Top Performers
Points
36
Harden
HOU
Rebounds
17
Capela
HOU
Assists
6
Paul
HOU
Threes
5
Harden
HOU
40-92 (43.5%)
FG%
39-84 (46.4%)
16-43 (37.2%)
3PM
8-22 (36.4%)
23-26 (88.5%)
FTM
14-23 (60.9%)
46
Rebounds
48
10
Offensive Rebounds
10
36
Defensive Rebounds
38
20
Assists
23
11
Steals
4
6
Blocks
1
7
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
17
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
35
Biggest Lead
7
12
Longest Unanswered Run
8
Lead Changes
5
Ties
5
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 were easily defeated by the Houston Rockets, 119 to 100, in Game 4 of the 2018 First Round on April 23, 2018.
Game Info
April 23, 2018
Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
#19 James Capers (Head Official)
#28 Kevin Scott
#16 David Guthrie
#56 Mark Ayotte
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Ariza #1 | 33 | 15 | 2 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +21 | 0 | 4 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 63.8 |
P.J. Tucker #17 | 24 | 3 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +25 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
C. Capela #15 | 32 | 14 | 17 (7) | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 54.9 |
J. Harden #1 | 33 | 36 | 4 (0) | 3 | 4 | 1 | +20 | 1 | 4 | 12-26 | 5-11 | 7-7 | 61.9 |
C. Paul #3 | 34 | 25 | 6 (1) | 6 | 5 | 0 | +14 | 1 | 1 | 9-17 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 66.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Gordon #23 | 30 | 18 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 60.5 |
R. Anderson #33 | 17 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
G. Green #14 | 16 | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 25.8 |
Nene #31 | 14 | 4 | 5 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 46.3 |
J. Johnson #2 | 2 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
T. Black #28 | 2 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
A. Jackson #55 | 2 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
L. Mbah a Moute #12 | |||||||||||||
C. Onuaku #21 | |||||||||||||
Z. Qi #9 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 119 | 46 (10) | 20 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 40-92 | 16-43 | 23-26 | 57.5 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Butler III #10 | 38 | 19 | 9 (2) | 5 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 1 | 2 | 7-17 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 49.5 |
A. Wiggins #22 | 29 | 14 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -30 | 1 | 3 | 5-14 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 44.4 |
T. Gibson #67 | 20 | 2 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -22 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
K. Towns #32 | 32 | 22 | 15 (5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 5 | 4 | 9-15 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 62.4 |
J. Teague #00 | 28 | 2 | 1 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 | -27 | 3 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 14.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rose #1 | 32 | 17 | 6 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 4 | 3 | 7-11 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 71.5 |
J. Crawford #11 | 24 | 10 | 2 (0) | 4 | 3 | 0 | +5 | 2 | 3 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 46.0 |
N. Bjelica #8 | 16 | 7 | 3 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 71.7 |
G. Dieng #5 | 16 | 3 | 5 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
A. Brooks #0 | 2 | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 69.4 |
