2018 NBA Western Conference First Round Game 4: Houston Rockets at Minnesota Timberwolves Play-By-Play, April 23, 2018
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Game Summary
| 1st Q | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Houston | Score | Minnesota | ||
| 12:00.0 | Start of 1st quarter | ||||
| 12:00.0 | Jump ball: K. Towns vs. C. Capela (T. Gibson gains possession) | ||||
| 11:48.0 | 0-2 | +2 | J. Butler makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft | ||
| 11:32.0 | J. Harden misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft | 0-2 | |||
| 11:30.0 | Offensive rebound by C. Capela | 0-2 | |||
| 11:29.0 | C. Capela misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft | 0-2 | |||
| 11:28.0 | 0-2 | Defensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 11:14.0 | 0-2 | A. Wiggins misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft | |||
| 11:11.0 | 0-2 | Offensive rebound by T. Gibson | |||
| 11:10.0 | 0-4 | +2 | T. Gibson makes 2-pt layup at rim | ||
| 11:04.0 | T. Ariza makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by C. Paul) | +3 | 3-4 | ||
| 10:42.0 | 3-4 | A. Wiggins misses 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft | |||
| 10:40.0 | Defensive rebound by P. Tucker | 3-4 | |||
| 10:32.0 | T. Ariza makes 3-pt jump shot from 22 ft (assist by J. Harden) | +3 | 6-4 | ||
| 10:15.0 | 6-6 | +2 | A. Wiggins makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft | ||
| 10:08.0 | Shooting foul by K. Towns (drawn by T. Ariza) | 6-6 | |||
| 10:08.0 | T. Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 7-6 | ||
| 10:08.0 | T. Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 8-6 | ||
| 9:58.0 | 8-6 | K. Towns misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | |||
| 9:55.0 | Defensive rebound by P. Tucker | 8-6 | |||
| 9:32.0 | J. Harden misses 2-pt jump shot from 18 ft | 8-6 | |||
| 9:32.0 | Offensive rebound by Team | 8-6 | |||
| 9:32.0 | Turnover by Team (shot clock) | 8-6 | |||
| 9:16.0 | 8-6 | Offensive foul by K. Towns (drawn by P. Tucker) | |||
| 9:16.0 | 8-6 | Turnover by K. Towns (offensive foul) | |||
| 9:16.0 | 8-6 | G. Dieng enters the game for K. Towns | |||
| 9:08.0 | T. Ariza makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by C. Paul) | +3 | 11-6 | ||
| 8:48.0 | 11-6 | J. Teague misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft (block by C. Capela) | |||
| 8:46.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Paul | 11-6 | |||
| 8:25.0 | J. Harden misses 2-pt jump shot from 6 ft | 11-6 | |||
| 8:23.0 | Offensive rebound by C. Capela | 11-6 | |||
| 8:23.0 | Turnover by C. Capela (out of bounds lost ball) | 11-6 | |||
| 8:15.0 | 11-6 | Personal foul by T. Ariza (drawn by J. Butler) | |||
| 8:02.0 | 11-6 | J. Butler misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | |||
| 7:59.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Capela | 11-6 | |||
| 7:37.0 | J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | 11-6 | |||
| 7:35.0 | 11-6 | Defensive rebound by J. Butler | |||
| 7:23.0 | 11-6 | G. Dieng misses 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft | |||
| 7:19.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Capela | 11-6 | |||
| 7:09.0 | C. Paul misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | 11-6 | |||
| 7:07.0 | 11-6 | Defensive rebound by J. Butler | |||
| 6:48.0 | 11-8 | +2 | J. Teague makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft | ||
| 6:27.0 | C. Paul misses 2-pt jump shot from 10 ft | 11-8 | |||
| 6:26.0 | 11-8 | Defensive rebound by J. Teague | |||
| 6:21.0 | 11-8 | J. Teague misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | |||
| 6:19.0 | 11-8 | Offensive rebound by J. Butler | |||
| 6:18.0 | 11-8 | J. Butler misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft | |||
| 6:17.0 | 11-8 | Offensive rebound by J. Butler | |||
| 6:17.0 | 11-8 | J. Butler misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft | |||
| 6:17.0 | Defensive rebound by P. Tucker | 11-8 | |||
| 6:08.0 | J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | 11-8 | |||
| 6:04.0 | 11-8 | Defensive rebound by T. Gibson | |||
| 6:00.0 | 11-8 | Minnesota full timeout | |||
| 6:00.0 | E. Gordon enters the game for C. Paul | 11-8 | |||
| 6:00.0 | R. Anderson enters the game for P. Tucker | 11-8 | |||
| 6:00.0 | N. Hilário enters the game for C. Capela | 11-8 | |||
