Top Performers
Points
41
Towns
MIN
Rebounds
16
Towns
MIN
Assists
13
Harden
HOU
Threes
7
Anderson
HOU
39-96 (40.6%)
FG%
41-92 (44.6%)
17-51 (33.3%)
3PM
7-21 (33.3%)
16-20 (80.0%)
FTM
20-27 (74.1%)
47
Rebounds
55
10
Offensive Rebounds
13
37
Defensive Rebounds
42
25
Assists
29
14
Steals
9
4
Blocks
6
17
Turnovers
22
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
22
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
6
Biggest Lead
17
9
Longest Unanswered Run
9
Lead Changes
11
Ties
9
2016-17 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Warriors | 67 | 15 | .817 | |
| 2 |  Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | 6.0 |
| 3 |  Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 |
| 4 |  Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 |
| 5 |  Jazz | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 |
| 6 |  Thunder | 47 | 35 | .573 | 20.0 |
| 7 |  Grizzlies | 43 | 39 | .524 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 26.0 |
| 9 |  Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 27.0 |
| 10 |  Pelicans | 34 | 48 | .415 | 33.0 |
| 11 |  Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 34.0 |
| 12 |  Kings | 32 | 50 | .390 | 35.0 |
| 13 |  Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 36.0 |
| 14 |  Lakers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Suns | 24 | 58 | .293 | 43.0 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Timberwolves couldn't pull it off against the Houston Rockets, 111 to 109, on December 17, 2016.
Game Info
December 17, 2016
Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
#22 Bill Spooner (Head Official)
#28 Kevin Scott
#37 Eric Dalen
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Ariza #1 | 38 | 11 | 5 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | +7 | 2 | 1 | 4-16 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 34.4 |
R. Anderson #33 | 36 | 28 | 6 (3) | 0 | 3 | 1 | +7 | 2 | 2 | 9-20 | 7-17 | 3-4 | 64.3 |
C. Capela #15 | 15 | 10 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
P. Beverley #2 | 43 | 6 | 10 (2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 43.6 |
J. Harden #1 | 43 | 28 | 10 (0) | 13 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 7 | 5 | 8-19 | 3-10 | 9-11 | 58.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Gordon #23 | 36 | 20 | 5 (1) | 4 | 2 | 0 | +12 | 1 | 3 | 7-15 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 63.0 |
S. Dekker #7 | 17 | 2 | 4 (2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
M. Harrell #5 | 14 | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
Nene #31 | 13 | 2 | 2 (0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 22.5 |
C. Brewer #13 | 10 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
B. Brown #5 | |||||||||||||
T. Ennis #10 | |||||||||||||
KJ McDaniels #14 | |||||||||||||
C. Onuaku #21 | |||||||||||||
K. Wiltjer #30 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 111 | 47 (10) | 25 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 39-96 | 17-51 | 16-20 | 53.0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Wiggins #22 | 44 | 13 | 6 (2) | 5 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 5-17 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 34.6 |
G. Dieng #5 | 33 | 4 | 6 (1) | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
K. Towns #32 | 43 | 41 | 16 (2) | 5 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 6 | 4 | 15-28 | 1-4 | 10-12 | 61.6 |
Z. LaVine #8 | 45 | 24 | 2 (0) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9-18 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 59.4 |
R. Rubio #9 | 41 | 7 | 8 (2) | 7 | 4 | 0 | -13 | 3 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 44.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Muhammad #15 | 17 | 8 | 6 (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 45.7 |
N. Bjelica #8 | 15 | 10 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
