Rockets 119-100 Timberwolves (Apr 23, 2018) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

65-17, 31-10 away

119

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	21	29	50	19	119
MIN	21	28	20	31	100

TIME	HOU	MIN
12:00	Clint Capela vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Taj Gibson gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Jimmy Butler makes two point shot	0	2
11:32	James Harden misses driving layup	0	2
11:30	Clint Capela offensive rebound	0	2
11:29	Clint Capela misses layup	0	2
11:28	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	0	2
11:14	Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup	0	2
11:11	Taj Gibson offensive rebound	0	2
11:10	Taj Gibson makes two point shot	0	4
11:04	Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	3	4
10:42	Andrew Wiggins misses 24-foot three point jumper	3	4
10:40	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	3	4
10:32	Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	6	4
10:15	Andrew Wiggins makes driving layup	6	6
10:08	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	6	6
10:08	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2	7	6
10:08	Trevor Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2	8	6
9:58	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	6
9:55	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	8	6
9:32	James Harden misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	8	6
9:32	Rockets offensive team rebound	8	6
9:32	shot clock turnover	8	6
9:16	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul	8	6
9:16	Karl-Anthony Towns turnover	8	6
9:16	Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	8	6
9:08	Trevor Ariza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	11	6
8:48	Clint Capela blocks Jeff Teague 's 2-foot driving layup	11	6
8:46	Chris Paul defensive rebound	11	6
8:25	James Harden misses 7-foot two point shot	11	6
8:23	Clint Capela offensive rebound	11	6
8:23	Clint Capela out of bounds lost ball turnover	11	6
8:15	Trevor Ariza personal foul	11	6
8:02	Jimmy Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	6
7:59	Clint Capela defensive rebound	11	6
7:37	James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	11	6
7:35	Jimmy Butler defensive rebound	11	6
7:23	Gorgui Dieng misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	6
7:19	Clint Capela defensive rebound	11	6
7:09	Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	6
7:07	Jimmy Butler defensive rebound	11	6
6:48	Jeff Teague makes driving layup	11	8
6:27	Chris Paul misses step back jumpshot	11	8
6:26	Jeff Teague defensive rebound	11	8
6:21	Jeff Teague misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	8
6:19	Jimmy Butler offensive rebound	11	8
6:18	Jimmy Butler misses two point shot	11	8
6:17	Jimmy Butler misses tip shot	11	8
6:17	PJ Tucker defensive rebound	11	8
6:17	Jimmy Butler offensive rebound	11	8
6:08	James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper	11	8
6:04	Taj Gibson defensive rebound	11	8
6:00	Timberwolves Full timeout	11	8
6:00	Eric Gordon enters the game for Chris Paul	11	8
6:00	Ryan Anderson enters the game for PJ Tucker	11	8
6:00	Nene enters the game for Clint Capela	11	8
5:46	Andrew Wiggins misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	11	8
5:44	Nene defensive rebound	11	8
5:26	Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	8
5:22	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	11	8
5:18	Nene personal blocking foul	11	8
5:18	Derrick Rose enters the game for Jeff Teague	11	8
5:00	Derrick Rose bad pass (James Harden steals)	11	8
4:42	James Harden misses two point shot	11	8
4:39	Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound	11	8
4:22	Jimmy Butler makes two point shot	11	10
3:56	Gorgui Dieng shooting foul	11	10
3:56	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	12	10
3:56	Gerald Green enters the game for Trevor Ariza	12	10
3:56	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	13	10
3:43	Derrick Rose misses two point shot	13	10
3:41	Gerald Green defensive rebound	13	10
3:34	Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	10
3:29	Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound	13	10
3:15	Gorgui Dieng makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)	13	13
3:02	Eric Gordon makes 26-foot step back jumpshot	16	13
2:45	Jimmy Butler misses driving floating jump shot	16	13
2:42	James Harden defensive rebound	16	13
2:34	Nene misses driving dunk	16	13
2:32	Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound	16	13
2:29	Jimmy Butler makes layup (Derrick Rose assists)	16	15
2:12	James Harden misses 6-foot two point shot	16	15
2:12	Rockets offensive team rebound	16	15
2:12	Rockets Full timeout	16	15
2:12	Nemanja Bjelica enters the game for Jimmy Butler	16	15
2:12	Jamal Crawford enters the game for Taj Gibson	16	15
2:12	Chris Paul enters the game for James Harden	16	15
2:12	Clint Capela enters the game for Nene	16	15
1:58	Nemanja Bjelica shooting foul	16	15
1:58	Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2	16	15
1:58	Rockets offensive team rebound	16	15
1:58	Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2	17	15
1:45	Derrick Rose misses layup	17	15
1:43	Clint Capela defensive rebound	17	15
1:40	Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)	19	15
1:16	Jamal Crawford misses 22-foot jumper	19	15
1:13	Nemanja Bjelica offensive rebound	19	15
1:08	Jamal Crawford misses driving layup	19	15
1:05	Clint Capela defensive rebound	19	15
1:00	Chris Paul misses 5-foot two point shot	19	15
56.4	Clint Capela offensive rebound	19	15
56.4	Clint Capela misses tip shot	19	15
55.8	Clint Capela offensive rebound	19	15
55.4	Clint Capela misses tip shot	19	15
55.4	Gerald Green offensive rebound	19	15
52.8	Eric Gordon misses three point jumper	19	15
49.5	Derrick Rose defensive rebound	19	15
47.6	Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot (Derrick Rose assists)	19	17
40.1	Gerald Green misses 27-foot three point jumper	19	17
36.7	Derrick Rose defensive rebound	19	17
32.8	Derrick Rose makes driving layup	19	19
26.7	Chris Paul makes two point shot (Clint Capela assists)	21	19
4.0	Jamal Crawford makes driving layup	21	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	21

Harden says Rockets flipped a switch in win

1:12

D'Antoni says to 'check your tweets' about Harden at halftime

0:34

Timberwolves
101
Rockets
104

Game 1

4/15

Timberwolves
82
Rockets
102

Game 2

4/18

Rockets
105
Timberwolves
121

Game 3

4/21

Rockets
119
Timberwolves
100

Game 4

4/23

Timberwolves
104
Rockets
122

Game 5

4/25

Target Center

8:00 PM, April 23, 2018Coverage: TNT

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 18,978

Referees:
James Capers
Mark Ayotte
David Guthrie

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	5	3	.625	-	W2
Dallas	5	3	.625	-	W1
Memphis	5	4	.556	0.5	W1
San Antonio	4	5	.444	1.5	W1
New Orleans	3	6	.333	2.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	7	1	.875	-	L1
Minnesota	5	3	.625	2	W2
Denver	5	3	.625	2	W3
Portland	3	6	.333	4.5	L1
Utah	1	7	.125	6	L1

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