Play-By-Play Table
| 1st Q |
| Time |
Houston |
|
Score |
|
Minnesota |
| 12:00.0 |
Jump ball: K. Faried vs. K. Towns (L. Deng gains possession) |
| 11:47.0 |
| | 0-0 | | Turnover by K. Towns (bad pass; steal by P. Tucker) |
| 11:45.0 |
P. Tucker makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft | +2 | 2-0 | | |
| 11:23.0 |
| | 2-2 | +2 | D. Šarić makes 2-pt layup from 3 ft (assist by K. Towns) |
| 11:23.0 |
| | 2-2 | | Shooting foul by P. Tucker (drawn by D. Šarić) |
| 11:23.0 |
| | 2-3 | +1 | D. Šarić makes free throw 1 of 1 |
| 11:08.0 |
E. Gordon makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft | +2 | 4-3 | | |
| 10:49.0 |
| | 4-3 | | J. Okogie misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (block by E. Gordon) |
| 10:45.0 |
Defensive rebound by P. Tucker | | 4-3 | | |
| 10:40.0 |
J. Harden makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by E. Gordon) | +3 | 7-3 | | |
| 10:21.0 |
| | 7-3 | | L. Deng misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft |
| 10:17.0 |
Defensive rebound by C. Paul | | 7-3 | | |
| 10:03.0 |
C. Paul misses 2-pt jump shot from 14 ft | | 7-3 | | |
| 10:00.0 |
| | 7-3 | | Defensive rebound by J. Teague |
| 9:51.0 |
| | 7-5 | +2 | L. Deng makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft (assist by K. Towns) |
| 9:35.0 |
Turnover by J. Harden (lost ball; steal by J. Okogie) | | 7-5 | | |
| 9:32.0 |
| | 7-5 | | J. Okogie misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft |
| 9:29.0 |
| | 7-5 | | Offensive rebound by J. Okogie |
| 9:26.0 |
| | 7-8 | +3 | D. Šarić makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by J. Okogie) |
| 9:12.0 |
E. Gordon misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft | | 7-8 | | |
| 9:08.0 |
| | 7-8 | | Defensive rebound by D. Šarić |
| 9:00.0 |
| | 7-10 | +2 | D. Šarić makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft (assist by J. Teague) |
| 8:48.0 |
C. Paul makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft | +2 | 9-10 | | |
| 8:37.0 |
| | 9-10 | | J. Teague misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft |
| 8:34.0 |
Defensive rebound by K. Faried | | 9-10 | | |
| 8:32.0 |
Shooting foul by L. Deng (drawn by J. Harden) | | 9-10 | | |
| 8:32.0 |
J. Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 10-10 | | |
| 8:32.0 |
J. Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 11-10 | | |
| 8:26.0 |
| | 11-10 | | Personal foul by K. Faried (drawn by K. Towns) |
| 8:18.0 |
| | 11-10 | | K. Towns misses 2-pt jump shot from 15 ft |
| 8:15.0 |
| | 11-10 | | Offensive rebound by L. Deng |
| 8:14.0 |
| | 11-12 | +2 | D. Šarić makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by L. Deng) |
| 8:04.0 |
P. Tucker misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | | 11-12 | | |
| 8:02.0 |
Offensive rebound by K. Faried | | 11-12 | | |
| 7:58.0 |
E. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | | 11-12 | | |
| 7:54.0 |
| | 11-12 | | Defensive rebound by K. Towns |
| 7:38.0 |
| | 11-12 | | Turnover by J. Okogie (bad pass) |
| 7:31.0 |
P. Tucker makes 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft (assist by C. Paul) | +3 | 14-12 | | |
| 7:15.0 |
| | 14-12 | | L. Deng misses 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft |
| 7:12.0 |
Defensive rebound by K. Faried | | 14-12 | | |
| 7:04.0 |
Turnover by J. Harden (step out of bounds) | | 14-12 | | |
| 6:55.0 |
| | 14-14 | +2 | J. Teague makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft |
| 6:40.0 |
E. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | | 14-14 | | |
| 6:37.0 |
| | 14-14 | | Defensive rebound by L. Deng |
| 6:29.0 |
| | 14-16 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by J. Teague) |
| 6:18.0 |
C. Paul misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | | 14-16 | | |
| 6:17.0 |
| | 14-16 | | Defensive rebound by K. Towns |
| 6:07.0 |
| | 14-18 | +2 | J. Teague makes 2-pt jump shot from 10 ft |
| 6:05.0 |
Houston full timeout | | 14-18 | | |
| 6:05.0 |
G. Green enters the game for K. Faried | | 14-18 | | |
| 6:05.0 |
N. Hilário enters the game for E. Gordon | | 14-18 | | |
| 6:05.0 |
I. Shumpert enters the game for C. Paul | | 14-18 | | |