C. Aldrich #45 | 14 | 0 | 5 (2) | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
K. Dunn #8 | 13 | 2 | 2 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 16.7 |
T. Jones #21 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
J. Hill #27 | |||||||||||||
J. Lucas III #15 | |||||||||||||
N. Pekovic #14 | |||||||||||||
B. Rush #25 | |||||||||||||
A. Payne #33 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 109 | 55 (13) | 29 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 41-92 | 7-21 | 20-27 | 52.5 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
Scoring Plays
All Plays
K. Towns makes driving dunk
Assisted by R. Rubio
1Q 11:30
R. Anderson makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 10:57
3-2
Z. LaVine makes 27' three
Assisted by K. Towns
1Q 10:45
3-5
C. Capela makes driving layup
Assisted by P. Beverley
1Q 10:09
5-5
K. Towns makes 14' hook shot
1Q 09:43
5-7
K. Towns makes 11' pullup
Assisted by Z. LaVine
1Q 09:14
5-9
J. Harden makes free throw 1/3
1Q 07:57
6-9
J. Harden makes free throw 2/3
1Q 07:57
7-9
J. Harden makes free throw 3/3
1Q 07:57
8-9
C. Capela makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 07:42
10-9
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
1Q 07:23
10-10
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
1Q 07:23
10-11
R. Anderson makes driving layup
Assisted by P. Beverley
1Q 07:11
12-11
A. Wiggins makes 9' pullup
1Q 06:55
12-13
R. Anderson makes 28' three
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 06:36
15-13
R. Anderson makes 28' three
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 06:09
18-13
G. Dieng makes 16' pullup
Assisted by Z. LaVine
1Q 05:44
18-15
K. Towns makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by R. Rubio
1Q 04:53
18-17
J. Harden makes free throw 1/2
1Q 04:39
19-17
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
1Q 04:39
20-17
T. Ariza makes 26' three
Assisted by S. Dekker
1Q 04:00
23-17
S. Muhammad makes free throw 1/2
1Q 02:58
23-18
S. Muhammad makes driving layup
Assisted by C. Aldrich
1Q 02:06
23-20
Nene makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 01:53
25-20
N. Bjelica makes 25' three
Assisted by R. Rubio
1Q 00:38
25-23
E. Gordon makes 26' three
Assisted by S. Dekker
1Q 00:14
28-23
A. Wiggins makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:01
28-24
Z. LaVine makes 27' three
Assisted by K. Dunn
2Q 11:48
28-27
E. Gordon makes 25' pullup three
2Q 11:31
31-27
S. Muhammad makes driving layup
2Q 10:55
31-29
K. Dunn makes 22' jump shot
2Q 10:29
31-31
N. Bjelica makes layup
2Q 10:04
31-33
C. Capela makes layup
2Q 09:13
33-33
N. Bjelica makes 9' jump shot
2Q 08:54
33-35
E. Gordon makes 19' jump shot
Assisted by P. Beverley
2Q 08:40
35-35
S. Muhammad makes layup
2Q 08:17
35-37
E. Gordon makes free throw 1/2
2Q 07:52
36-37
E. Gordon makes free throw 2/2
2Q 07:52
37-37
J. Harden makes 5' turnaround jump shot
2Q 07:19
39-37
Z. LaVine makes layup
Assisted by S. Muhammad
2Q 06:24
39-39
K. Towns makes 21' jump shot
Assisted by A. Wiggins
2Q 06:00
39-41
C. Capela makes driving dunk
Assisted by E. Gordon
2Q 05:45
41-41
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
2Q 05:02
41-42
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
2Q 05:02
41-43
A. Wiggins makes 20' jump shot
Assisted by Z. LaVine
2Q 04:28
41-45
K. Towns makes 27' three
Assisted by K. Dunn
2Q 03:55
41-48
Z. LaVine makes driving layup
Assisted by R. Rubio
2Q 03:15
41-50
J. Harden makes 17' jump shot
2Q 03:04
43-50
Z. LaVine makes free throw 2/2
2Q 02:15
43-51
Z. LaVine makes free throw 1/2
2Q 02:09
43-52
Z. LaVine makes free throw 2/2
2Q 02:09
43-53
K. Towns makes 9' hook shot
2Q 01:42
43-55
J. Harden makes free throw 1/2
2Q 01:25
44-55
K. Towns makes driving layup
Assisted by Z. LaVine
2Q 00:50
44-57
K. Towns makes 4' hook shot
3Q 11:43
44-59
C. Capela makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 11:27
46-59
R. Rubio makes 13' pullup
Assisted by K. Towns
3Q 11:04
46-61
