Top Performers
Points
44
Harden
HOU
Rebounds
12
Towns
MIN
Assists
8
Teague
MIN
Threes
7
Harden
HOU
35-80 (43.8%)
FG%
39-83 (47.0%)
8-23 (34.8%)
3PM
10-37 (27.0%)
23-28 (82.1%)
FTM
16-23 (69.6%)
47
Rebounds
37
11
Offensive Rebounds
8
36
Defensive Rebounds
29
22
Assists
15
3
Steals
8
2
Blocks
8
14
Turnovers
11
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
20
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
4
Biggest Lead
11
12
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
12
Ties
6
2017-18 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rockets | 65 | 17 | .793 | |
| 2 |  Warriors | 58 | 24 | .707 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16.0 |
| 4 |  Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 |
| 5 |  Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 |
| 6 |  Pelicans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 |
| 7 |  Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 |
| 8 |  Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 |
| 9 |  Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19.0 |
| 10 |  Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 |
| 11 |  Lakers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 30.0 |
| 12 |  Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 |
| 14 |  Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 |
| 15 |  Suns | 21 | 61 | .256 | 44.0 |
Game Summary
The Houston Rockets squeaked out a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, 104 to 101, in Game 1 of the 2018 First Round on April 15, 2018.
Game Info
April 15, 2018
Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
#41 Ken Mauer (Head Official)
#21 Dedric Taylor
#6 Tony Brown
#60 James Williams
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Butler III #10 | 36 | 13 | 5 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 0 | 4 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 52.8 |
A. Wiggins #22 | 32 | 18 | 6 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 53.7 |
T. Gibson #67 | 32 | 9 | 6 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 69.9 |
K. Towns #32 | 40 | 8 | 12 (4) | 2 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 3 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 37.2 |
J. Teague #00 | 29 | 15 | 9 (1) | 8 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 5 | 4 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 62.1 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Crawford #11 | 26 | 15 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 58.8 |
D. Rose #1 | 24 | 16 | 2 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 2 | 3 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 55.4 |
G. Dieng #5 | 8 | 7 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 73.5 |
T. Jones #21 | 7 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
N. Bjelica #8 | 6 | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
C. Aldrich #45 | |||||||||||||
A. Brooks #0 | |||||||||||||
M. Georges-Hunt #13 | |||||||||||||
J. Patton #13 | |||||||||||||
A. Jefferson #11 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 101 | 47 (11) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 35-80 | 8-23 | 23-28 | 54.7 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Ariza #1 | 33 | 3 | 5 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 1-4 | 19.3 |
P.J. Tucker #17 | 31 | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 1 | 4 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 30.0 |
C. Capela #15 | 34 | 24 | 12 (5) | 1 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 0 | 3 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 71.6 |
J. Harden #1 | 41 | 44 | 4 (2) | 8 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 3 | 2 | 15-26 | 7-12 | 7-9 | 73.4 |
C. Paul #3 | 34 | 14 | 3 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | -6 | 6 | 3 | 5-14 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 44.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Gordon #23 | 30 | 7 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 35.0 |
G. Green #14 | 20 | 4 | 7 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 40.0 |
Nene #31 | 11 | 5 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 86.8 |
J. Johnson #2 | 7 | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
R. Anderson #33 | |||||||||||||
L. Mbah a Moute #12 | |||||||||||||
T. Black #28 | |||||||||||||
C. Onuaku #21 | |||||||||||||
Z. Qi #9 | |||||||||||||
A. Jackson #55 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 104 | 37 (8) | 15 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 39-83 | 10-37 | 16-23 | 55.8 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
T. Ariza makes layup
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 11:11
C. Capela makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 10:42
A. Wiggins makes 2' jump shot
Assisted by K. Towns
1Q 10:29
2-4
C. Capela makes free throw 1/2
1Q 10:12
2-5
C. Capela makes free throw 2/2
1Q 10:12
2-6
T. Gibson makes layup
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 09:40
4-6
C. Capela makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 08:57
4-8
J. Harden makes 25' three
Assisted by C. Capela
1Q 08:09
4-11
J. Harden makes free throw 2/3
1Q 07:41
4-12
J. Harden makes free throw 3/3
1Q 07:41
4-13
C. Capela makes free throw 1/2
1Q 07:22
4-14
C. Capela makes free throw 2/2
1Q 07:22
4-15
A. Wiggins makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 06:17
6-15
C. Capela makes dunk
1Q 05:57
6-17
A. Wiggins makes layup
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 05:47
8-17
A. Wiggins makes 12' jump shot
1Q 04:36
10-17
J. Harden makes 11' jump shot
1Q 04:19
10-19
T. Gibson makes 13' jump shot
Assisted by K. Towns
1Q 04:04
12-19
