HOU
MINTop Performers
Points
27
Garnett
MIN
Rebounds
13
Trent
MIN
Assists
7
Strickland
MIN
Threes
5
Hudson
MIN
34-82 (41.5%)
FG%
40-84 (47.6%)
2-19 (10.5%)
3PM
5-10 (50.0%)
16-22 (72.7%)
FTM
13-15 (86.7%)
45
Rebounds
39
13
Offensive Rebounds
8
32
Defensive Rebounds
31
19
Assists
28
6
Steals
9
6
Blocks
6
12
Turnovers
8
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
14
Fouls
22
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2002-03 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spurs | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Kings | 59 | 23 | .720 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Mavericks | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 4 |  Timberwolves | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9.0 |
| 5 |  Lakers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 10.0 |
| 6 |  Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 10.0 |
| 7 |  Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13.0 |
| 8 |  Suns | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 |
| 9 |  Rockets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 |
| 10 |  SuperSonics | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20.0 |
| 11 |  Warriors | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 |
| 12 |  Grizzlies | 28 | 54 | .341 | 32.0 |
| 13 |  Clippers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 33.0 |
| 14 |  Nuggets | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Timberwolves decisively defeated the Houston Rockets, 98 to 86, on December 21, 2002.
Game Info
December 20, 2002
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rice #41 | 26 | 10 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 37.5 |
E. Griffin #33 | 26 | 5 | 5 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 5 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 36.3 |
Y. Ming #11 | 35 | 12 | 12 (2) | 4 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 55.8 |
C. Mobley #5 | 39 | 12 | 3 (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | -20 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-6 | 2-2 | 43.2 |
S. Francis #3 | 40 | 24 | 10 (4) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 8-19 | 1-1 | 7-9 | 52.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Morris #44 | 20 | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
M. Taylor #2 | 20 | 11 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 61.9 |
M. Norris #25 | 16 | 6 | 3 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
K. Cato #13 | 13 | 4 | 7 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
J. Hawkins #1 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. Posey #41 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
B. Nachbar #7 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Garnett #21 | 41 | 27 | 11 (1) | 5 | 0 | 1 | +17 | 1 | 2 | 10-20 | 0-1 | 7-7 | 58.5 |
G. Trent #33 | 35 | 12 | 13 (5) | 3 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 1 | 3 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 60.0 |
R. Nesterovic #8 | 26 | 10 | 2 (0) | 1 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 0 | 5 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 55.6 |
K. Gill #13 | 22 | 6 | 3 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 4 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
T. Hudson #16 | 21 | 15 | 0 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Strickland #1 | 29 | 14 | 3 (0) | 7 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 51.3 |
A. Peeler #44 | 27 | 0 | 4 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
M. Jackson #25 | 21 | 10 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 4 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 46.0 |
J. Smith #32 | 18 | 4 | 3 (1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
34-82 (41.5%)
FG%
40-84 (47.6%)
2-19 (10.5%)
3PM
5-10 (50.0%)
16-22 (72.7%)
FTM
13-15 (86.7%)
45
Rebounds
39
13
Offensive Rebounds
8
32
Defensive Rebounds
31
19
Assists
28
6
Steals
9
6
Blocks
6
12
Turnovers
8
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
14
Fouls
22
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