| 5:46.0 | 11-8 | A. Wiggins misses 2-pt jump shot from 17 ft | |||
| 5:44.0 | Defensive rebound by N. Hilário | 11-8 | |||
| 5:26.0 | T. Ariza misses 3-pt jump shot from 22 ft | 11-8 | |||
| 5:22.0 | 11-8 | Defensive rebound by A. Wiggins | |||
| 5:18.0 | 11-8 | Personal block foul by N. Hilário (drawn by A. Wiggins) | |||
| 5:18.0 | 11-8 | D. Rose enters the game for J. Teague | |||
| 5:00.0 | 11-8 | Turnover by D. Rose (bad pass; steal by J. Harden) | |||
| 4:42.0 | J. Harden misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft | 11-8 | |||
| 4:39.0 | 11-8 | Defensive rebound by G. Dieng | |||
| 4:22.0 | 11-10 | +2 | J. Butler makes 2-pt jump shot from 15 ft | ||
| 3:56.0 | Shooting foul by G. Dieng (drawn by J. Harden) | 11-10 | |||
| 3:56.0 | J. Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 12-10 | ||
| 3:56.0 | G. Green enters the game for T. Ariza | 12-10 | |||
| 3:56.0 | J. Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 13-10 | ||
| 3:43.0 | 13-10 | D. Rose misses 2-pt jump shot from 6 ft | |||
| 3:41.0 | Defensive rebound by G. Green | 13-10 | |||
| 3:34.0 | R. Anderson misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | 13-10 | |||
| 3:29.0 | 13-10 | Defensive rebound by G. Dieng | |||
| 3:15.0 | 13-13 | +3 | G. Dieng makes 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft (assist by J. Butler) | ||
| 3:02.0 | E. Gordon makes 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | +3 | 16-13 | ||
| 2:45.0 | 16-13 | J. Butler misses 2-pt jump shot from 7 ft | |||
| 2:42.0 | Defensive rebound by J. Harden | 16-13 | |||
| 2:34.0 | N. Hilário misses 2-pt dunk from 2 ft | 16-13 | |||
| 2:32.0 | 16-13 | Defensive rebound by G. Dieng | |||
| 2:29.0 | 16-15 | +2 | J. Butler makes 2-pt layup at rim (assist by D. Rose) | ||
| 2:12.0 | J. Harden misses 2-pt jump shot from 5 ft | 16-15 | |||
| 2:12.0 | Offensive rebound by Team | 16-15 | |||
| 2:12.0 | Houston full timeout | 16-15 | |||
| 2:12.0 | 16-15 | N. Bjelica enters the game for J. Butler | |||
| 2:12.0 | 16-15 | J. Crawford enters the game for T. Gibson | |||
| 2:12.0 | C. Paul enters the game for J. Harden | 16-15 | |||
| 2:12.0 | C. Capela enters the game for N. Hilário | 16-15 | |||
| 1:58.0 | Shooting foul by N. Bjelica (drawn by C. Capela) | 16-15 | |||
| 1:58.0 | C. Capela misses free throw 1 of 2 | 16-15 | |||
| 1:58.0 | Offensive rebound by Team | 16-15 | |||
| 1:58.0 | C. Capela makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 17-15 | ||
| 1:45.0 | 17-15 | D. Rose misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft | |||
| 1:43.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Capela | 17-15 | |||
| 1:40.0 | E. Gordon makes 2-pt layup at rim (assist by C. Paul) | +2 | 19-15 | ||
| 1:16.0 | 19-15 | J. Crawford misses 2-pt jump shot from 22 ft | |||
| 1:13.0 | 19-15 | Offensive rebound by N. Bjelica | |||
| 1:08.0 | 19-15 | J. Crawford misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft | |||
| 1:05.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Capela | 19-15 | |||
| 1:00.0 | C. Paul misses 2-pt jump shot from 4 ft | 19-15 | |||
| 0:56.0 | Offensive rebound by C. Capela | 19-15 | |||
| 0:56.0 | C. Capela misses 2-pt layup at rim | 19-15 | |||
| 0:55.0 | Offensive rebound by C. Capela | 19-15 | |||
| 0:55.0 | C. Capela misses 2-pt layup at rim | 19-15 | |||
| 0:55.0 | Offensive rebound by G. Green | 19-15 | |||
| 0:52.0 | E. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | 19-15 | |||
| 0:49.0 | 19-15 | Defensive rebound by D. Rose | |||
| 0:47.0 | 19-17 | +2 | A. Wiggins makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by D. Rose) | ||
| 0:40.0 | G. Green misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | 19-17 | |||
| 0:36.0 | 19-17 | Defensive rebound by D. Rose | |||
| 0:32.0 | 19-19 | +2 | D. Rose makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft | ||
| 0:26.0 | C. Paul makes 2-pt jump shot from 8 ft (assist by C. Capela) | +2 | 21-19 | ||
| 0:04.0 | 21-21 | +2 | J. Crawford makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft | ||
| 0:00.0 | End of 1st quarter | ||||
| 2nd Q | |||||
| Time | Houston | Score | Minnesota | ||
| 12:00.0 | Start of 2nd quarter | ||||
| 11:46.0 | C. Capela makes 2-pt dunk from 2 ft (assist by E. Gordon) | +2 | 23-21 | ||
| 11:26.0 | 23-24 | +3 | J. Crawford makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by J. Butler) | ||