| 5:44.0 |
J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | | 14-18 | | |
| 5:41.0 |
| | 14-18 | | Defensive rebound by D. Šarić |
| 5:23.0 |
| | 14-18 | | Turnover by L. Deng (bad pass) |
| 5:06.0 |
J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | | 14-18 | | |
| 5:01.0 |
Offensive rebound by P. Tucker | | 14-18 | | |
| 5:01.0 |
| | 14-18 | | T. Gibson enters the game for D. Šarić |
| 4:50.0 |
Jump ball: J. Harden vs. J. Okogie (N. Hilário gains possession) |
| 4:48.0 |
J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | | 14-18 | | |
| 4:47.0 |
Offensive rebound by Team | | 14-18 | | |
| 4:47.0 |
Turnover by Team (shot clock) | | 14-18 | | |
| 4:47.0 |
| | 14-18 | | D. Rose enters the game for J. Okogie |
| 4:35.0 |
| | 14-20 | +2 | T. Gibson makes 2-pt jump shot from 16 ft (assist by L. Deng) |
| 4:20.0 |
P. Tucker misses 2-pt jump shot from 7 ft | | 14-20 | | |
| 4:17.0 |
| | 14-20 | | Defensive rebound by K. Towns |
| 4:06.0 |
| | 14-20 | | D. Rose misses 3-pt jump shot from 22 ft |
| 4:02.0 |
Defensive rebound by I. Shumpert | | 14-20 | | |
| 3:49.0 |
Personal foul by J. Teague (drawn by J. Harden) | | 14-20 | | |
| 3:49.0 |
E. Gordon enters the game for P. Tucker | | 14-20 | | |
| 3:49.0 |
| | 14-20 | | J. Bayless enters the game for J. Teague |
| 3:41.0 |
N. Hilário makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by E. Gordon) | +2 | 16-20 | | |
| 3:25.0 |
| | 16-20 | | Shooting foul by G. Green (drawn by L. Deng) |
| 3:25.0 |
| | 16-21 | +1 | L. Deng makes free throw 1 of 2 |
| 3:25.0 |
| | 16-22 | +1 | L. Deng makes free throw 2 of 2 |
| 3:07.0 |
G. Green makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by J. Harden) | +2 | 18-22 | | |
| 2:53.0 |
| | 18-24 | +2 | D. Rose makes 2-pt jump shot from 16 ft |
| 2:35.0 |
G. Green misses 2-pt layup at rim (block by K. Towns) | | 18-24 | | |
| 2:33.0 |
| | 18-24 | | Defensive rebound by T. Gibson |
| 2:30.0 |
| | 18-26 | +2 | D. Rose makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft |
| 2:23.0 |
I. Shumpert makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by J. Harden) | +3 | 21-26 | | |
| 2:16.0 |
| | 21-26 | | Minnesota full timeout |
| 2:16.0 |
C. Paul enters the game for J. Harden | | 21-26 | | |
| 2:16.0 |
| | 21-26 | | G. Dieng enters the game for L. Deng |
| 2:16.0 |
| | 21-26 | | J. Okogie enters the game for K. Towns |
| 2:08.0 |
| | 21-26 | | Turnover by D. Rose (bad pass; steal by N. Hilário) |
| 1:57.0 |
G. Green misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | | 21-26 | | |
| 1:54.0 |
| | 21-26 | | Defensive rebound by G. Dieng |
| 1:43.0 |
| | 21-26 | | T. Gibson misses 2-pt layup from 3 ft |
| 1:40.0 |
Defensive rebound by G. Green | | 21-26 | | |
| 1:35.0 |
G. Green makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by E. Gordon) | +3 | 24-26 | | |
| 1:21.0 |
| | 24-26 | | Personal foul by I. Shumpert (drawn by T. Gibson) |
| 1:07.0 |
| | 24-26 | | T. Gibson misses 2-pt jump shot from 7 ft |
| 1:04.0 |
Defensive rebound by N. Hilário | | 24-26 | | |
| 0:51.0 |
G. Green makes 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft (assist by E. Gordon) | +3 | 27-26 | | |
| 0:41.0 |
| | 27-28 | +2 | J. Okogie makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft |
| 0:34.0 |
E. Gordon misses 2-pt layup from 6 ft | | 27-28 | | |
| 0:31.0 |
| | 27-28 | | Defensive rebound by T. Gibson |
| 0:26.0 |
| | 27-28 | | Turnover by G. Dieng (traveling) |
| 0:26.0 |
| | 27-28 | | L. Deng enters the game for G. Dieng |
| 0:04.0 |
N. Hilário makes 2-pt jump shot from 19 ft (assist by C. Paul) | +2 | 29-28 | | |
| 0:00.0 |
End of 1st quarter |
| 2nd Q |
| Time |
Houston |
|
Score |
|
Minnesota |
| 12:00.0 |
Start of 2nd quarter |
| 11:37.0 |
C. Paul misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | | 29-28 | | |
| 11:33.0 |
| | 29-28 | | Defensive rebound by D. Rose |
| 11:25.0 |
| | 29-28 | | D. Rose misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft |
| 11:23.0 |
Defensive rebound by K. Faried | | 29-28 | | |
| 11:18.0 |
G. Green misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | | 29-28 | | |
| 11:15.0 |
| | 29-28 | | Defensive rebound by T. Gibson |
| 11:08.0 |
