Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
7
19
26
2553
3540
21
7
33
92
41
45
27
20
74
42
13
55
6
29
9
21
21
109
4
65
22
34
2323
913
39
67
45
67
911
43
954
01
77
32
32
2433
6060
35
01
3
1920
96
5
63
52
83
99
32
131
23
85
22
75
2315
6060
6
2
33
23
9
39
6
4
67
9
4
13
0
7
3
3
24
60
5
2
40
23
13
57
7
5
71
11
3
14
1
7
2
2
33
60
3
0
0
19
9
47
6
5
83
9
3
12
2
8
2
7
23
60
5
1
20
20
6
30
3
2
67
9
2
11
3
5
2
5
15
60
2
2
100
7
4
57
5
4
80
4
1
5
0
2
0
4
14
25
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
44
9
18
50
3
7
43
3
5
60
0
2
2
6
1
0
8
4
24
-1
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
43
5
17
29
0
2
0
3
4
75
2
4
6
5
3
1
1
3
13
-3
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
42
15
28
54
1
4
25
10
12
83
2
14
16
5
0
1
6
4
41
-4
double
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
41
2
7
29
1
2
50
2
2
100
2
6
8
7
4
0
3
1
7
-11
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
32
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
1
0
2
0
3
4
7
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
17
3
7
43
0
1
0
2
4
50
2
4
6
1
0
1
2
0
8
0
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
15
4
6
67
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
0
0
1
2
10
-2
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
12
1
6
17
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
19
December
2016
Monday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Suns
Phoenix
True
Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
21
7
28
3374
3375
51
17
33
96
39
41
20
16
80
37
10
47
4
25
14
16
22
111
4
139
51
37
2020
96
5
64
53
83
117
12
129
01
92
30
65
2816
6060
1113
36
3
2523
911
36
20
20
100
610
42
652
12
58
63
32
2328
6060
13
5
38
20
9
45
6
5
83
11
1
12
0
9
3
6
28
60
9
1
11
20
6
30
4
3
75
7
2
9
1
2
0
5
16
60
11
3
27
25
9
36
2
2
100
6
4
10
1
5
6
3
23
60
13
6
46
23
11
48
0
0
0
10
2
12
2
8
3
2
28
60
5
2
40
8
4
50
8
6
75
3
1
4
0
1
2
0
16
25
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
43
2
6
33
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
8
10
4
2
0
1
5
6
5
none
James
Harden
James Harden
True
42
8
20
40
3
11
27
9
11
82
0
9
9
13
1
2
7
5
28
4
double
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
38
4
16
25
3
11
27
0
0
0
1
4
5
0
3
0
2
1
11
2
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
True
35
9
19
47
7
16
44
3
4
75
3
3
6
0
3
1
2
2
28
5
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
True
15
5
5
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
0
0
1
1
10
-1
none
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
False
35
7
15
47
4
10
40
2
2
100
1
5
6
4
2
0
1
3
20
9
none
Sam
Dekker
Sam Dekker
False
17
1
4
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
0
0
1
0
2
2
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
13
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
-11
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
False
13
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
3
0
1
1
2
-3
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
10
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
-2
none
Tyler
Ennis
Tyler Ennis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kyle
Wiltjer
Kyle Wiltjer
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
20
December
2016
Tuesday
Toyota Center
Houston
Spurs
San Antonio
True
The Rockets launched 51 three - point attempts and converted on 17 of them . Three players scored 20 or more points for Houston , led by James Harden , who finished with 28 points , along with 13 assists , nine rebounds , two blocks and one steal , in 43 minutes . Ryan Anderson poured in 28 points of his own , on 9 - of - 19 shooting , including 7 - of - 16 from long range . Eric Gordon continued his strong play as he chipped in 20 points , six rebounds , four assists and two steals , in 36 minutes off the bench . Meanwhile , Karl-Anthony Towns came up with the line of the night as he dropped 41 points on 15 - of - 28 shooting , to go along with 15 rebounds and five assists , in 43 minutes . Zach LaVine added 24 points but had a troublesome eight turnovers , while Andrew Wiggins struggled shooting , going 5 - of - 17 from the field , on his way to 13 points . The Houston Rockets earned their tenth - straight win and did it in epic fashion as they came back from a 12 - point deficit with two and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter , to defeat the host Minnesota Timberwolves , 111 - 109 , in overtime , at Target Center on Saturday evening . The Timberwolves ( 7 - 19 ) led the entire second half and were ahead 93 - 81 with two and a half minutes to go but fell apart in the final minutes , allowing the Rockets ( 21 - 7 ) to come back thanks to a clutch three by Trevor Ariza with six seconds remaining , that sent the game to overtime . James Harden scored the Rockets ' first seven points in overtime , followed by a three from Eric Gordon and some clutch team free throw shooting to finish off a 30 - 16 run by Houston in the final seven and a half minutes of action , and seal the win . Harden was one assist shy of his third - straight triple - double as he finished with 28 points , 13 assists and nine rebounds , in 43 minutes of action . Ryan Anderson got out to a hot start , shooting 3 - of - 5 from long range in the first quarter ; he finished the game 7 - of - 16 from downtown , with 28 points . Eric Gordon continued his strong play , with 20 points , six rebounds and four assists , in 36 minutes off the bench . The Rockets shot 17 - of - 51 from long range and 41 percent from the field overall . This marked the second night of a back - to - back and third game in four nights for the Rockets , however they dug deep to move to 50 on the second night of a back - to back , and 11 - 5 on the road . Houston now looks ahead to Tuesday when it hosts the Spurs . Karl-Anthony Towns had a monstrous night for the T-Wolves , with a game - high 41 points on 15 - of - 28 shooting , along with 15 rebounds and five assists , in 43 minutes . Zach LaVine added 24 points , along with six assists , while Andrew Wiggins was quiet offensively with only 13 points , to go along with six rebounds , five assists and three steals . The Timberwolves gave up 22 turnovers in the game including a few late , which cost them what could have been a great win . They will look to bounce back as they play host to the Suns on Monday .