| 11:13.0 | C. Paul makes 2-pt jump shot from 13 ft | +2 | 25-24 | ||
| 11:01.0 | 25-26 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft (assist by J. Teague) | ||
| 10:48.0 | C. Paul misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | 25-26 | |||
| 10:46.0 | 25-26 | Defensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 10:41.0 | 25-28 | +2 | J. Butler makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft (assist by J. Teague) | ||
| 10:41.0 | 25-28 | Shooting foul by P. Tucker (drawn by J. Butler) | |||
| 10:41.0 | 25-28 | J. Butler misses free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 10:41.0 | Defensive rebound by G. Green | 25-28 | |||
| 10:30.0 | P. Tucker misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | 25-28 | |||
| 10:27.0 | 25-28 | Defensive rebound by J. Butler | |||
| 10:12.0 | 25-28 | J. Butler misses 2-pt jump shot from 9 ft | |||
| 10:09.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Capela | 25-28 | |||
| 10:05.0 | Personal foul by J. Teague (drawn by P. Tucker) | 25-28 | |||
| 10:05.0 | T. Ariza enters the game for P. Tucker | 25-28 | |||
| 9:52.0 | C. Paul makes 2-pt jump shot from 10 ft | +2 | 27-28 | ||
| 9:27.0 | 27-28 | J. Butler misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft | |||
| 9:25.0 | Defensive rebound by T. Ariza | 27-28 | |||
| 9:20.0 | E. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft | 27-28 | |||
| 9:18.0 | 27-28 | Defensive rebound by D. Rose | |||
| 9:14.0 | 27-30 | +2 | D. Rose makes 2-pt layup at rim | ||
| 9:14.0 | Violation by C. Capela (def goaltending) | 27-30 | |||
| 9:03.0 | E. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | 27-30 | |||
| 8:59.0 | 27-30 | Defensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 8:53.0 | 27-30 | Shooting foul by C. Capela (drawn by J. Butler) | |||
| 8:53.0 | 27-31 | +1 | J. Butler makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:53.0 | 27-32 | +1 | J. Butler makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:46.0 | Personal foul by J. Crawford (drawn by T. Ariza) | 27-32 | |||
| 8:33.0 | C. Capela makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft (assist by C. Paul) | +2 | 29-32 | ||
| 8:09.0 | 29-34 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt hook shot from 4 ft | ||
| 7:52.0 | G. Green misses 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft | 29-34 | |||
| 7:50.0 | 29-34 | Defensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 7:44.0 | 29-36 | +2 | J. Crawford makes 2-pt jump shot from 20 ft | ||
| 7:30.0 | C. Capela makes 2-pt layup at rim (assist by T. Ariza) | +2 | 31-36 | ||
| 7:25.0 | 31-36 | Turnover by J. Teague (bad pass) | |||
| 7:25.0 | J. Harden enters the game for G. Green | 31-36 | |||
| 7:15.0 | T. Ariza misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | 31-36 | |||
| 7:13.0 | 31-36 | Defensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 7:01.0 | 31-36 | K. Towns misses 2-pt hook shot from 3 ft | |||
| 6:58.0 | Defensive rebound by J. Harden | 31-36 | |||
| 6:54.0 | T. Ariza makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by C. Paul) | +2 | 33-36 | ||
| 6:39.0 | 33-38 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by J. Teague) | ||
| 6:39.0 | 33-38 | Shooting foul by T. Ariza (drawn by K. Towns) | |||
| 6:39.0 | 33-38 | Minnesota full timeout | |||
| 6:39.0 | P. Tucker enters the game for C. Paul | 33-38 | |||
| 6:39.0 | N. Hilário enters the game for C. Capela | 33-38 | |||
| 6:39.0 | 33-39 | +1 | K. Towns makes free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:24.0 | N. Hilário makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft (assist by J. Harden) | +2 | 35-39 | ||
| 6:24.0 | Shooting foul by D. Rose (drawn by N. Hilário) | 35-39 | |||
| 6:24.0 | N. Hilário misses free throw 1 of 1 | 35-39 | |||
| 6:23.0 | 35-39 | Defensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 6:11.0 | Offensive charge foul by D. Rose (drawn by E. Gordon) | 35-39 | |||
| 6:11.0 | 35-39 | Turnover by D. Rose (offensive foul) | |||
| 5:57.0 | J. Harden makes 2-pt jump shot from 9 ft | +2 | 37-39 | ||
| 5:33.0 | 37-39 | J. Butler misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft (block by P. Tucker) | |||
| 5:31.0 | Defensive rebound by N. Hilário | 37-39 | |||
| 5:21.0 | J. Harden makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | +3 | 40-39 | ||