| | 29-28 | | J. Okogie misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft |
| 11:04.0 |
| | 29-28 | | Offensive rebound by T. Gibson |
| 10:53.0 |
| | 29-30 | +2 | T. Gibson makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by D. Rose) |
| 10:31.0 |
K. Faried makes 2-pt jump shot from 14 ft (assist by E. Gordon) | +2 | 31-30 | | |
| 10:21.0 |
| | 31-32 | +2 | D. Rose makes 2-pt layup at rim |
| 10:10.0 |
K. Faried makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by C. Paul) | +2 | 33-32 | | |
| 9:56.0 |
| | 33-34 | +2 | L. Deng makes 2-pt layup at rim (assist by J. Okogie) |
| 9:39.0 |
C. Paul misses 2-pt jump shot from 14 ft | | 33-34 | | |
| 9:37.0 |
| | 33-34 | | Defensive rebound by L. Deng |
| 9:30.0 |
| | 33-36 | +2 | T. Gibson makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft (assist by D. Rose) |
| 9:10.0 |
I. Shumpert misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | | 33-36 | | |
| 9:07.0 |
| | 33-36 | | Defensive rebound by T. Gibson |
| 9:01.0 |
| | 33-36 | | D. Rose misses 2-pt jump shot from 22 ft |
| 8:59.0 |
Defensive rebound by C. Paul | | 33-36 | | |
| 8:46.0 |
G. Green misses 2-pt jump shot from 17 ft | | 33-36 | | |
| 8:41.0 |
Offensive rebound by K. Faried | | 33-36 | | |
| 8:41.0 |
K. Faried makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft | +2 | 35-36 | | |
| 8:29.0 |
| | 35-38 | +2 | L. Deng makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by J. Bayless) |
| 8:27.0 |
Houston full timeout | | 35-38 | | |
| 8:27.0 |
J. Harden enters the game for G. Green | | 35-38 | | |
| 8:27.0 |
P. Tucker enters the game for I. Shumpert | | 35-38 | | |
| 8:27.0 |
| | 35-38 | | J. Teague enters the game for L. Deng |
| 8:27.0 |
| | 35-38 | | A. Tolliver enters the game for D. Rose |
| 8:12.0 |
C. Paul misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | | 35-38 | | |
| 8:09.0 |
| | 35-38 | | Defensive rebound by J. Okogie |
| 7:51.0 |
| | 35-38 | | J. Okogie misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft |
| 7:50.0 |
Defensive rebound by Team | | 35-38 | | |
| 7:43.0 |
J. Harden makes 2-pt layup from 3 ft (assist by C. Paul) | +2 | 37-38 | | |
| 7:43.0 |
Shooting foul by T. Gibson (drawn by J. Harden) | | 37-38 | | |
| 7:43.0 |
J. Harden makes free throw 1 of 1 | +1 | 38-38 | | |
| 7:28.0 |
| | 38-38 | | Shooting foul by K. Faried (drawn by J. Teague) |
| 7:28.0 |
| | 38-39 | +1 | J. Teague makes free throw 1 of 2 |
| 7:28.0 |
| | 38-40 | +1 | J. Teague makes free throw 2 of 2 |
| 7:09.0 |
J. Harden makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft | +2 | 40-40 | | |
| 6:53.0 |
| | 40-40 | | J. Teague misses 2-pt jump shot from 7 ft |
| 6:51.0 |
Defensive rebound by C. Paul | | 40-40 | | |
| 6:34.0 |
C. Paul makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by P. Tucker) | +3 | 43-40 | | |
| 6:16.0 |
| | 43-40 | | Shooting foul by P. Tucker (drawn by T. Gibson) |
| 6:16.0 |
| | 43-41 | +1 | T. Gibson makes free throw 1 of 2 |
| 6:16.0 |
G. Green enters the game for E. Gordon | | 43-41 | | |
| 6:16.0 |
I. Shumpert enters the game for C. Paul | | 43-41 | | |
| 6:16.0 |
| | 43-42 | +1 | T. Gibson makes free throw 2 of 2 |
| 6:03.0 |
I. Shumpert misses 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft | | 43-42 | | |
| 6:01.0 |
Offensive rebound by Team | | 43-42 | | |
| 6:01.0 |
| | 43-42 | | D. Šarić enters the game for T. Gibson |
| 6:01.0 |
| | 43-42 | | K. Towns enters the game for A. Tolliver |
| 5:49.0 |
J. Harden makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | +3 | 46-42 | | |
| 5:37.0 |
| | 46-44 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt dunk from 3 ft (assist by J. Okogie) |
| 5:31.0 |
Personal foul by J. Okogie (drawn by G. Green) | | 46-44 | | |
| 5:31.0 |
N. Hilário enters the game for K. Faried | | 46-44 | | |
| 5:22.0 |
J. Harden misses 2-pt jump shot from 11 ft | | 46-44 | | |
| 5:20.0 |
Offensive rebound by J. Harden | | 46-44 | | |
| 5:14.0 |
J. Harden makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft | +2 | 48-44 | | |
| 4:51.0 |
| | 48-44 | | Turnover by K. Towns (traveling) |
| 4:36.0 |
P. Tucker makes 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft (assist by I. Shumpert) | +3 | 51-44 | | |
