Top Performers
Points
29
Harden
HOU
Rebounds
16
Towns
MIN
Assists
8
Teague
MIN
Threes
4
Anderson
HOU
37-81 (45.7%)
FG%
45-90 (50.0%)
15-41 (36.6%)
3PM
15-27 (55.6%)
16-25 (64.0%)
FTM
16-22 (72.7%)
39
Rebounds
41
7
Offensive Rebounds
8
32
Defensive Rebounds
33
18
Assists
29
4
Steals
9
3
Blocks
3
10
Turnovers
7
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
20
Fouls
16
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
4
Biggest Lead
19
8
Longest Unanswered Run
10
Lead Changes
7
Ties
4
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 Minnesota Timberwolves dominated the Houston Rockets, 121 to 105, in Game 3 of the 2018 First Round on April 21, 2018.
Game Info
April 21, 2018
Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
#8 Marc Davis (Head Official)
#73 Tre Maddox
#34 Kevin Cutler
#55 Bill Kennedy
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Ariza #1 | 34 | 6 | 4 (0) | 0 | 2 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 60.0 |
P.J. Tucker #17 | 23 | 4 | 5 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 29.1 |
C. Capela #15 | 27 | 7 | 11 (4) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 40.5 |
J. Harden #1 | 36 | 29 | 7 (0) | 7 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 4 | 2 | 9-21 | 3-8 | 8-10 | 57.1 |
C. Paul #3 | 30 | 17 | 3 (0) | 6 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 71.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Gordon #23 | 34 | 15 | 2 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 1 | 2 | 5-16 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 43.3 |
G. Green #14 | 21 | 10 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 0 | 4 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
R. Anderson #33 | 18 | 12 | 3 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | -11 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
Nene #31 | 11 | 4 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
T. Black #28 | 2 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
Z. Qi #9 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
A. Jackson #55 | 2 | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 56.8 |
J. Johnson #2 | |||||||||||||
L. Mbah a Moute #12 | |||||||||||||
C. Onuaku #21 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 105 | 39 (7) | 18 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 37-81 | 15-41 | 16-25 | 57.1 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Butler III #10 | 41 | 28 | 7 (0) | 5 | 1 | 0 | +19 | 1 | 2 | 10-19 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 64.7 |
A. Wiggins #22 | 35 | 20 | 5 (2) | 5 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 78.4 |
T. Gibson #67 | 25 | 2 | 4 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
K. Towns #32 | 39 | 18 | 16 (3) | 3 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 3 | 4 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 7-7 | 56.0 |
J. Teague #00 | 41 | 23 | 3 (0) | 8 | 1 | 0 | +18 | 1 | 4 | 9-14 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 75.1 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rose #1 | 21 | 17 | 0 (0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | +13 | 1 | 1 | 8-16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 53.1 |
J. Crawford #11 | 18 | 6 | 3 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 38.1 |
G. Dieng #5 | 9 | 5 | 0 (0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | +9 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
T. Jones #21 | 7 | 2 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
N. Bjelica #8 | 3 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
A. Brooks #0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