M. Georges-Hunt #13 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
C. Aldrich #45 | |||||||||||||
T. Jones #21 | |||||||||||||
J. Patton #13 | |||||||||||||
A. Jefferson #11 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 100 | 48 (10) | 23 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 39-84 | 8-22 | 14-23 | 53.1 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
J. Butler III makes reverse layup
1Q 11:48
T. Gibson makes putback layup
1Q 11:10
T. Ariza makes 25' three
Assisted by C. Paul
1Q 11:04
3-4
T. Ariza makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Harden
1Q 10:32
6-4
A. Wiggins makes driving layup
1Q 10:15
6-6
T. Ariza makes free throw 1/2
1Q 10:08
7-6
T. Ariza makes free throw 2/2
1Q 10:08
8-6
T. Ariza makes 26' three
Assisted by C. Paul
1Q 09:08
11-6
J. Teague makes driving layup
1Q 06:48
11-8
J. Butler III makes 15' turnaround jump shot
1Q 04:22
11-10
J. Harden makes free throw 1/2
1Q 03:56
12-10
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
1Q 03:56
13-10
G. Dieng makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Butler III
1Q 03:15
13-13
E. Gordon makes 26' three
1Q 03:02
16-13
J. Butler III makes layup
Assisted by D. Rose
1Q 02:29
16-15
C. Capela makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:58
17-15
E. Gordon makes driving layup
Assisted by C. Paul
1Q 01:40
19-15
A. Wiggins makes layup
Assisted by D. Rose
1Q 00:47
19-17
D. Rose makes driving layup
1Q 00:32
19-19
C. Paul makes 9' floater
Assisted by C. Capela
1Q 00:26
21-19
J. Crawford makes driving layup
1Q 00:04
21-21
C. Capela makes dunk
Assisted by E. Gordon
2Q 11:46
23-21
J. Crawford makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Butler III
2Q 11:26
23-24
C. Paul makes 14' jump shot
2Q 11:13
25-24
K. Towns makes dunk
Assisted by J. Teague
2Q 11:01
25-26
J. Butler III makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Teague
2Q 10:41
25-28
C. Paul makes 10' jump shot
2Q 09:52
27-28
D. Rose makes layup
2Q 09:14
27-30
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/2
2Q 08:53
27-31
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/2
2Q 08:53
27-32
C. Capela makes layup
Assisted by C. Paul
2Q 08:33
29-32
K. Towns makes 4' turnaround hook shot
2Q 08:09
29-34
J. Crawford makes 20' jump shot
2Q 07:44
29-36
C. Capela makes layup
Assisted by T. Ariza
2Q 07:30
31-36
T. Ariza makes layup
Assisted by C. Paul
2Q 06:54
33-36
K. Towns makes layup
Assisted by J. Teague
2Q 06:39
33-38
K. Towns makes free throw 1/1
2Q 06:39
33-39
Nene makes layup
Assisted by J. Harden
2Q 06:24
35-39
J. Harden makes 9' floater
2Q 05:57
37-39
J. Harden makes 25' three
2Q 05:21
40-39
J. Harden makes 26' three
2Q 04:52
43-39
D. Rose makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Teague
2Q 04:33
43-42
E. Gordon makes 25' three
Assisted by R. Anderson
2Q 04:07
46-42
K. Towns makes dunk
Assisted by J. Teague
2Q 03:20
46-44
D. Rose makes driving layup
2Q 02:47
46-46
C. Paul makes driving layup
2Q 02:31
48-46
J. Harden makes reverse layup
2Q 01:07
50-46
D. Rose makes layup
Assisted by K. Towns
2Q 00:54
50-48
A. Wiggins makes free throw 1/2
2Q 00:32
50-49
J. Harden makes finger roll
3Q 10:58
52-49
C. Paul makes 26' three
3Q 10:19
55-49
J. Harden makes free throw 1/3
3Q 09:45
56-49
J. Harden makes free throw 2/3
3Q 09:45
57-49
J. Harden makes free throw 3/3
3Q 09:45
58-49
C. Paul makes 24' three
3Q 09:06
61-49
A. Wiggins makes 8' turnaround jump shot
3Q 08:49
61-51
J. Harden makes 12' jump shot
3Q 08:28
63-51
J. Harden makes 6' driving jump shot
3Q 08:06
65-51
J. Butler III makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Wiggins
3Q 07:51
65-54
J. Harden makes 24' three
Assisted by C. Capela
3Q 07:31
68-54