| 4:35.0 |
| | 51-44 | | Minnesota full timeout |
| 4:35.0 |
| | 51-44 | | L. Deng enters the game for J. Bayless |
| 4:35.0 |
| | 51-44 | | D. Rose enters the game for J. Okogie |
| 4:15.0 |
| | 51-44 | | D. Rose misses 2-pt jump shot from 12 ft |
| 4:11.0 |
| | 51-44 | | Offensive rebound by D. Rose |
| 4:11.0 |
| | 51-46 | +2 | D. Rose makes 2-pt layup from 7 ft |
| 3:56.0 |
J. Harden misses 2-pt layup at rim (block by L. Deng) | | 51-46 | | |
| 3:56.0 |
Offensive rebound by Team | | 51-46 | | |
| 3:47.0 |
J. Harden misses 2-pt layup at rim | | 51-46 | | |
| 3:44.0 |
Offensive rebound by J. Harden | | 51-46 | | |
| 3:43.0 |
P. Tucker misses 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft | | 51-46 | | |
| 3:41.0 |
| | 51-46 | | Defensive rebound by K. Towns |
| 3:31.0 |
| | 51-48 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt hook shot from 6 ft (assist by D. Šarić) |
| 3:20.0 |
G. Green misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | | 51-48 | | |
| 3:18.0 |
| | 51-48 | | Defensive rebound by D. Šarić |
| 3:11.0 |
| | 51-48 | | Shooting foul by J. Harden (drawn by J. Teague) |
| 3:11.0 |
E. Gordon enters the game for G. Green | | 51-48 | | |
| 3:11.0 |
C. Paul enters the game for I. Shumpert | | 51-48 | | |
| 3:11.0 |
| | 51-49 | +1 | J. Teague makes free throw 1 of 2 |
| 3:11.0 |
| | 51-50 | +1 | J. Teague makes free throw 2 of 2 |
| 3:00.0 |
J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | | 51-50 | | |
| 2:57.0 |
| | 51-50 | | Defensive rebound by J. Teague |
| 2:52.0 |
| | 51-50 | | Personal foul by N. Hilário (drawn by K. Towns) |
| 2:41.0 |
| | 51-50 | | K. Towns misses 2-pt hook shot from 3 ft |
| 2:39.0 |
| | 51-50 | | Offensive rebound by K. Towns |
| 2:38.0 |
| | 51-50 | | K. Towns misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft |
| 2:36.0 |
Defensive rebound by P. Tucker | | 51-50 | | |
| 2:33.0 |
N. Hilário misses 2-pt layup from 3 ft | | 51-50 | | |
| 2:33.0 |
Offensive rebound by N. Hilário | | 51-50 | | |
| 2:24.0 |
J. Harden makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | +3 | 54-50 | | |
| 2:06.0 |
| | 54-50 | | Turnover by D. Šarić (lost ball; steal by P. Tucker) |
| 2:00.0 |
J. Harden makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft | +2 | 56-50 | | |
| 2:00.0 |
| | 56-50 | | Violation by Team (def goaltending) |
| 1:49.0 |
| | 56-50 | | D. Rose misses 2-pt jump shot from 7 ft |
| 1:46.0 |
Defensive rebound by J. Harden | | 56-50 | | |
| 1:25.0 |
J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | | 56-50 | | |
| 1:20.0 |
| | 56-50 | | Defensive rebound by D. Rose |
| 1:07.0 |
| | 56-50 | | Turnover by D. Rose (bad pass; steal by E. Gordon) |
| 0:58.0 |
C. Paul misses 2-pt jump shot from 11 ft | | 56-50 | | |
| 0:56.0 |
| | 56-50 | | Defensive rebound by L. Deng |
| 0:54.0 |
| | 56-50 | | Personal foul by C. Paul (drawn by L. Deng) |
| 0:54.0 |
| | 56-50 | | L. Deng misses free throw 1 of 2 |
| 0:54.0 |
| | 56-50 | | Offensive rebound by Team |
| 0:54.0 |
| | 56-50 | | L. Deng misses free throw 2 of 2 |
| 0:51.0 |
| | 56-50 | | Offensive rebound by D. Šarić |
| 0:50.0 |
| | 56-50 | | D. Šarić misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft |
| 0:48.0 |
| | 56-50 | | Offensive rebound by L. Deng |
| 0:47.0 |
| | 56-50 | | L. Deng misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft |
| 0:47.0 |
| | 56-50 | | Offensive rebound by D. Šarić |
| 0:36.0 |
| | 56-50 | | Turnover by J. Teague (lost ball; steal by C. Paul) |
| 0:32.0 |
C. Paul makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft (assist by E. Gordon) | +2 | 58-50 | | |
| 0:24.0 |
| | 58-52 | +2 | J. Teague makes 2-pt jump shot from 15 ft |
| 0:06.0 |
Personal foul by L. Deng (drawn by J. Harden) | | 58-52 | | |
| 0:01.0 |
J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 28 ft | | 58-52 | | |
| 0:00.0 |
| | 58-52 | | Defensive rebound by Team |
| 0:00.0 |
End of 2nd quarter |
| 3rd Q |
| Time |
Houston |
|
Score |
|
Minnesota |
| 12:00.0 |
Start of 3rd quarter |
| 11:46.0 |
E. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | | 58-52 | | |
| 11:43.0 |
Offensive rebound by K. Faried | | 58-52 | | |