C. Aldrich #45 | |||||||||||||
M. Georges-Hunt #13 | |||||||||||||
J. Patton #13 | |||||||||||||
A. Jefferson #11 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 121 | 41 (8) | 29 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 45-90 | 15-27 | 16-22 | 60.7 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
T. Ariza makes 25' three
Assisted by C. Paul
1Q 11:45
J. Butler III makes 4' turnaround jump shot
1Q 10:57
3-2
C. Paul makes 11' jump shot
1Q 10:22
5-2
A. Wiggins makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Butler III
1Q 10:04
5-5
J. Butler III makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 09:35
5-8
C. Capela makes free throw 1/2
1Q 08:47
6-8
A. Wiggins makes 9' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 08:39
6-10
J. Teague makes 25' three
Assisted by A. Wiggins
1Q 08:06
6-13
J. Harden makes 24' three
1Q 07:39
9-13
J. Teague makes free throw 1/2
1Q 07:01
9-14
P.J. Tucker makes free throw 1/2
1Q 06:21
10-14
P.J. Tucker makes free throw 2/2
1Q 06:21
11-14
E. Gordon makes 26' three
Assisted by P.J. Tucker
1Q 05:38
14-14
T. Gibson makes 9' floater
Assisted by A. Wiggins
1Q 05:25
14-16
E. Gordon makes reverse layup
1Q 05:10
16-16
J. Butler III makes 8' floater
1Q 03:50
16-18
J. Butler III makes driving layup
Assisted by G. Dieng
1Q 03:24
16-20
Nene makes layup
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 03:05
18-20
J. Butler III makes 16' jump shot
1Q 02:45
18-22
J. Harden makes driving dunk
1Q 02:29
20-22
A. Wiggins makes free throw 1/2
1Q 02:16
20-23
A. Wiggins makes free throw 2/2
1Q 02:16
20-24
G. Green makes 27' three
Assisted by C. Paul
1Q 02:07
23-24
G. Green makes 22' three
Assisted by C. Paul
1Q 01:19
26-24
C. Paul makes driving layup
1Q 00:47
28-24
A. Wiggins makes 26' three
Assisted by K. Towns
1Q 00:36
28-27
D. Rose makes layup
Assisted by J. Crawford
2Q 11:20
28-29
K. Towns makes dunk
Assisted by J. Teague
2Q 10:46
28-31
J. Crawford makes 11' jump shot
Assisted by J. Butler III
2Q 10:23
28-33
G. Green makes 13' jump shot
Assisted by C. Capela
2Q 10:07
30-33
J. Crawford makes 24' three
Assisted by D. Rose
2Q 09:34
30-36
C. Paul makes 2' jump shot
2Q 09:12
32-36
J. Butler III makes driving layup
2Q 08:55
32-38
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
2Q 07:54
32-39
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
2Q 07:54
32-40
J. Harden makes 14' jump shot
2Q 07:42
34-40
D. Rose makes reverse layup
Assisted by J. Teague
2Q 07:17
34-42
D. Rose makes layup
Assisted by J. Crawford
2Q 06:23
34-44
C. Paul makes 4' fadeaway
2Q 06:02
36-44
D. Rose makes 17' jump shot
Assisted by J. Teague
2Q 05:46
36-46
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
2Q 04:19
37-46
D. Rose makes layup
Assisted by K. Towns
2Q 04:05
37-48
E. Gordon makes 23' three
Assisted by R. Anderson
2Q 03:17
40-48
K. Towns makes 3' hook shot
Assisted by A. Wiggins
2Q 02:44
40-50
E. Gordon makes 24' three
Assisted by C. Paul
2Q 02:25
43-50
C. Paul makes free throw 1/2
2Q 01:30
44-50
C. Paul makes free throw 2/2
2Q 01:30
45-50
J. Teague makes driving layup
2Q 01:23
45-52
J. Harden makes 25' three
2Q 01:02
48-52
T. Ariza makes 23' three
Assisted by C. Paul
2Q 00:43
51-52
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/2
3Q 11:10
51-53
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/2
3Q 11:10
51-54
C. Capela makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 10:56
53-54
C. Paul makes 26' three
3Q 10:29
56-54
J. Teague makes 5' floater
3Q 10:07
56-56
J. Harden makes driving layup
3Q 09:29
58-56
A. Wiggins makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Teague
3Q 08:50
58-59
J. Harden makes 26' three
3Q 08:12
61-59