| 5:14.0 | 40-39 | Minnesota full timeout | |||
| 5:14.0 | 40-39 | A. Wiggins enters the game for J. Crawford | |||
| 5:14.0 | 40-39 | T. Gibson enters the game for J. Butler | |||
| 5:14.0 | R. Anderson enters the game for P. Tucker | 40-39 | |||
| 5:08.0 | 40-39 | Turnover by J. Teague (bad pass; steal by T. Ariza) | |||
| 4:52.0 | J. Harden makes 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | +3 | 43-39 | ||
| 4:33.0 | 43-42 | +3 | D. Rose makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by J. Teague) | ||
| 4:07.0 | E. Gordon makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by R. Anderson) | +3 | 46-42 | ||
| 3:58.0 | 46-42 | J. Teague misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | |||
| 3:57.0 | Defensive rebound by J. Harden | 46-42 | |||
| 3:46.0 | T. Ariza misses 3-pt jump shot from 22 ft | 46-42 | |||
| 3:43.0 | 46-42 | Defensive rebound by Team | |||
| 3:43.0 | Loose ball foul by J. Harden (drawn by A. Wiggins) | 46-42 | |||
| 3:25.0 | 46-42 | A. Wiggins misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | |||
| 3:23.0 | 46-42 | Offensive rebound by Team | |||
| 3:23.0 | C. Paul enters the game for E. Gordon | 46-42 | |||
| 3:20.0 | 46-44 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft (assist by J. Teague) | ||
| 2:53.0 | J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | 46-44 | |||
| 2:50.0 | 46-44 | Defensive rebound by D. Rose | |||
| 2:47.0 | 46-46 | +2 | D. Rose makes 2-pt layup at rim | ||
| 2:44.0 | Houston full timeout | 46-46 | |||
| 2:44.0 | C. Capela enters the game for R. Anderson | 46-46 | |||
| 2:44.0 | E. Gordon enters the game for N. Hilário | 46-46 | |||
| 2:31.0 | C. Paul makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft | +2 | 48-46 | ||
| 2:18.0 | 48-46 | D. Rose misses 2-pt jump shot from 19 ft | |||
| 2:13.0 | 48-46 | Offensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 2:07.0 | 48-46 | Turnover by D. Rose (bad pass; steal by J. Harden) | |||
| 1:48.0 | J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | 48-46 | |||
| 1:44.0 | 48-46 | Defensive rebound by T. Gibson | |||
| 1:37.0 | 48-46 | Personal foul by C. Capela (drawn by K. Towns) | |||
| 1:37.0 | 48-46 | K. Towns misses free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:37.0 | 48-46 | Offensive rebound by Team | |||
| 1:37.0 | 48-46 | J. Butler enters the game for T. Gibson | |||
| 1:37.0 | 48-46 | K. Towns misses free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 1:34.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Capela | 48-46 | |||
| 1:25.0 | E. Gordon misses 2-pt jump shot from 4 ft | 48-46 | |||
| 1:21.0 | 48-46 | Defensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 1:14.0 | 48-46 | J. Teague misses 2-pt layup from 4 ft | |||
| 1:12.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Capela | 48-46 | |||
| 1:07.0 | J. Harden makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft | +2 | 50-46 | ||
| 0:54.0 | 50-48 | +2 | D. Rose makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft (assist by K. Towns) | ||
| 0:37.0 | J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | 50-48 | |||
| 0:34.0 | 50-48 | Defensive rebound by A. Wiggins | |||
| 0:32.0 | 50-48 | Personal foul by J. Harden (drawn by A. Wiggins) | |||
| 0:32.0 | 50-49 | +1 | A. Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:32.0 | 50-49 | G. Dieng enters the game for D. Rose | |||
| 0:32.0 | 50-49 | T. Gibson enters the game for K. Towns | |||
| 0:32.0 | 50-49 | A. Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:30.0 | Defensive rebound by E. Gordon | 50-49 | |||
| 0:09.0 | C. Paul misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft | 50-49 | |||
| 0:07.0 | 50-49 | Defensive rebound by J. Butler | |||
| 0:03.0 | 50-49 | Turnover by J. Butler (lost ball; steal by C. Paul) | |||
| 0:00.0 | T. Ariza misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | 50-49 | |||
| 0:00.0 | Offensive rebound by Team | 50-49 | |||
| 0:00.0 | End of 2nd quarter | ||||
| 3rd Q | |||||
| Time | Houston | Score | Minnesota | ||
| 12:00.0 | Start of 3rd quarter | ||||
| 11:45.0 | J. Harden misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft | 50-49 | |||
| 11:42.0 | 50-49 | Defensive rebound by J. Butler | |||
| 11:23.0 | 50-49 | J. Butler misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | |||
| 11:15.0 | 50-49 | Offensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 11:13.0 | 50-49 | Turnover by K. Towns (bad pass; steal by C. Paul) | |||