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
1Q 03:19
13-19
E. Gordon makes 14' jump shot
1Q 03:09
13-21
K. Towns makes 6' turnaround jump shot
1Q 02:48
15-21
J. Crawford makes free throw 1/2
1Q 02:23
16-21
J. Crawford makes free throw 2/2
1Q 02:23
17-21
J. Teague makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:34
18-21
G. Dieng makes putback layup
1Q 01:31
20-21
G. Dieng makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:04
21-21
C. Paul makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:46
21-22
C. Paul makes 25' three
1Q 00:26
21-25
Nene makes layup
Assisted by C. Paul
1Q 00:00
21-27
J. Butler III makes 19' jump shot
2Q 11:45
23-27
J. Butler III makes layup
2Q 10:42
25-27
C. Paul makes 13' jump shot
2Q 10:12
25-29
J. Crawford makes driving layup
2Q 10:01
27-29
Nene makes 4' driving jump shot
Assisted by C. Paul
2Q 09:21
27-31
Nene makes free throw 1/1
2Q 09:21
27-32
D. Rose makes layup
Assisted by J. Butler III
2Q 09:05
29-32
D. Rose makes free throw 1/1
2Q 09:05
30-32
J. Crawford makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Butler III
2Q 08:22
33-32
C. Capela makes dunk
Assisted by J. Harden
2Q 08:04
33-34
J. Butler III makes 26' three
Assisted by D. Rose
2Q 06:56
36-34
C. Capela makes putback layup
2Q 06:34
36-36
T. Gibson makes 7' hook shot
Assisted by J. Crawford
2Q 06:25
38-36
J. Harden makes free throw 1/2
2Q 05:38
38-37
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
2Q 05:38
38-38
C. Capela makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by J. Harden
2Q 05:22
38-40
C. Capela makes finger roll
2Q 04:18
38-42
C. Capela makes putback layup
2Q 03:43
38-44
J. Harden makes 27' three
2Q 03:07
38-47
D. Rose makes finger roll
2Q 02:47
40-47
J. Harden makes 26' three
2Q 02:22
40-50
D. Rose makes 21' jump shot
2Q 02:06
42-50
J. Harden makes layup
2Q 01:51
42-52
D. Rose makes layup
Assisted by T. Gibson
2Q 01:12
44-52
J. Harden makes finger roll
2Q 00:48
44-54
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/3
2Q 00:32
45-54
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/3
2Q 00:32
46-54
J. Butler III makes free throw 3/3
2Q 00:32
47-54
A. Wiggins makes driving layup
3Q 11:49
49-54
A. Wiggins makes free throw 1/1
3Q 11:49
50-54
T. Gibson makes layup
Assisted by J. Teague
3Q 10:43
52-54
T. Gibson makes free throw 1/1
3Q 10:43
53-54
J. Butler III makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Teague
3Q 09:27
56-54
P.J. Tucker makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 09:10
56-57
A. Wiggins makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Teague
3Q 08:51
59-57
T. Ariza makes free throw 2/2
3Q 08:08
59-58
J. Teague makes 26' three
Assisted by D. Rose
3Q 07:47
62-58
C. Paul makes 13' floater
3Q 07:11
62-60
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
3Q 06:17
63-60
G. Green makes 21' jump shot
Assisted by E. Gordon
3Q 05:15
63-62
D. Rose makes 17' jump shot
Assisted by J. Butler III
3Q 04:57
65-62
J. Harden makes 26' three
3Q 04:41
65-65
J. Harden makes free throw 1/1
3Q 04:41
65-66
C. Capela makes dunk
Assisted by E. Gordon
3Q 04:11
65-68
D. Rose makes layup
Assisted by T. Jones
3Q 03:28
67-68
D. Rose makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Crawford
3Q 03:00
70-68
J. Harden makes driving dunk
3Q 02:45
70-70
K. Towns makes 21' jump shot
Assisted by D. Rose
3Q 02:16
72-70
J. Harden makes 26' three
3Q 00:55
72-73
J. Harden makes driving layup
3Q 00:02
72-75
J. Harden makes free throw 1/1
3Q 00:02
72-76
E. Gordon makes 24' three
Assisted by C. Paul
4Q 11:46
72-79
J. Crawford makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Wiggins
4Q 11:24
75-79
C. Paul makes 10' jump shot
4Q 10:49
75-81
J. Teague makes 6' floater
4Q 10:33
77-81
G. Dieng makes 21' jump shot
Assisted by J. Teague
4Q 10:01
79-81
G. Green makes 9' floater
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 09:36
79-83
G. Dieng makes free throw 1/2
4Q 09:19
80-83
G. Dieng makes free throw 2/2
4Q 09:19
81-83
C. Paul makes 12' jump shot
4Q 08:58
81-85
J. Crawford makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Teague
4Q 08:03
84-85
J. Crawford makes free throw 1/2
4Q 06:49
85-85
J. Crawford makes free throw 2/2
4Q 06:49
86-85
E. Gordon makes 9' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by C. Paul
4Q 06:31
86-87
J. Harden makes 6' floater
4Q 05:28
86-89
J. Harden makes driving layup
4Q 04:48
86-91
J. Harden makes 28' three
4Q 04:27
86-94
J. Teague makes free throw 1/2
4Q 04:13
87-94
J. Teague makes free throw 2/2
4Q 04:13
88-94
J. Harden makes 26' three
4Q 03:50
88-97
J. Teague makes 7' jump shot
4Q 03:37
90-97
J. Teague makes free throw 1/1
4Q 03:37
91-97
J. Harden makes finger roll
4Q 03:17
91-99
J. Teague makes 9' floater
4Q 03:04
93-99
C. Capela makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 02:40
93-101
A. Wiggins makes free throw 1/3
4Q 02:23
94-101
A. Wiggins makes free throw 3/3
4Q 02:23
95-101
J. Harden makes free throw 1/2
4Q 01:30
95-102
A. Wiggins makes dunk
Assisted by D. Rose
4Q 01:26
97-102
J. Teague makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:26
98-102
J. Teague makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:26
99-102
C. Paul makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:21
99-103
C. Paul makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:21
99-104
K. Towns makes putback layup
4Q 00:14
101-104
35-80 (43.8%)
FG%
39-83 (47.0%)
8-23 (34.8%)
3PM
10-37 (27.0%)
23-28 (82.1%)
FTM
16-23 (69.6%)
47
Rebounds
37
11
Offensive Rebounds
8
36
Defensive Rebounds
29
22
Assists
15
3
Steals
8
2
Blocks
8
14
Turnovers
11
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
20
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
4
Biggest Lead
11
12
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
12
Ties
6
