NBA Final Intelligence
Houston Rockets 106, Minnesota Timberwolves 124 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 106, Minnesota Timberwolves 124. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 21-32 MIN; Q2 HOU 24-40 MIN; Q3 HOU 26-27 MIN; Q4 HOU 35-25 MIN.
Top performers (box score): Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 30 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-15 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 29 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 threes on 10-of-21 shooting; D'Angelo Russell (MIN) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-16 shooting; Christian Wood (HOU) 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-15 shooting; Eric Gordon (HOU) 15 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-8 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · MIN
30 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 11-15 FG
Scoring · MIN
29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 6 3PM · 10-21 FG
Scoring · MIN
22 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 4 3PM · 6-16 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 21 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 106 | |
| MIN | 32 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 124 |
🧮 How They Scored
HOUMIN
58Points in the paint50
13Fast-break points31
17Second-chance points15
21Points off turnovers38
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
51.7%Effective FG%57.5%
19.7%Turnover %15.2%
26.7%Offensive rebound %31.0%
0.250Free-throw rate0.356
Box Score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood F | 32 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 2-4 | -24 |
| Jalen Green G | 32 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-14 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -37 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. G | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 1-2 | -18 |
| Eric Gordon G | 23 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | -27 |
| Daniel Theis F | 21 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -23 |
| Jae'Sean Tate F | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -16 |
| Alperen Sengun F-C | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-5 | -8 |
| David Nwaba G | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-4 | +18 |
| D.J. Augustin G | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -19 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. F | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +13 |
| Armoni Brooks G | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | +17 |
| Josh Christopher G | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | +17 |
| Usman Garuba F | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +17 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards G | 31 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10-21 | 6-12 | 3-4 | +26 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C | 29 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11-15 | 3-4 | 5-5 | +34 |
| Jaden McDaniels F | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +25 |
| D'Angelo Russell G | 25 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-16 | 4-8 | 6-8 | +9 |
| Malik Beasley G | 21 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-2 | +6 |
| Josh Okogie G | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +20 |
| Naz Reid F-C | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -16 |
| Jordan McLaughlin G | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +19 |
| Taurean Prince F | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt F | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Jaylen Nowell G | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Jake Layman F | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Leandro Bolmaro F | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -10 |
| McKinley Wright IV G | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood | Bench | 32 | 16 | 47.7 | 20.9 | -32.9 | 10.3 |
| Eric Gordon | Bench | 23 | 15 | 93.8 | 19.0 | -51.2 | 12.4 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | Bench | 25 | 11 | 42.7 | 33.3 | -31.0 | -4.0 |
| Alperen Sengun | Bench | 19 | 11 | 88.7 | 18.4 | -21.2 | 18.9 |
| Daniel Theis | Bench | 21 | 11 | 79.9 | 15.7 | -49.1 | 10.9 |
| Jalen Green | Bench | 32 | 9 | 32.1 | 17.5 | -49.5 | 5.6 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | Bench | 9 | 7 | 71.7 | 20.0 | +59.1 | 23.3 |
| David Nwaba | Bench | 17 | 7 | 40.0 | 22.7 | +48.6 | 1.6 |
| Armoni Brooks | Bench | 8 | 6 | 67.6 | 18.2 | +89.5 | 8.6 |
| Josh Christopher | Bench | 8 | 5 | 64.4 | 22.7 | +89.5 | 15.7 |
| Usman Garuba | Bench | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 13.6 | +89.5 | 18.6 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bench | 21 | 2 | 25.0 | 11.1 | -30.4 | -3.4 |
| D.J. Augustin | Bench | 17 | 2 | 25.0 | 16.7 | -52.8 | -2.6 |
Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Bench | 29 | 30 | 87.2 | 27.0 | +49.6 | 26.2 |
| Anthony Edwards | Bench | 31 | 29 | 63.7 | 34.2 | +38.2 | 14.9 |
| D'Angelo Russell | Bench | 25 | 22 | 56.4 | 37.1 | +17.2 | 21.2 |
| Malik Beasley | Bench | 21 | 9 | 50.7 | 16.1 | +10.2 | 11.4 |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 21 | 6 | 51.0 | 11.1 | +40.9 | 13.1 |
| Taurean Prince | Bench | 16 | 5 | 64.4 | 12.5 | +8.1 | 11.9 |
| Naz Reid | Bench | 19 | 5 | 42.5 | 16.3 | -33.8 | 7.9 |
| Jaden McDaniels | Bench | 26 | 4 | 66.7 | 6.0 | +45.6 | 9.4 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | Bench | 19 | 3 | 38.7 | 10.2 | +46.3 | 6.1 |
| McKinley Wright IV | Bench | 4 | 3 | 150.0 | 18.2 | -76.7 | 8.0 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Bench | 15 | 2 | 113.6 | 2.9 | +19.4 | 10.2 |
| Jake Layman | Bench | 5 | 2 | 33.3 | 23.1 | -106.8 | 0.0 |
| Jaylen Nowell | Bench | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 28.6 | -100.0 | 1.6 |
| Leandro Bolmaro | Bench | 5 | 2 | 53.2 | 23.1 | -106.8 | 0.0 |
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