J. Harden makes driving layup
3Q 07:01
70-54
P.J. Tucker makes 22' three
Assisted by T. Ariza
3Q 06:37
73-54
J. Harden makes free throw 1/2
3Q 06:13
74-54
J. Harden makes free throw 2/2
3Q 06:13
75-54
C. Paul makes free throw 1/2
3Q 05:41
76-54
C. Paul makes free throw 2/2
3Q 05:41
77-54
K. Towns makes putback layup
3Q 05:33
77-56
K. Towns makes dunk
Assisted by D. Rose
3Q 05:14
77-58
J. Harden makes 27' three
3Q 05:03
80-58
A. Wiggins makes free throw 1/2
3Q 04:44
80-59
A. Wiggins makes free throw 2/2
3Q 04:44
80-60
J. Harden makes 26' three
Assisted by Nene
3Q 04:33
83-60
T. Ariza makes free throw 1/2
3Q 03:38
84-60
T. Ariza makes free throw 2/2
3Q 03:38
85-60
A. Wiggins makes dunk
Assisted by G. Dieng
3Q 03:28
85-62
E. Gordon makes free throw 1/2
3Q 02:38
86-62
E. Gordon makes free throw 2/2
3Q 02:38
87-62
D. Rose makes 21' jump shot
3Q 02:26
87-64
C. Paul makes 25' three
Assisted by E. Gordon
3Q 02:10
90-64
D. Rose makes free throw 2/2
3Q 02:03
90-65
C. Paul makes 12' jump shot
3Q 01:52
92-65
C. Paul makes free throw 1/2
3Q 00:46
93-65
C. Paul makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:46
94-65
J. Crawford makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:39
94-66
E. Gordon makes 23' three
Assisted by Nene
3Q 00:28
97-66
A. Wiggins makes 27' three
3Q 00:06
97-69
E. Gordon makes 28' three
Assisted by C. Paul
3Q 00:00
100-69
C. Paul makes 8' floater
4Q 11:32
102-69
Nene makes free throw 1/2
4Q 11:14
103-69
Nene makes free throw 2/2
4Q 11:14
104-69
N. Bjelica makes free throw 2/2
4Q 10:53
104-70
J. Butler III makes dunk
Assisted by N. Bjelica
4Q 10:20
104-72
C. Capela makes putback dunk
4Q 09:52
106-72
N. Bjelica makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Crawford
4Q 09:38
106-75
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/2
4Q 08:56
106-76
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/2
4Q 08:56
106-77
J. Crawford makes 22' jump shot
4Q 08:29
106-79
E. Gordon makes driving layup
4Q 08:06
108-79
K. Towns makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Butler III
4Q 07:54
108-81
K. Towns makes layup
Assisted by J. Butler III
4Q 07:12
108-83
K. Towns makes free throw 1/1
4Q 07:12
108-84
C. Capela makes dunk
Assisted by T. Ariza
4Q 06:52
110-84
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
4Q 06:42
110-85
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
4Q 06:42
110-86
C. Capela makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by J. Harden
4Q 06:23
112-86
N. Bjelica makes 23' three
Assisted by K. Towns
4Q 05:57
112-89
D. Rose makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Crawford
4Q 05:27
112-92
K. Towns makes 15' jump shot
Assisted by J. Butler III
4Q 04:51
112-94
C. Capela makes free throw 1/2
4Q 04:29
113-94
J. Butler III makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by D. Rose
4Q 04:16
113-96
J. Harden makes 6' floater
Assisted by C. Capela
4Q 03:53
115-96
A. Brooks makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Crawford
4Q 01:27
115-98
A. Brooks makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Crawford
4Q 01:00
115-100
G. Green makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:36
116-100
G. Green makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:36
117-100
J. Johnson makes 10' turnaround jump shot
4Q 00:10
119-100
40-92 (43.5%)
FG%
39-84 (46.4%)
16-43 (37.2%)
3PM
8-22 (36.4%)
23-26 (88.5%)
FTM
14-23 (60.9%)
46
Rebounds
48
10
Offensive Rebounds
10
36
Defensive Rebounds
38
20
Assists
23
11
Steals
4
6
Blocks
1
7
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
17
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
35
Biggest Lead
7
12
Longest Unanswered Run
8
Lead Changes
5
Ties
5
