The Minnesota Timberwolves were defeated by the Houston Rockets, 109 to 102, on December 20, 2008.

2008-09 Minnesota Timberwolves

Final

HOU

Rockets

18-9

109

MIN

Timberwolves

4-22

102

Team

HOU

MIN

1

30

32

2

30

19

3

22

20

4

27

31

Total

109

102

Rockets

Timberwolves

FG Made - Attempted

39-74

40-89

Field Goal %

52.7

44.9

3PT Made - Attempted

12-23

5-13

3PT %

52.2

38.5

FT Made - Attempted

19-21

17-27

Free Throw %

90.5

63.0

Rebounds

41

40

Offensive Rebounds

5

12

Defensive Rebounds

36

28

Assists

26

18

Steals

6

6

Blocks

4

3

Turnovers

12

10

Personal Fouls

22

15

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Shane Battier 36 10 4 3 1 1 3-8 2-5 2-2 1 1 +13 0 4 37.5 40.0 100.0
Yao Ming 35 18 4 3 0 2 9-17 0-0 0-0 4 5 +12 1 3 52.9
Tracy McGrady 34 23 5 5 1 1 8-18 2-5 5-5 1 0 +4 0 5 44.4 40.0 100.0
Aaron Brooks 31 18 10 5 0 0 4-7 3-6 7-8 2 0 -2 0 10 57.1 50.0 87.5
Luis Scola 14 3 4 2 0 0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 4 +8 1 3 100.0 50.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Metta Sandiford-Artest 32 19 1 4 3 0 7-13 3-5 2-2 1 3 -2 1 0 53.8 60.0 100.0
Chuck Hayes 26 2 10 0 1 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 4 +6 1 9 50.0
Luther Head 19 16 1 3 0 0 6-7 2-2 2-2 0 2 +5 1 0 85.7 100.0 100.0
Carl Landry 13 0 2 1 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 3 -9 0 2 0.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Al Jefferson 45 34 13 4 2 3 15-31 0-0 4-4 4 1 +4 6 7 48.4 100.0
Craig Smith 35 14 4 1 2 0 5-8 0-0 4-6 0 2 -13 1 3 62.5 66.7
Randy Foye 33 24 6 3 0 0 11-21 2-5 0-1 1 3 0 0 6 52.4 40.0 0.0
Ryan Gomes 30 6 2 1 0 0 2-9 1-4 1-1 0 3 -2 0 2 22.2 25.0 100.0
Mike Miller 5 3 2 2 0 0 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 0 -4 0 2 33.3 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Rashad McCants 39 16 5 4 1 0 5-13 1-3 5-9 2 3 -8 1 4 38.5 33.3 55.6
Kevin Ollie 30 5 2 2 1 0 1-3 0-0 3-4 1 3 +4 0 2 33.3 75.0
Mark Madsen 10 0 3 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 +5 2 1 0.0
Kevin Love 7 0 2 1 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 -10 2 0 0.0
Rodney Carney 6 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 -11 0 1

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