J. Butler III makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Wiggins
3Q 07:55
61-62
J. Teague makes driving layup
3Q 07:34
61-64
C. Capela makes putback dunk
3Q 07:11
63-64
K. Towns makes layup
Assisted by J. Teague
3Q 06:55
63-66
A. Wiggins makes finger roll
Assisted by J. Teague
3Q 06:24
63-68
E. Gordon makes free throw 2/3
3Q 06:07
64-68
E. Gordon makes free throw 3/3
3Q 06:07
65-68
K. Towns makes 25' three
Assisted by A. Wiggins
3Q 05:55
65-71
R. Anderson makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 05:40
68-71
J. Butler III makes driving layup
3Q 05:02
68-73
J. Teague makes 4' floater
3Q 04:22
68-75
J. Harden makes free throw 1/2
3Q 04:10
69-75
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
3Q 04:10
70-75
T. Jones makes 11' jump shot
Assisted by J. Butler III
3Q 03:52
70-77
Nene makes driving dunk
Assisted by J. Harden
3Q 03:08
72-77
A. Wiggins makes 5' floater
3Q 02:45
72-79
K. Towns makes layup
Assisted by T. Jones
3Q 01:57
72-81
K. Towns makes free throw 1/1
3Q 01:57
72-82
R. Anderson makes 23' three
Assisted by E. Gordon
3Q 01:46
75-82
G. Dieng makes 23' three
Assisted by T. Gibson
3Q 00:53
75-85
J. Teague makes driving layup
3Q 00:22
75-87
D. Rose makes 16' jump shot
4Q 11:17
75-89
J. Teague makes 25' three
Assisted by G. Dieng
4Q 10:49
75-92
C. Paul makes 15' jump shot
4Q 10:38
77-92
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/3
4Q 10:14
77-93
J. Butler III makes free throw 3/3
4Q 10:14
77-94
G. Dieng makes driving dunk
4Q 09:58
77-96
R. Anderson makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 09:31
80-96
D. Rose makes driving layup
4Q 09:18
80-98
R. Anderson makes 23' three
Assisted by C. Paul
4Q 08:54
83-98
J. Harden makes finger roll
4Q 08:23
85-98
J. Crawford makes free throw 1/2
4Q 08:00
85-99
P.J. Tucker makes layup
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 07:48
87-99
J. Harden makes 7' jump shot
4Q 06:34
89-99
J. Harden makes free throw 1/1
4Q 06:34
90-99
J. Teague makes 5' floater
4Q 06:29
90-101
J. Teague makes free throw 1/1
4Q 06:29
90-102
J. Butler III makes 23' three
Assisted by D. Rose
4Q 05:59
90-105
J. Teague makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Butler III
4Q 05:38
90-108
C. Paul makes 10' fadeaway
4Q 05:19
92-108
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
4Q 05:04
92-109
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
4Q 05:04
92-110
J. Harden makes driving layup
4Q 04:54
94-110
J. Harden makes free throw 1/1
4Q 04:54
95-110
A. Wiggins makes 27' three
Assisted by K. Towns
4Q 04:35
95-113
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
4Q 04:24
96-113
C. Capela makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 03:47
98-113
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
4Q 03:23
98-114
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
4Q 03:23
98-115
J. Harden makes free throw 1/2
4Q 03:06
99-115
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
4Q 03:06
100-115
E. Gordon makes driving layup
4Q 02:26
102-115
D. Rose makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Butler III
4Q 02:10
102-118
G. Green makes layup
Assisted by T. Black
4Q 01:36
104-118
J. Butler III makes 25' three
4Q 01:15
104-121
A. Jackson makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:37
105-121
37-81 (45.7%)
FG%
45-90 (50.0%)
15-41 (36.6%)
3PM
15-27 (55.6%)
16-25 (64.0%)
FTM
16-22 (72.7%)
39
Rebounds
41
7
Offensive Rebounds
8
32
Defensive Rebounds
33
18
Assists
29
4
Steals
9
3
Blocks
3
10
Turnovers
7
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
20
Fouls
16
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
4
Biggest Lead
19
8
Longest Unanswered Run
10
Lead Changes
7
Ties
4