| 11:42.0 |
K. Faried misses 2-pt layup at rim | | 58-52 | | |
| 11:40.0 |
Offensive rebound by K. Faried | | 58-52 | | |
| 11:38.0 |
K. Faried misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft | | 58-52 | | |
| 11:35.0 |
| | 58-52 | | Defensive rebound by K. Towns |
| 11:33.0 |
| | 58-54 | +2 | J. Teague makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft |
| 11:21.0 |
J. Harden makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | +3 | 61-54 | | |
| 11:06.0 |
| | 61-54 | | K. Towns misses 2-pt layup from 4 ft |
| 11:02.0 |
Defensive rebound by P. Tucker | | 61-54 | | |
| 10:56.0 |
J. Harden makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft | +2 | 63-54 | | |
| 10:39.0 |
| | 63-56 | +2 | J. Okogie makes 2-pt dunk from 2 ft (assist by K. Towns) |
| 10:18.0 |
Shooting foul by D. Šarić (drawn by K. Faried) | | 63-56 | | |
| 10:18.0 |
K. Faried makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 64-56 | | |
| 10:18.0 |
K. Faried makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 65-56 | | |
| 10:10.0 |
| | 65-58 | +2 | J. Teague makes 2-pt jump shot from 3 ft |
| 9:57.0 |
Turnover by E. Gordon (step out of bounds) | | 65-58 | | |
| 9:49.0 |
| | 65-61 | +3 | K. Towns makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by J. Teague) |
| 9:39.0 |
| | 65-61 | | Violation by Team (kicked ball) |
| 9:24.0 |
J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | | 65-61 | | |
| 9:23.0 |
Offensive rebound by K. Faried | | 65-61 | | |
| 9:22.0 |
K. Faried misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft | | 65-61 | | |
| 9:21.0 |
Offensive rebound by K. Faried | | 65-61 | | |
| 9:20.0 |
K. Faried misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft | | 65-61 | | |
| 9:18.0 |
Offensive rebound by K. Faried | | 65-61 | | |
| 9:17.0 |
K. Faried misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft | | 65-61 | | |
| 9:16.0 |
Offensive rebound by K. Faried | | 65-61 | | |
| 9:16.0 |
K. Faried misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft | | 65-61 | | |
| 9:15.0 |
| | 65-61 | | Defensive rebound by D. Šarić |
| 9:05.0 |
| | 65-63 | +2 | J. Okogie makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by L. Deng) |
| 8:57.0 |
C. Paul misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | | 65-63 | | |
| 8:57.0 |
| | 65-63 | | Defensive rebound by K. Towns |
| 8:47.0 |
| | 65-65 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt layup at rim (assist by J. Teague) |
| 8:47.0 |
Houston full timeout | | 65-65 | | |
| 8:47.0 |
N. Hilário enters the game for K. Faried | | 65-65 | | |
| 8:30.0 |
E. Gordon makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | +3 | 68-65 | | |
| 8:17.0 |
| | 68-65 | | J. Teague misses 2-pt layup from 4 ft |
| 8:14.0 |
Defensive rebound by P. Tucker | | 68-65 | | |
| 8:07.0 |
J. Harden makes 2-pt jump shot from 7 ft | +2 | 70-65 | | |
| 7:58.0 |
| | 70-65 | | Personal foul by N. Hilário (drawn by J. Teague) |
| 7:51.0 |
| | 70-65 | | J. Okogie misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft |
| 7:49.0 |
| | 70-65 | | Offensive rebound by J. Okogie |
| 7:48.0 |
| | 70-65 | | J. Okogie misses 2-pt layup at rim |
| 7:44.0 |
| | 70-65 | | Offensive rebound by D. Šarić |
| 7:35.0 |
| | 70-65 | | D. Šarić misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft |
| 7:32.0 |
| | 70-65 | | Offensive rebound by D. Šarić |
| 7:32.0 |
| | 70-67 | +2 | D. Šarić makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft |
| 7:19.0 |
J. Harden makes 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | +3 | 73-67 | | |
| 7:19.0 |
Shooting foul by J. Okogie (drawn by J. Harden) | | 73-67 | | |
| 7:19.0 |
J. Harden makes free throw 1 of 1 | +1 | 74-67 | | |
| 7:05.0 |
| | 74-67 | | K. Towns misses 2-pt layup from 3 ft (block by N. Hilário) |
| 7:03.0 |
Defensive rebound by Team | | 74-67 | | |
| 6:50.0 |
P. Tucker misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | | 74-67 | | |
| 6:47.0 |
| | 74-67 | | Defensive rebound by L. Deng |
| 6:37.0 |
| | 74-69 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by L. Deng) |
| 6:26.0 |
Turnover by J. Harden (step out of bounds) | | 74-69 | | |
| 6:26.0 |