| 10:58.0 | J. Harden makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft | +2 | 52-49 | ||
| 10:29.0 | 52-49 | K. Towns misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | |||
| 10:27.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Paul | 52-49 | |||
| 10:19.0 | C. Paul makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | +3 | 55-49 | ||
| 9:58.0 | 55-49 | A. Wiggins misses 3-pt jump shot from 22 ft | |||
| 9:56.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Capela | 55-49 | |||
| 9:45.0 | Shooting foul by T. Gibson (drawn by J. Harden) | 55-49 | |||
| 9:45.0 | J. Harden makes free throw 1 of 3 | +1 | 56-49 | ||
| 9:45.0 | J. Harden makes free throw 2 of 3 | +1 | 57-49 | ||
| 9:45.0 | J. Harden makes free throw 3 of 3 | +1 | 58-49 | ||
| 9:30.0 | Offensive charge foul by A. Wiggins (drawn by P. Tucker) | 58-49 | |||
| 9:30.0 | 58-49 | Turnover by A. Wiggins (offensive foul) | |||
| 9:18.0 | J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | 58-49 | |||
| 9:16.0 | Offensive rebound by C. Capela | 58-49 | |||
| 9:16.0 | Personal foul by J. Teague (drawn by C. Capela) | 58-49 | |||
| 9:06.0 | C. Paul makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | +3 | 61-49 | ||
| 8:49.0 | 61-51 | +2 | A. Wiggins makes 2-pt jump shot from 8 ft | ||
| 8:28.0 | J. Harden makes 2-pt jump shot from 11 ft | +2 | 63-51 | ||
| 8:27.0 | 63-51 | Minnesota full timeout | |||
| 8:13.0 | 63-51 | K. Towns misses 2-pt hook shot from 6 ft | |||
| 8:11.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Capela | 63-51 | |||
| 8:06.0 | J. Harden makes 2-pt jump shot from 5 ft | +2 | 65-51 | ||
| 7:51.0 | 65-54 | +3 | J. Butler makes 3-pt jump shot from 22 ft (assist by A. Wiggins) | ||
| 7:31.0 | J. Harden makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by C. Capela) | +3 | 68-54 | ||
| 7:22.0 | 68-54 | Turnover by J. Teague (bad pass) | |||
| 7:10.0 | C. Paul misses 2-pt jump shot from 13 ft | 68-54 | |||
| 7:09.0 | Offensive rebound by Team | 68-54 | |||
| 7:09.0 | 68-54 | Loose ball foul by J. Butler (drawn by C. Capela) | |||
| 7:01.0 | J. Harden makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft | +2 | 70-54 | ||
| 6:50.0 | 70-54 | J. Teague misses 2-pt jump shot from 5 ft | |||
| 6:50.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Paul | 70-54 | |||
| 6:37.0 | P. Tucker makes 3-pt jump shot from 22 ft (assist by T. Ariza) | +3 | 73-54 | ||
| 6:17.0 | 73-54 | J. Butler misses 2-pt jump shot from 4 ft | |||
| 6:16.0 | Defensive rebound by P. Tucker | 73-54 | |||
| 6:13.0 | Shooting foul by A. Wiggins (drawn by J. Harden) | 73-54 | |||
| 6:13.0 | J. Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 74-54 | ||
| 6:13.0 | J. Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 75-54 | ||
| 5:52.0 | 75-54 | J. Butler misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (block by C. Capela) | |||
| 5:49.0 | 75-54 | Offensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 5:49.0 | 75-54 | Turnover by Team (shot clock) | |||
| 5:41.0 | Personal foul by J. Teague (drawn by C. Paul) | 75-54 | |||
| 5:41.0 | C. Paul makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 76-54 | ||
| 5:41.0 | 76-54 | D. Rose enters the game for T. Gibson | |||
| 5:41.0 | C. Paul makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 77-54 | ||
| 5:37.0 | 77-54 | A. Wiggins misses 2-pt hook shot from 10 ft | |||
| 5:35.0 | 77-54 | K. Towns misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft (block by C. Capela) | |||
| 5:35.0 | 77-54 | Offensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 5:34.0 | 77-54 | Offensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 5:33.0 | 77-56 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft | ||
| 5:33.0 | Violation by C. Capela (def goaltending) | 77-56 | |||
| 5:18.0 | C. Paul misses 2-pt jump shot from 21 ft | 77-56 | |||
| 5:15.0 | 77-56 | Defensive rebound by D. Rose | |||
| 5:14.0 | 77-58 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt dunk from 2 ft (assist by D. Rose) | ||
| 5:14.0 | Houston full timeout | 77-58 | |||
| 5:14.0 | E. Gordon enters the game for C. Paul | 77-58 | |||
| 5:14.0 | N. Hilário enters the game for C. Capela | 77-58 | |||
| 5:03.0 | J. Harden makes 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | +3 | 80-58 | ||