The Rockets launched 51 three - point attempts and converted on 17 of them. Three players scored 20 or more points for Houston, led by James Harden, who finished with 28 points, along with 13 assists, nine rebounds, two blocks and one steal, in 43 minutes. Ryan Anderson poured in 28 points of his own, on 9 - of - 19 shooting, including 7 - of - 16 from long range. Eric Gordon continued his strong play as he chipped in 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals, in 36 minutes off the bench. Meanwhile, Karl-Anthony Towns came up with the line of the night as he dropped 41 points on 15 - of - 28 shooting, to go along with 15 rebounds and five assists, in 43 minutes. Zach LaVine added 24 points but had a troublesome eight turnovers, while Andrew Wiggins struggled shooting, going 5 - of - 17 from the field, on his way to 13 points.
The Rockets launched 51 three - point attempts and converted on 17 of them. Three players scored 20 or more points for Houston, led by James Harden, who finished with 28 points, along with 13 assists, nine rebounds, two blocks and one steal, in 43 minutes. Ryan Anderson poured in 28 points of his own, on 9 - of - 19 shooting, including 7 - of - 16 from long range. Eric Gordon continued his strong play as he chipped in 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals, in 36 minutes off the bench. Meanwhile, Karl-Anthony Towns came up with the line of the night as he dropped 41 points on 15 - of - 28 shooting, to go along with 15 rebounds and five assists, in 43 minutes. Zach LaVine added 24 points but had a troublesome eight turnovers, while Andrew Wiggins struggled shooting, going 5 - of - 17 from the field, on his way to 13 points. The Houston Rockets earned their tenth - straight win and did it in epic fashion as they came back from a 12 - point deficit with two and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter, to defeat the host Minnesota Timberwolves, 111 - 109, in overtime, at Target Center on Saturday evening. The Timberwolves (7 - 19) led the entire second half and were ahead 93 - 81 with two and a half minutes to go but fell apart in the final minutes, allowing the Rockets (21 - 7) to come back thanks to a clutch three by Trevor Ariza with six seconds remaining, that sent the game to overtime. James Harden scored the Rockets' first seven points in overtime, followed by a three from Eric Gordon and some clutch team free throw shooting to finish off a 30 - 16 run by Houston in the final seven and a half minutes of action, and seal the win. Harden was one assist shy of his third - straight triple - double as he finished with 28 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds, in 43 minutes of action. Ryan Anderson got out to a hot start, shooting 3 - of - 5 from long range in the first quarter; he finished the game 7 - of - 16 from downtown, with 28 points. Eric Gordon continued his strong play, with 20 points, six rebounds and four assists, in 36 minutes off the bench. The Rockets shot 17 - of - 51 from long range and 41 percent from the field overall. This marked the second night of a back - to - back and third game in four nights for the Rockets, however they dug deep to move to 50 on the second night of a back - to back, and 11 - 5 on the road. Houston now looks ahead to Tuesday when it hosts the Spurs. Karl-Anthony Towns had a monstrous night for the T-Wolves, with a game - high 41 points on 15 - of - 28 shooting, along with 15 rebounds and five assists, in 43 minutes. Zach LaVine added 24 points, along with six assists, while Andrew Wiggins was quiet offensively with only 13 points, to go along with six rebounds, five assists and three steals. The Timberwolves gave up 22 turnovers in the game including a few late, which cost them what could have been a great win. They will look to bounce back as they play host to the Suns on Monday.
<GAME> <DATE> 17 December 2016 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 109 <WINS-LOSSES> 7 19 <QTRS> 24 33 23 15 <TEAM-AST> 29 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 20 <TEAM-REB> 55 <TEAM-TO> 21 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 19 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Suns <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 111 <WINS-LOSSES> 21 7 <QTRS> 28 16 23 28 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 17 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 47 <TEAM-TO> 16 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 20 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Spurs <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 41 <FG> 15 28 54 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 10 12 83 <REB> 16 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 14 <OREB> 2 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 44 <PTS> 24 <FG> 9 18 50 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 8 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 43 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 17 29 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 6 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 7 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Rush <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 28 <FG> 9 19 47 <FG3> 7 16 44 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 28 <FG> 8 20 40 <FG3> 3 11 27 <FT> 9 11 82 <REB> 9 <AST> 13 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 0 <TO> 7 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 4 10 40 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 16 25 <FG3> 3 11 27 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 5 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 43 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sam Dekker <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Wiltjer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ennis <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none