G. Green enters the game for E. Gordon | | 74-69 | | |
| 6:26.0 |
I. Shumpert enters the game for C. Paul | | 74-69 | | |
| 6:16.0 |
| | 74-69 | | Personal foul by P. Tucker (drawn by D. Šarić) |
| 6:16.0 |
| | 74-69 | | A. Tolliver enters the game for L. Deng |
| 6:12.0 |
| | 74-72 | +3 | K. Towns makes 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft (assist by J. Okogie) |
| 6:00.0 |
Personal foul by K. Towns (drawn by N. Hilário) | | 74-72 | | |
| 5:54.0 |
G. Green misses 2-pt layup from 5 ft (block by K. Towns) | | 74-72 | | |
| 5:54.0 |
| | 74-72 | | Defensive rebound by Team |
| 5:34.0 |
| | 74-72 | | K. Towns misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft |
| 5:31.0 |
Defensive rebound by N. Hilário | | 74-72 | | |
| 5:26.0 |
Turnover by J. Harden (lost ball; steal by J. Okogie) | | 74-72 | | |
| 5:24.0 |
| | 74-72 | | Shooting foul by N. Hilário (drawn by J. Okogie) |
| 5:24.0 |
| | 74-72 | | J. Okogie misses free throw 1 of 2 |
| 5:24.0 |
| | 74-72 | | Offensive rebound by Team |
| 5:24.0 |
| | 74-72 | | T. Gibson enters the game for D. Šarić |
| 5:24.0 |
| | 74-72 | | J. Okogie misses free throw 2 of 2 |
| 5:22.0 |
Defensive rebound by J. Harden | | 74-72 | | |
| 5:12.0 |
N. Hilário misses 2-pt layup from 3 ft | | 74-72 | | |
| 5:10.0 |
| | 74-72 | | Defensive rebound by K. Towns |
| 5:06.0 |
| | 74-72 | | K. Towns misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft |
| 5:02.0 |
Defensive rebound by P. Tucker | | 74-72 | | |
| 4:42.0 |
J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | | 74-72 | | |
| 4:39.0 |
| | 74-72 | | Defensive rebound by K. Towns |
| 4:36.0 |
| | 74-74 | +2 | J. Okogie makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft (assist by K. Towns) |
| 4:19.0 |
Turnover by G. Green (bad pass; steal by J. Teague) | | 74-74 | | |
| 4:10.0 |
| | 74-77 | +3 | J. Okogie makes 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft (assist by J. Teague) |
| 3:40.0 |
J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft (block by J. Okogie) | | 74-77 | | |
| 3:40.0 |
Offensive rebound by Team | | 74-77 | | |
| 3:40.0 |
Turnover by Team (shot clock) | | 74-77 | | |
| 3:40.0 |
K. Faried enters the game for N. Hilário | | 74-77 | | |
| 3:40.0 |
| | 74-77 | | D. Rose enters the game for J. Teague |
| 3:33.0 |
| | 74-77 | | D. Rose misses 2-pt jump shot from 17 ft |
| 3:30.0 |
Defensive rebound by J. Harden | | 74-77 | | |
| 3:26.0 |
Personal foul by J. Okogie (drawn by J. Harden) | | 74-77 | | |
| 3:26.0 |
| | 74-77 | | Minnesota full timeout |
| 3:26.0 |
| | 74-77 | | L. Deng enters the game for J. Okogie |
| 3:10.0 |
J. Harden misses 2-pt jump shot from 11 ft | | 74-77 | | |
| 3:07.0 |
| | 74-77 | | Defensive rebound by T. Gibson |
| 2:51.0 |
| | 74-79 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt jump shot from 8 ft (assist by D. Rose) |
| 2:30.0 |
K. Faried misses 2-pt layup from 3 ft (block by A. Tolliver) | | 74-79 | | |
| 2:30.0 |
Offensive rebound by Team | | 74-79 | | |
| 2:30.0 |
E. Gordon enters the game for J. Harden | | 74-79 | | |
| 2:30.0 |
C. Paul enters the game for P. Tucker | | 74-79 | | |
| 2:30.0 |
| | 74-79 | | J. Okogie enters the game for K. Towns |
| 2:28.0 |
G. Green makes 2-pt jump shot from 17 ft (assist by C. Paul) | +2 | 76-79 | | |
| 2:13.0 |
| | 76-81 | +2 | T. Gibson makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft (assist by D. Rose) |
| 2:10.0 |
Technical foul by G. Green | | 76-81 | | |
| 2:10.0 |
| | 76-82 | +1 | D. Rose makes technical free throw |
| 1:59.0 |
E. Gordon misses 2-pt layup from 3 ft | | 76-82 | | |
| 1:59.0 |
| | 76-82 | | Defensive rebound by Team |
| 1:59.0 |
Loose ball foul by K. Faried (drawn by L. Deng) | | 76-82 | | |
| 1:43.0 |
| | 76-84 | +2 | D. Rose makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft |
| 1:43.0 |
| | 76-84 | | Shooting foul by K. Faried (drawn by D. Rose) |
| 1:43.0 |
| | 76-85 | +1 | D. Rose makes free throw 1 of 1 |
| 1:36.0 |
Personal foul by D. Rose (drawn by C. Paul) | | 76-85 | | |
| 1:36.0 |
C. Paul makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 77-85 | | |
| 1:36.0 |
C. Paul makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 78-85 | | |