| 4:44.0 | 80-58 | Shooting foul by T. Ariza (drawn by A. Wiggins) | |||
| 4:44.0 | 80-59 | +1 | A. Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:44.0 | 80-60 | +1 | A. Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:33.0 | J. Harden makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by N. Hilário) | +3 | 83-60 | ||
| 4:17.0 | 83-60 | Personal foul by J. Harden (drawn by K. Towns) | |||
| 4:17.0 | 83-60 | G. Dieng enters the game for K. Towns | |||
| 4:02.0 | Jump ball: A. Wiggins vs. T. Ariza (J. Teague gains possession) | ||||
| 4:01.0 | 83-60 | J. Teague misses 3-pt jump shot from 30 ft (block by J. Harden) | |||
| 3:57.0 | Defensive rebound by N. Hilário | 83-60 | |||
| 3:55.0 | T. Ariza misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | 83-60 | |||
| 3:51.0 | 83-60 | Defensive rebound by A. Wiggins | |||
| 3:40.0 | 83-60 | A. Wiggins misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | |||
| 3:39.0 | Defensive rebound by T. Ariza | 83-60 | |||
| 3:38.0 | Personal foul by J. Butler (drawn by T. Ariza) | 83-60 | |||
| 3:38.0 | T. Ariza makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 84-60 | ||
| 3:38.0 | T. Ariza makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 85-60 | ||
| 3:28.0 | 85-62 | +2 | A. Wiggins makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft (assist by G. Dieng) | ||
| 3:03.0 | J. Harden misses 2-pt jump shot from 15 ft | 85-62 | |||
| 2:59.0 | 85-62 | Defensive rebound by G. Dieng | |||
| 2:47.0 | 85-62 | A. Wiggins misses 2-pt jump shot from 14 ft | |||
| 2:46.0 | Defensive rebound by N. Hilário | 85-62 | |||
| 2:38.0 | Shooting foul by J. Teague (drawn by E. Gordon) | 85-62 | |||
| 2:38.0 | E. Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 86-62 | ||
| 2:38.0 | 86-62 | J. Crawford enters the game for J. Teague | |||
| 2:38.0 | C. Paul enters the game for T. Ariza | 86-62 | |||
| 2:38.0 | G. Green enters the game for J. Harden | 86-62 | |||
| 2:38.0 | E. Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 87-62 | ||
| 2:26.0 | 87-64 | +2 | D. Rose makes 2-pt jump shot from 20 ft | ||
| 2:10.0 | C. Paul makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by E. Gordon) | +3 | 90-64 | ||
| 2:03.0 | 90-64 | Shooting foul by G. Green (drawn by D. Rose) | |||
| 2:03.0 | 90-64 | D. Rose misses free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 2:03.0 | 90-64 | Offensive rebound by Team | |||
| 2:03.0 | 90-64 | N. Bjelica enters the game for J. Butler | |||
| 2:03.0 | R. Anderson enters the game for P. Tucker | 90-64 | |||
| 2:03.0 | 90-65 | +1 | D. Rose makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:52.0 | C. Paul makes 2-pt jump shot from 12 ft | +2 | 92-65 | ||
| 1:33.0 | 92-65 | A. Wiggins misses 2-pt jump shot from 15 ft | |||
| 1:31.0 | Defensive rebound by G. Green | 92-65 | |||
| 1:18.0 | N. Hilário misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft | 92-65 | |||
| 1:16.0 | Offensive rebound by C. Paul | 92-65 | |||
| 1:06.0 | E. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | 92-65 | |||
| 1:03.0 | 92-65 | Defensive rebound by G. Dieng | |||
| 0:59.0 | 92-65 | J. Crawford misses 2-pt jump shot from 21 ft | |||
| 0:56.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Paul | 92-65 | |||
| 0:46.0 | Personal foul by N. Bjelica (drawn by C. Paul) | 92-65 | |||
| 0:46.0 | C. Paul makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 93-65 | ||
| 0:46.0 | C. Paul makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 94-65 | ||
| 0:39.0 | 94-65 | Shooting foul by C. Paul (drawn by J. Crawford) | |||
| 0:39.0 | 94-65 | J. Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:39.0 | 94-65 | Offensive rebound by Team | |||
| 0:39.0 | 94-66 | +1 | J. Crawford makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:32.0 | R. Anderson misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft (block by G. Dieng) | 94-66 | |||
| 0:28.0 | Offensive rebound by N. Hilário | 94-66 | |||
| 0:28.0 | E. Gordon makes 3-pt jump shot from 22 ft (assist by N. Hilário) | +3 | 97-66 | ||
| 0:06.0 | 97-69 | +3 | A. Wiggins makes 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | ||
| 0:00.0 | E. Gordon makes 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft (assist by C. Paul) | +3 | 100-69 | ||
| 0:00.0 | End of 3rd quarter | ||||
| 4th Q | |||||
| Time | Houston | Score | Minnesota | ||
| 12:00.0 | Start of 4th quarter | ||||
