Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
49
23
72
815
1227
44
20
45
83
44
53
17
12
71
28
13
41
6
34
10
17
26
120
4
128
54
42
2416
1210
50
26
25
96
85
63
148
12
107
33
67
3129
6060
1212
65
5
2023
1012
50
63
41
65
69
31
100
12
710
31
31
3030
6060
12
5
42
24
12
50
2
2
100
8
6
14
1
10
3
6
31
60
8
4
50
16
10
62
6
5
83
5
3
8
2
7
3
7
29
60
12
6
50
20
10
50
6
4
67
6
3
9
1
7
3
3
30
60
12
5
42
23
12
52
3
1
33
9
1
10
2
10
1
1
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
42
5
12
42
4
10
40
0
0
0
1
4
5
5
1
0
4
4
14
12
none
Josh
Smith
Josh Smith
True
39
6
8
75
3
5
60
1
2
50
4
5
9
11
0
3
6
5
16
7
double
James
Harden
James Harden
True
36
9
19
47
6
12
50
9
10
90
1
3
4
8
5
0
3
4
33
10
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
True
27
6
7
86
5
6
83
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
0
1
0
2
17
6
none
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
True
19
8
9
89
0
0
0
2
4
50
1
3
4
0
2
1
0
2
18
20
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
28
5
13
38
1
5
20
0
1
0
3
7
10
2
1
0
2
3
11
8
double
Pablo
Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
False
19
1
6
17
1
6
17
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
1
1
3
6
none
Joey
Dorsey
Joey Dorsey
False
16
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
1
0
1
1
3
6
-6
none
Nick
Johnson
Nick Johnson
False
5
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
-8
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-5
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
29
March
2015
Sunday
Verizon Center
Washington
Wizards
Washington
False
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
16
56
72
1102
817
14
6
43
76
37
49
34
30
88
25
6
31
1
26
6
13
13
110
4
22
12
55
1913
97
5
415
312
75
54
10
64
00
64
12
35
2228
6060
46
21
46
2024
1110
55
69
69
100
511
23
534
10
97
30
32
3030
6060
2
1
50
19
9
47
4
3
75
5
1
6
0
6
1
3
22
60
2
2
100
13
7
54
15
12
80
4
0
4
0
4
2
5
28
60
4
2
50
20
11
55
6
6
100
5
2
7
1
9
3
3
30
60
6
1
17
24
10
42
9
9
100
11
3
14
0
7
0
2
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
42
2
8
25
2
3
67
5
5
100
0
3
3
8
0
0
5
2
11
2
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
41
9
17
53
1
2
50
12
15
80
2
2
4
4
0
0
3
1
31
-9
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
38
7
11
64
0
0
0
4
4
100
3
9
12
4
1
1
0
1
18
-1
double
Lorenzo
Brown
Lorenzo Brown
True
36
3
11
27
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
5
3
0
2
2
6
-11
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
True
25
6
11
55
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
4
4
4
0
0
1
3
14
-4
none
Chase
Budinger
Chase Budinger
False
29
7
10
70
3
4
75
6
6
100
0
4
4
0
0
0
1
3
23
-7
none
Sean
Kilpatrick
Sean Kilpatrick
False
17
2
5
40
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
4
-11
none
Justin
Hamilton
Justin Hamilton
False
9
1
3
33
0
1
0
1
2
50
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
3
-9
none
Anthony
Bennett
Anthony Bennett
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kevin
Garnett
Kevin Garnett
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Robbie
Hummel
Robbie Hummel
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kevin
Martin
Kevin Martin
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
29
March
2015
Sunday
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans
Pelicans
New Orleans
False
The Houston Rockets ( 49 - 23 ) won their third straight game in Friday 's 120 - 110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves ( 16 - 56 ) . The win clinched a playoff berth for the Rockets , who are currently half a game behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the two seed . The Rocket converted a season - high 20 three - pointers on 44 attempts , accounting for more than half their shots . In his bid for the MVP trophy , James Harden produced 33 points , eight assists , five steals , four rebounds , and six three - pointers in 37 minutes . Josh Smith nearly recorded a triple - double , compiling 16 points , a team - high 11 assists , nine rebounds , three blocks and three three - pointers in 40 minutes as the starting power forward , taking the injured Donatas Motiejunas ' spot . Motiejunas is expected to miss 1 - 2 weeks with lower back issues . Dwight Howard played 20 minutes in his second game since returning from a knee injury and scored 18 points . Potential Rookie of the Year Andrew Wiggins scored 31 points , dished out four assists , grabbed four rebounds , and hit one three - pointer in 41 minutes . His rookie teammate , Zach LaVine , played a team - high 42 minutes and notched 11 points and eight assists . Chase Budinger provided 23 points off the bench in 29 minutes , increasing his average to 13 points per game over the last eight contests . The Timberwolves attempted double the amount of free throws as the Rockets , sinking 30 - of - 34 as a team . The Rockets begin a two - game road trip Sunday against the Washington Wizards , Trevor Ariza 's former employer . The Timberwolves conclude a two - game road trip Sunday against the New Orleans Pelicans .