| 1:20.0 |
| | 78-85 | | J. Okogie misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft |
| 1:17.0 |
Defensive rebound by E. Gordon | | 78-85 | | |
| 1:11.0 |
E. Gordon makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by C. Paul) | +2 | 80-85 | | |
| 1:01.0 |
| | 80-85 | | D. Rose misses 2-pt jump shot from 20 ft |
| 0:57.0 |
Defensive rebound by E. Gordon | | 80-85 | | |
| 0:52.0 |
Personal foul by J. Okogie (drawn by C. Paul) | | 80-85 | | |
| 0:52.0 |
C. Paul makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 81-85 | | |
| 0:52.0 |
| | 81-85 | | J. Teague enters the game for J. Okogie |
| 0:52.0 |
C. Paul misses free throw 2 of 2 | | 81-85 | | |
| 0:51.0 |
| | 81-85 | | Defensive rebound by A. Tolliver |
| 0:36.0 |
| | 81-85 | | Shooting foul by C. Paul (drawn by L. Deng) |
| 0:36.0 |
| | 81-86 | +1 | L. Deng makes free throw 1 of 2 |
| 0:36.0 |
| | 81-87 | +1 | L. Deng makes free throw 2 of 2 |
| 0:31.0 |
I. Shumpert misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | | 81-87 | | |
| 0:28.0 |
| | 81-87 | | Defensive rebound by A. Tolliver |
| 0:10.0 |
| | 81-87 | | D. Rose misses 2-pt jump shot from 8 ft |
| 0:07.0 |
Defensive rebound by C. Paul | | 81-87 | | |
| 0:04.0 |
E. Gordon makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by C. Paul) | +3 | 84-87 | | |
| 0:00.0 |
End of 3rd quarter |
| 4th Q |
| Time |
Houston |
|
Score |
|
Minnesota |
| 12:00.0 |
Start of 4th quarter |
| 11:50.0 |
| | 84-89 | +2 | J. Teague makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft |
| 11:32.0 |
C. Paul makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by K. Faried) | +3 | 87-89 | | |
| 11:17.0 |
| | 87-89 | | T. Gibson misses 2-pt jump shot from 6 ft |
| 11:14.0 |
Defensive rebound by C. Paul | | 87-89 | | |
| 10:55.0 |
J. Harden makes 2-pt jump shot from 11 ft | +2 | 89-89 | | |
| 10:38.0 |
| | 89-89 | | J. Teague misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft |
| 10:36.0 |
Defensive rebound by E. Gordon | | 89-89 | | |
| 10:22.0 |
E. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | | 89-89 | | |
| 10:20.0 |
Offensive rebound by Team | | 89-89 | | |
| 10:11.0 |
J. Harden misses 2-pt jump shot from 15 ft | | 89-89 | | |
| 10:07.0 |
| | 89-89 | | Defensive rebound by A. Tolliver |
| 10:02.0 |
| | 89-92 | +3 | I. Canaan makes 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft (assist by J. Teague) |
| 9:49.0 |
Personal foul by T. Gibson (drawn by C. Paul) | | 89-92 | | |
| 9:46.0 |
K. Faried makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft (assist by J. Harden) | +2 | 91-92 | | |
| 9:32.0 |
| | 91-95 | +3 | L. Deng makes 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft (assist by J. Teague) |
| 9:09.0 |
E. Gordon makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by J. Harden) | +3 | 94-95 | | |
| 8:52.0 |
| | 94-95 | | A. Tolliver misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft |
| 8:51.0 |
Defensive rebound by Team | | 94-95 | | |
| 8:44.0 |
J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | | 94-95 | | |
| 8:40.0 |
| | 94-95 | | Defensive rebound by T. Gibson |
| 8:30.0 |
| | 94-95 | | L. Deng misses 2-pt jump shot from 12 ft |
| 8:30.0 |
| | 94-95 | | Offensive rebound by Team |
| 8:20.0 |
| | 94-95 | | J. Teague misses 2-pt layup from 6 ft |
| 8:19.0 |
| | 94-95 | | Offensive rebound by T. Gibson |
| 8:19.0 |
| | 94-95 | | T. Gibson misses 2-pt layup from 1 ft |
| 8:19.0 |
| | 94-95 | | Offensive rebound by Team |
| 8:19.0 |
Loose ball foul by C. Paul (drawn by T. Gibson) | | 94-95 | | |
| 8:19.0 |
P. Tucker enters the game for G. Green | | 94-95 | | |
| 8:19.0 |
| | 94-95 | | K. Towns enters the game for A. Tolliver |
| 8:12.0 |
| | 94-98 | +3 | K. Towns makes 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft (assist by J. Teague) |
| 7:46.0 |
J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | | 94-98 | | |
| 7:43.0 |
| | 94-98 | | Defensive rebound by I. Canaan |
| 7:31.0 |
| | 94-100 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt jump shot from 12 ft (assist by J. Teague) |
| 7:30.0 |
Houston full timeout | | 94-100 | | |
| 7:14.0 |
Shooting foul by K. Towns (drawn by C. Paul) | | 94-100 | | |