| 11:41.0 | 100-69 | D. Rose misses 2-pt jump shot from 17 ft | |||
| 11:38.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Paul | 100-69 | |||
| 11:32.0 | C. Paul makes 2-pt jump shot from 8 ft | +2 | 102-69 | ||
| 11:24.0 | 102-69 | Turnover by J. Crawford (lost ball; steal by C. Paul) | |||
| 11:14.0 | Shooting foul by N. Bjelica (drawn by N. Hilário) | 102-69 | |||
| 11:14.0 | N. Hilário makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 103-69 | ||
| 11:14.0 | N. Hilário makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 104-69 | ||
| 11:05.0 | 104-69 | Turnover by K. Towns (bad pass; steal by E. Gordon) | |||
| 10:59.0 | Turnover by N. Hilário (lost ball; steal by J. Crawford) | 104-69 | |||
| 10:53.0 | 104-69 | Shooting foul by R. Anderson (drawn by N. Bjelica) | |||
| 10:53.0 | 104-69 | N. Bjelica misses free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 10:53.0 | 104-69 | Offensive rebound by Team | |||
| 10:53.0 | C. Capela enters the game for N. Hilário | 104-69 | |||
| 10:53.0 | 104-70 | +1 | N. Bjelica makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:38.0 | E. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 22 ft | 104-70 | |||
| 10:32.0 | 104-70 | Defensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 10:26.0 | 104-70 | J. Crawford misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft | |||
| 10:25.0 | 104-70 | Offensive rebound by Team | |||
| 10:20.0 | 104-72 | +2 | J. Butler makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft (assist by N. Bjelica) | ||
| 9:57.0 | C. Capela misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft | 104-72 | |||
| 9:54.0 | Offensive rebound by C. Capela | 104-72 | |||
| 9:52.0 | C. Capela makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft | +2 | 106-72 | ||
| 9:38.0 | 106-75 | +3 | N. Bjelica makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by J. Crawford) | ||
| 9:23.0 | R. Anderson misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | 106-75 | |||
| 9:19.0 | 106-75 | Defensive rebound by J. Crawford | |||
| 9:08.0 | 106-75 | N. Bjelica misses 2-pt layup at rim | |||
| 9:06.0 | Defensive rebound by C. Capela | 106-75 | |||
| 9:00.0 | C. Paul misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft | 106-75 | |||
| 8:59.0 | 106-75 | Defensive rebound by N. Bjelica | |||
| 8:56.0 | 106-75 | Shooting block foul by R. Anderson (drawn by J. Butler) | |||
| 8:56.0 | 106-76 | +1 | J. Butler makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:56.0 | 106-77 | +1 | J. Butler makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:42.0 | Turnover by G. Green (out of bounds lost ball) | 106-77 | |||
| 8:42.0 | J. Harden enters the game for G. Green | 106-77 | |||
| 8:29.0 | 106-79 | +2 | J. Crawford makes 2-pt jump shot from 21 ft | ||
| 8:06.0 | E. Gordon makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft | +2 | 108-79 | ||
| 7:54.0 | 108-81 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt layup at rim (assist by J. Butler) | ||
| 7:38.0 | C. Capela misses 2-pt dunk from 1 ft | 108-81 | |||
| 7:35.0 | 108-81 | Defensive rebound by D. Rose | |||
| 7:32.0 | 108-81 | Turnover by D. Rose (lost ball; steal by C. Paul) | |||
| 7:31.0 | Personal foul by J. Crawford (drawn by C. Paul) | 108-81 | |||
| 7:31.0 | T. Ariza enters the game for R. Anderson | 108-81 | |||
| 7:25.0 | E. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | 108-81 | |||
| 7:21.0 | 108-81 | Defensive rebound by J. Butler | |||
| 7:12.0 | 108-83 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt layup at rim (assist by J. Butler) | ||
| 7:12.0 | 108-83 | Shooting foul by J. Harden (drawn by K. Towns) | |||
| 7:12.0 | P. Tucker enters the game for C. Paul | 108-83 | |||
| 7:12.0 | 108-84 | +1 | K. Towns makes free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:52.0 | C. Capela makes 2-pt dunk at rim (assist by T. Ariza) | +2 | 110-84 | ||
| 6:42.0 | 110-84 | Shooting foul by T. Ariza (drawn by K. Towns) | |||
| 6:42.0 | 110-84 | Minnesota full timeout | |||
| 6:42.0 | 110-85 | +1 | K. Towns makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:42.0 | 110-86 | +1 | K. Towns makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:23.0 | C. Capela makes 2-pt dunk at rim (assist by J. Harden) | +2 | 112-86 | ||
| 5:57.0 | 112-89 | +3 | N. Bjelica makes 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft (assist by K. Towns) | ||