The Houston Rockets (49 - 23) won their third straight game in Friday's 120 - 110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves (16 - 56). The win clinched a playoff berth for the Rockets, who are currently half a game behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the two seed. The Rocket converted a season - high 20 three - pointers on 44 attempts, accounting for more than half their shots. In his bid for the MVP trophy, James Harden produced 33 points, eight assists, five steals, four rebounds, and six three - pointers in 37 minutes. Josh Smith nearly recorded a triple - double, compiling 16 points, a team - high 11 assists, nine rebounds, three blocks and three three - pointers in 40 minutes as the starting power forward, taking the injured Donatas Motiejunas' spot. Motiejunas is expected to miss 1 - 2 weeks with lower back issues. Dwight Howard played 20 minutes in his second game since returning from a knee injury and scored 18 points. Potential Rookie of the Year Andrew Wiggins scored 31 points, dished out four assists, grabbed four rebounds, and hit one three - pointer in 41 minutes. His rookie teammate, Zach LaVine, played a team - high 42 minutes and notched 11 points and eight assists. Chase Budinger provided 23 points off the bench in 29 minutes, increasing his average to 13 points per game over the last eight contests. The Timberwolves attempted double the amount of free throws as the Rockets, sinking 30 - of - 34 as a team. The Rockets begin a two - game road trip Sunday against the Washington Wizards, Trevor Ariza's former employer. The Timberwolves conclude a two - game road trip Sunday against the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Houston Rockets (49 - 23) won their third straight game in Friday's 120 - 110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves (16 - 56). The win clinched a playoff berth for the Rockets, who are currently half a game behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the two seed. The Rocket converted a season - high 20 three - pointers on 44 attempts, accounting for more than half their shots. In his bid for the MVP trophy, James Harden produced 33 points, eight assists, five steals, four rebounds, and six three - pointers in 37 minutes. Josh Smith nearly recorded a triple - double, compiling 16 points, a team - high 11 assists, nine rebounds, three blocks and three three - pointers in 40 minutes as the starting power forward, taking the injured Donatas Motiejunas' spot. Motiejunas is expected to miss 1 - 2 weeks with lower back issues. Dwight Howard played 20 minutes in his second game since returning from a knee injury and scored 18 points. Potential Rookie of the Year Andrew Wiggins scored 31 points, dished out four assists, grabbed four rebounds, and hit one three - pointer in 41 minutes. His rookie teammate, Zach LaVine, played a team - high 42 minutes and notched 11 points and eight assists. Chase Budinger provided 23 points off the bench in 29 minutes, increasing his average to 13 points per game over the last eight contests. The Timberwolves attempted double the amount of free throws as the Rockets, sinking 30 - of - 34 as a team. The Rockets begin a two - game road trip Sunday against the Washington Wizards, Trevor Ariza's former employer. The Timberwolves conclude a two - game road trip Sunday against the New Orleans Pelicans.
<GAME> <DATE> 27 March 2015 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 120 <WINS-LOSSES> 49 23 <QTRS> 31 29 30 30 <TEAM-AST> 34 <3PT> 20 <TEAM-FG> 44 <TEAM-FT> 12 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 17 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 29 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Verizon Center <NEXT-CITY> Washington <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Washington <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Wizards <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 110 <WINS-LOSSES> 16 56 <QTRS> 22 28 30 30 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 30 <TEAM-REB> 31 <TEAM-TO> 13 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 29 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <NEXT-CITY> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pelicans <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 33 <FG> 9 19 47 <FG3> 6 12 50 <FT> 9 10 90 <REB> 4 <AST> 8 <STL> 5 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 18 <FG> 8 9 89 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 7 86 <FG3> 5 6 83 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Smith <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 9 <AST> 11 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 4 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 4 10 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 10 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Joey Dorsey <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Pablo Prigioni <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nick Johnson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 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> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <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> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <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> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 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> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 31 <FG> 9 17 53 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 12 15 80 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chase Budinger <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 23 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 12 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 11 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lorenzo Brown <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sean Kilpatrick <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justin Hamilton <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <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> Kevin Martin <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <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> Robbie Hummel <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <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> Kevin Garnett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <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> Anthony Bennett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <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