| 7:14.0 |
C. Paul makes free throw 1 of 3 | +1 | 95-100 | | |
| 7:14.0 |
C. Paul makes free throw 2 of 3 | +1 | 96-100 | | |
| 7:14.0 |
C. Paul makes free throw 3 of 3 | +1 | 97-100 | | |
| 6:56.0 |
| | 97-100 | | L. Deng misses 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft |
| 6:53.0 |
Defensive rebound by Team | | 97-100 | | |
| 6:53.0 |
| | 97-100 | | Violation by Team (kicked ball) |
| 6:33.0 |
C. Paul misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | | 97-100 | | |
| 6:30.0 |
Offensive rebound by P. Tucker | | 97-100 | | |
| 6:29.0 |
E. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | | 97-100 | | |
| 6:29.0 |
| | 97-100 | | Defensive rebound by L. Deng |
| 6:10.0 |
| | 97-100 | | Personal foul by J. Harden (drawn by K. Towns) |
| 6:10.0 |
G. Green enters the game for C. Paul | | 97-100 | | |
| 6:10.0 |
| | 97-100 | | D. Rose enters the game for I. Canaan |
| 6:10.0 |
| | 97-100 | | D. Šarić enters the game for T. Gibson |
| 6:01.0 |
| | 97-103 | +3 | D. Šarić makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by J. Teague) |
| 5:35.0 |
G. Green makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by J. Harden) | +3 | 100-103 | | |
| 5:13.0 |
| | 100-103 | | Personal foul by P. Tucker (drawn by K. Towns) |
| 5:13.0 |
| | 100-103 | | J. Okogie enters the game for L. Deng |
| 5:02.0 |
| | 100-105 | +2 | J. Teague makes 2-pt jump shot from 9 ft |
| 5:02.0 |
Violation by Team (def goaltending) | | 100-105 | | |
| 4:46.0 |
K. Faried makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft (assist by J. Harden) | +2 | 102-105 | | |
| 4:36.0 |
| | 102-105 | | Minnesota full timeout |
| 4:29.0 |
| | 102-108 | +3 | J. Okogie makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by J. Teague) |
| 4:10.0 |
Houston full timeout | | 102-108 | | |
| 4:10.0 |
C. Paul enters the game for E. Gordon | | 102-108 | | |
| 4:01.0 |
Turnover by J. Harden (lost ball; steal by D. Šarić) | | 102-108 | | |
| 3:47.0 |
| | 102-110 | +2 | J. Teague makes 2-pt jump shot from 17 ft |
| 3:29.0 |
Turnover by G. Green (traveling) | | 102-110 | | |
| 3:16.0 |
| | 102-110 | | D. Šarić misses 2-pt jump shot from 17 ft |
| 3:11.0 |
Defensive rebound by P. Tucker | | 102-110 | | |
| 3:00.0 |
J. Harden makes 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft (assist by C. Paul) | +3 | 105-110 | | |
| 2:38.0 |
| | 105-112 | +2 | J. Teague makes 2-pt jump shot from 11 ft |
| 2:23.0 |
J. Harden makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | +3 | 108-112 | | |
| 2:01.0 |
| | 108-115 | +3 | J. Teague makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft |
| 1:52.0 |
J. Harden makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | +3 | 111-115 | | |
| 1:52.0 |
E. Gordon enters the game for K. Faried | | 111-115 | | |
| 1:52.0 |
I. Shumpert enters the game for G. Green | | 111-115 | | |
| 1:52.0 |
| | 111-115 | | L. Deng enters the game for D. Šarić |
| 1:30.0 |
| | 111-117 | +2 | J. Okogie makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft (assist by K. Towns) |
| 1:21.0 |
J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | | 111-117 | | |
| 1:20.0 |
| | 111-117 | | Defensive rebound by Team |
| 1:08.0 |
| | 111-119 | +2 | K. Towns makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by J. Teague) |
| 1:08.0 |
Houston full timeout | | 111-119 | | |
| 0:55.0 |
J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | | 111-119 | | |
| 0:53.0 |
Offensive rebound by Team | | 111-119 | | |
| 0:48.0 |
C. Paul misses 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft | | 111-119 | | |
| 0:45.0 |
| | 111-119 | | Defensive rebound by J. Teague |
| 0:37.0 |
| | 111-119 | | Turnover by L. Deng (bad pass) |
| 0:33.0 |
Turnover by J. Harden (out of bounds lost ball) | | 111-119 | | |
| 0:22.0 |
| | 111-119 | | J. Okogie misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft |
| 0:19.0 |
| | 111-119 | | Offensive rebound by L. Deng |
| 0:07.0 |
| | 111-121 | +2 | J. Teague makes 2-pt jump shot from 8 ft |
| 0:00.0 |
J. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | | 111-121 | | |
| 0:00.0 |
Offensive rebound by Team | | 111-121 | | |
| 0:00.0 |
End of 4th quarter |