| 5:37.0 | J. Harden misses 2-pt jump shot from 10 ft | 112-89 | |||
| 5:34.0 | 112-89 | Defensive rebound by J. Butler | |||
| 5:27.0 | 112-92 | +3 | D. Rose makes 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft (assist by J. Crawford) | ||
| 5:08.0 | E. Gordon misses 2-pt jump shot from 18 ft | 112-92 | |||
| 5:06.0 | 112-92 | Defensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 4:55.0 | 112-92 | K. Towns misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft (block by C. Capela) | |||
| 4:55.0 | 112-92 | Offensive rebound by Team | |||
| 4:51.0 | 112-94 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt jump shot from 14 ft (assist by J. Butler) | ||
| 4:47.0 | Houston full timeout | 112-94 | |||
| 4:47.0 | C. Paul enters the game for E. Gordon | 112-94 | |||
| 4:30.0 | T. Ariza misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft | 112-94 | |||
| 4:29.0 | Offensive rebound by C. Capela | 112-94 | |||
| 4:29.0 | Shooting foul by J. Crawford (drawn by C. Capela) | 112-94 | |||
| 4:29.0 | C. Capela makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 113-94 | ||
| 4:29.0 | C. Capela misses free throw 2 of 2 | 113-94 | |||
| 4:27.0 | 113-94 | Defensive rebound by K. Towns | |||
| 4:16.0 | 113-96 | +2 | J. Butler makes 2-pt dunk at rim (assist by D. Rose) | ||
| 3:59.0 | 113-96 | Violation by K. Towns (kicked ball) | |||
| 3:53.0 | J. Harden makes 2-pt jump shot from 6 ft (assist by C. Capela) | +2 | 115-96 | ||
| 3:34.0 | 115-96 | N. Bjelica misses 2-pt layup from 3 ft | |||
| 3:32.0 | Defensive rebound by J. Harden | 115-96 | |||
| 3:23.0 | Turnover by J. Harden (bad pass; steal by J. Crawford) | 115-96 | |||
| 3:18.0 | 115-96 | Turnover by J. Crawford (bad pass; steal by J. Harden) | |||
| 2:56.0 | P. Tucker misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft | 115-96 | |||
| 2:53.0 | 115-96 | Defensive rebound by Team | |||
| 2:43.0 | 115-96 | Turnover by K. Towns (lost ball; steal by C. Paul) | |||
| 2:24.0 | Turnover by C. Paul (bad pass; steal by N. Bjelica) | 115-96 | |||
| 2:20.0 | 115-96 | Turnover by K. Towns (bad pass; steal by J. Harden) | |||
| 2:02.0 | Personal foul by K. Towns (drawn by T. Ariza) | 115-96 | |||
| 2:02.0 | 115-96 | M. Georges-Hunt enters the game for J. Butler | |||
| 2:02.0 | 115-96 | G. Dieng enters the game for D. Rose | |||
| 2:02.0 | 115-96 | A. Brooks enters the game for K. Towns | |||
| 2:02.0 | A. Jackson enters the game for T. Ariza | 115-96 | |||
| 2:02.0 | J. Johnson enters the game for P. Tucker | 115-96 | |||
| 2:02.0 | G. Green enters the game for J. Harden | 115-96 | |||
| 2:02.0 | T. Black enters the game for C. Capela | 115-96 | |||
| 2:02.0 | R. Anderson enters the game for C. Paul | 115-96 | |||
| 1:54.0 | A. Jackson misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | 115-96 | |||
| 1:50.0 | 115-96 | Defensive rebound by N. Bjelica | |||
| 1:45.0 | 115-96 | J. Crawford misses 2-pt jump shot from 17 ft | |||
| 1:44.0 | Defensive rebound by T. Black | 115-96 | |||
| 1:33.0 | Turnover by G. Green (bad pass; steal by J. Crawford) | 115-96 | |||
| 1:27.0 | 115-98 | +2 | A. Brooks makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft (assist by J. Crawford) | ||
| 1:11.0 | G. Green misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | 115-98 | |||
| 1:07.0 | 115-98 | Defensive rebound by J. Crawford | |||
| 1:00.0 | 115-100 | +2 | A. Brooks makes 2-pt layup at rim (assist by J. Crawford) | ||
| 0:36.0 | Shooting foul by G. Dieng (drawn by G. Green) | 115-100 | |||
| 0:36.0 | G. Green makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 116-100 | ||
| 0:36.0 | G. Green makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 117-100 | ||
| 0:30.0 | 117-100 | Personal foul by A. Jackson (drawn by A. Brooks) | |||
| 0:30.0 | 117-100 | A. Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:30.0 | 117-100 | Offensive rebound by Team | |||
| 0:30.0 | 117-100 | A. Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:29.0 | Defensive rebound by R. Anderson | 117-100 | |||
| 0:10.0 | J. Johnson makes 2-pt jump shot from 10 ft | +2 | 119-100 | ||
| 0:06.0 | 119-100 | J. Crawford misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | |||
| 0:04.0 | 119-100 | Offensive rebound by M. Georges-Hunt | |||
| 0:04.0 | 119-100 | M. Georges-Hunt misses 2-pt layup at rim | |||
| 0:03.0 | Defensive rebound by A. Jackson | 119-100 | |||