J. Harden makes driving layup
3Q 10:27
48-61
K. Towns makes driving layup
Assisted by R. Rubio
3Q 09:54
48-63
A. Wiggins makes 18' jump shot
Assisted by Z. LaVine
3Q 09:23
48-65
R. Anderson makes 29' three
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 09:07
51-65
T. Ariza makes layup
3Q 08:09
53-65
Z. LaVine makes 21' pullup
Assisted by K. Towns
3Q 07:27
53-67
K. Towns makes layup
Assisted by A. Wiggins
3Q 07:07
53-69
R. Anderson makes free throw 1/2
3Q 05:39
54-69
R. Anderson makes free throw 2/2
3Q 05:39
55-69
Z. LaVine makes driving layup
Assisted by K. Towns
3Q 05:14
55-71
R. Anderson makes putback layup
3Q 04:59
57-71
K. Towns makes 4' floater
Assisted by Z. LaVine
3Q 04:33
57-73
R. Anderson makes 23' three
Assisted by E. Gordon
3Q 03:26
60-73
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
3Q 03:06
60-74
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
3Q 03:06
60-75
M. Harrell makes driving dunk
Assisted by E. Gordon
3Q 02:56
62-75
A. Wiggins makes free throw 1/2
3Q 01:47
62-76
A. Wiggins makes free throw 2/2
3Q 01:47
62-77
J. Harden makes 26' three
3Q 01:39
65-77
K. Towns makes 11' fadeaway
Assisted by A. Wiggins
3Q 01:21
65-79
S. Dekker makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 00:07
67-79
S. Muhammad makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:04
67-80
M. Harrell makes driving layup
Assisted by S. Dekker
4Q 09:38
69-80
Z. LaVine makes 19' jump shot
Assisted by C. Aldrich
4Q 09:20
69-82
E. Gordon makes 27' three
Assisted by P. Beverley
4Q 09:10
72-82
P. Beverley makes 4' floater
Assisted by S. Dekker
4Q 07:26
74-82
Z. LaVine makes reverse layup
4Q 06:10
74-84
E. Gordon makes 4' jump shot
4Q 05:59
76-84
R. Rubio makes 25' three
Assisted by G. Dieng
4Q 04:44
76-87
G. Dieng makes layup
Assisted by R. Rubio
4Q 03:55
76-89
P. Beverley makes 5' floater
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 03:26
78-89
A. Wiggins makes 17' pullup
Assisted by K. Towns
4Q 03:01
78-91
J. Harden makes 28' three
4Q 02:42
81-91
K. Towns makes 7' hook shot
Assisted by A. Wiggins
4Q 02:21
81-93
R. Anderson makes 28' three
Assisted by E. Gordon
4Q 02:07
84-93
E. Gordon makes driving layup
4Q 00:56
86-93
T. Ariza makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 00:40
89-93
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:37
89-94
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:37
89-95
R. Anderson makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 00:34
92-95
T. Ariza makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 00:07
95-95
J. Harden makes 28' three
OT 04:35
98-95
R. Rubio makes free throw 1/2
OT 04:10
98-96
R. Rubio makes free throw 2/2
OT 04:10
98-97
J. Harden makes driving layup
OT 04:01
100-97
J. Harden makes layup
OT 03:03
102-97
K. Towns makes driving layup
OT 02:46
102-99
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
OT 01:45
102-100
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
OT 01:45
102-101
E. Gordon makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Harden
OT 00:45
105-101
J. Harden makes free throw 1/2
OT 00:24
106-101
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
OT 00:24
107-101
A. Wiggins makes driving layup
Assisted by R. Rubio
OT 00:19
107-103
R. Anderson makes free throw 1/2
OT 00:17
108-103
N. Bjelica makes 22' three
Assisted by A. Wiggins
OT 00:15
108-106
P. Beverley makes free throw 1/2
OT 00:10
109-106
P. Beverley makes free throw 2/2
OT 00:10
110-106
Z. LaVine makes 27' pullup three
OT 00:07
110-109
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
OT 00:03
111-109
39-96 (40.6%)
FG%
41-92 (44.6%)
17-51 (33.3%)
3PM
7-21 (33.3%)
16-20 (80.0%)
FTM
20-27 (74.1%)
47
Rebounds
55
10
Offensive Rebounds
13
37
Defensive Rebounds
42
25
Assists
29
14
Steals
9
4
Blocks
6
17
Turnovers
22
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
22
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
6
Biggest Lead
17
9
Longest Unanswered Run
9
Lead Changes
11
Ties
9
