15
Joan Beringer makes two point shot (Bones Hyland assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 1:59
Alperen Sengun makes 4-foot two point shot
- 3rd Quarter · 1:46
Jaylen Clark makes 4-foot two point shot
- 3rd Quarter · 1:39
Tari Eason makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 1:20
Jaden McDaniels makes 9-foot two point shot
- 3rd Quarter · 47.8
Bones Hyland makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 40.8
Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 7.4
Tari Eason makes driving layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
- 4th Quarter · 11:41
Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup (Jaylen Clark assists)
- 4th Quarter · 10:52
Tari Eason makes 7-foot two point shot
- 4th Quarter · 10:33
Jaylen Clark makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bones Hyland assists)
- 4th Quarter · 10:24
Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)
- 4th Quarter · 10:03
Bones Hyland makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- 4th Quarter · 9:41
Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 8:24
Bones Hyland makes 3-foot two point shot
- 4th Quarter · 8:14
Jabari Smith Jr. makes reverse layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
- 4th Quarter · 7:10
Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 7:10
Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 6:55
LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- 4th Quarter · 6:42
Amen Thompson makes driving layup
- 4th Quarter · 6:26
LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 6:26
LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 6:04
LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonathan Kuminga assists)
- 4th Quarter · 5:43
Kevin Durant makes 2-foot layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
- 4th Quarter · 5:27
Jaylen Clark makes 23-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
- 4th Quarter · 4:53
LaMelo Ball makes driving layup
- 4th Quarter · 4:38
Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 3:46
Fred VanVleet makes 27-foot three pointer
- 4th Quarter · 3:27
LaMelo Ball makes 7-foot two point shot
- 4th Quarter · 2:58
Fred VanVleet makes 14-foot fade away jump shot
- 4th Quarter · 2:37
Jonathan Kuminga makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- 4th Quarter · 1:51
Jonathan Kuminga makes tip shot
- 4th Quarter · 1:47
Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 1:47
Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 54.0
Jonathan Kuminga makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gobert assists)
Minnesota Timberwolves — Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 36 | 14 | 7-14 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +7 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 31 | 16 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| Rudy Gobert | 32 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +9 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 34 | 21 | 10-20 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +8 |
| LaMelo Ball | 30 | 20 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +13 |
| Trey Lyles | 20 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 |
| Joan Beringer | 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | -2 |
| Jaylen Clark | 25 | 10 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
| Bones Hyland | 16 | 19 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
Houston Rockets — Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 34 | 21 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 35 | 11 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -8 |
| Alperen Sengun | 38 | 17 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | -5 |
| Fred VanVleet | 30 | 18 | 6-11 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 |
| Amen Thompson | 31 | 10 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -9 |
| Tari Eason | 23 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -6 |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| Marcus Smart | 18 | 4 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -7 |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Sheppard | 21 | 14 | 5-12 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 |
Minnesota Timberwolves — Team statistics
| FG | 46-87 |
|---|---|
| Field Goal % | 53 |
| 3PT | 15-35 |
| Three Point % | 43 |
| FT | 9-17 |
| Free Throw % | 53 |
| Rebounds | 44 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| Assists | 28 |
| Steals | 12 |
| Blocks | 8 |
| Turnovers | 17 |
| Team Turnovers | 0 |
| Total Turnovers | 17 |
| Technical Fouls | 0 |
| Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| Fast Break Points | 19 |
| Points in Paint | 54 |
| Fouls | 24 |
| Largest Lead | 10 |
| Lead Changes | 26 |
| Percent Led | 51 |
Houston Rockets — Team statistics
| FG | 35-80 |
|---|---|
| Field Goal % | 44 |
| 3PT | 13-35 |
| Three Point % | 37 |
| FT | 23-28 |
| Free Throw % | 82 |
| Rebounds | 39 |
| Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| Assists | 22 |
| Steals | 6 |
| Blocks | 8 |
| Turnovers | 17 |
| Team Turnovers | 4 |
| Total Turnovers | 21 |
| Technical Fouls | 1 |
| Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 33 |
| Fast Break Points | 7 |
| Points in Paint | 40 |
| Fouls | 19 |
| Largest Lead | 5 |
| Lead Changes | 26 |
| Percent Led | 36 |