Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
55
27
82
2705
56
19
34
97
45
46
22
14
64
31
16
47
7
37
11
10
14
123
4
1610
62
4
2721
1210
44
86
35
41
812
61
873
22
97
32
13
3327
6060
1614
74
5
2425
1310
54
35
24
69
47
45
92
03
138
51
24
3528
6060
16
6
38
27
12
44
8
3
38
8
6
14
2
9
3
1
33
60
10
2
20
21
10
48
6
5
83
12
1
13
2
7
2
3
27
60
16
7
44
24
13
54
3
2
67
4
4
8
0
13
5
2
35
60
14
4
29
25
10
40
5
4
80
7
5
12
3
8
1
4
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
37
6
14
43
2
8
25
1
2
50
2
3
5
6
1
1
0
1
15
10
none
James
Harden
James Harden
True
34
8
13
62
5
10
50
6
8
75
1
9
10
12
4
1
4
3
27
19
triple
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
True
32
7
17
41
6
15
40
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
0
0
0
2
20
17
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
30
3
9
33
2
6
33
2
3
67
5
5
10
7
3
0
1
2
10
13
double
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
True
29
11
12
92
0
0
0
0
3
0
5
5
10
2
1
3
2
1
22
18
double
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
False
26
4
12
33
3
10
30
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
0
1
0
3
11
-1
none
Lou
Williams
Lou Williams
False
24
1
11
9
1
7
14
4
4
100
0
5
5
4
1
0
2
0
7
-24
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
False
16
4
7
57
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
9
-8
none
Troy
Williams
Troy Williams
False
2
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
-4
none
Kyle
Wiltjer
Kyle Wiltjer
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-5
none
Bobby
Brown
Bobby Brown
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-5
none
Isaiah
Taylor
Isaiah Taylor
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-5
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
31
51
82
3567
23
11
48
91
48
53
15
11
73
39
10
49
3
37
7
15
15
118
4
87
61
70
2426
1312
54
15
03
20
1111
33
1144
10
910
10
52
3228
6060
35
13
37
1526
815
53
45
44
98
89
13
102
02
711
24
71
2137
6060
8
6
75
24
13
54
1
0
0
11
3
14
1
9
1
5
32
60
7
1
14
26
12
46
5
3
60
11
3
14
0
10
0
2
28
60
3
1
33
15
8
53
4
4
100
8
1
9
0
7
2
7
21
60
5
3
60
26
15
58
5
4
80
9
3
12
2
11
4
1
37
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
36
12
17
71
3
4
75
1
1
100
1
20
21
3
1
0
0
2
28
2
double
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
True
32
5
13
38
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
16
1
2
3
4
10
3
double
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
30
7
17
41
2
5
40
5
7
71
0
2
2
3
1
0
4
2
21
-33
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
27
3
8
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
8
2
0
0
3
2
6
-30
none
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
True
24
3
3
100
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
2
0
8
-13
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
28
6
9
67
3
4
75
2
2
100
1
3
4
7
2
1
1
1
17
10
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
21
9
18
50
1
6
17
3
5
60
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
1
22
10
none
Omri
Casspi
Omri Casspi
False
19
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
2
4
-7
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
15
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
0
0
1
1
2
19
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
14
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
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
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
The Houston Rockets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 123 - 118 Wednesday at Toyota Center . The final score of Wednesday 's contest suggests the game was a lot closer than it actually was , as while the team entered halftime tied up at 60 points each , the Rockets ( 55 - 27 ) elected to run away with the game in the third period , outscoring the Timberwolves ( 31 - 51 ) by 14 points and holding a lead as large as 17 . Minnesota attempted to inch their way back into the game over the course of the final 12 minutes , but they eventually just ran out of time . James Harden led the way with yet another triple - double to end the season , as he finished with a team - high 27 points , 12 assists and 10 rebounds in 35 minutes . Clint Capela added a double - double with 22 points and 10 rebounds , while Ryan Andersen added 20 points of his own on a night where the Houston starters were n't expected to play a full load . In the end , they ended up accounting for 94 of the team 's 123 points . As for the Timberwolves , with Wednesday 's loss , they end their year on a six - game losing streak and are now tied for the sixth - worst record in the NBA . Karl-Anthony Towns capped off a terrific individual season with yet another terrific individual performance , finishing with a game - high 28 points and 21 rebounds . Andrew Wiggins added 21 points of his own , while Shabazz Muhammed contributed in a big way off the bench , finishing with 22 points in just 22 minutes as a reserve . As a team , it was a superb shooting performance from Minnesota , as they hit 53 percent of their field goal attempts . They just gave a lackluster defensive effort in their final outing of the 2016 - 17 season .
The Houston Rockets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 123 - 118 Wednesday at Toyota Center. The final score of Wednesday's contest suggests the game was a lot closer than it actually was, as while the team entered halftime tied up at 60 points each, the Rockets (55 - 27) elected to run away with the game in the third period, outscoring the Timberwolves (31 - 51) by 14 points and holding a lead as large as 17. Minnesota attempted to inch their way back into the game over the course of the final 12 minutes, but they eventually just ran out of time. James Harden led the way with yet another triple - double to end the season, as he finished with a team - high 27 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in 35 minutes. Clint Capela added a double - double with 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Ryan Andersen added 20 points of his own on a night where the Houston starters weren't expected to play a full load. In the end, they ended up accounting for 94 of the team's 123 points. As for the Timberwolves, with Wednesday's loss, they end their year on a six - game losing streak and are now tied for the sixth - worst record in the NBA. Karl-Anthony Towns capped off a terrific individual season with yet another terrific individual performance, finishing with a game - high 28 points and 21 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins added 21 points of his own, while Shabazz Muhammed contributed in a big way off the bench, finishing with 22 points in just 22 minutes as a reserve. As a team, it was a superb shooting performance from Minnesota, as they hit 53 percent of their field goal attempts. They just gave a lackluster defensive effort in their final outing of the 2016 - 17 season.
The Houston Rockets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 123 - 118 Wednesday at Toyota Center. The final score of Wednesday's contest suggests the game was a lot closer than it actually was, as while the team entered halftime tied up at 60 points each, the Rockets (55 - 27) elected to run away with the game in the third period, outscoring the Timberwolves (31 - 51) by 14 points and holding a lead as large as 17. Minnesota attempted to inch their way back into the game over the course of the final 12 minutes, but they eventually just ran out of time. James Harden led the way with yet another triple - double to end the season, as he finished with a team - high 27 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in 35 minutes. Clint Capela added a double - double with 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Ryan Andersen added 20 points of his own on a night where the Houston starters weren't expected to play a full load. In the end, they ended up accounting for 94 of the team's 123 points. As for the Timberwolves, with Wednesday's loss, they end their year on a six - game losing streak and are now tied for the sixth - worst record in the NBA. Karl-Anthony Towns capped off a terrific individual season with yet another terrific individual performance, finishing with a game - high 28 points and 21 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins added 21 points of his own, while Shabazz Muhammed contributed in a big way off the bench, finishing with 22 points in just 22 minutes as a reserve. As a team, it was a superb shooting performance from Minnesota, as they hit 53 percent of their field goal attempts. They just gave a lackluster defensive effort in their final outing of the 2016 - 17 season.
<GAME> <DATE> 12 April 2017 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 123 <WINS-LOSSES> 55 27 <QTRS> 33 27 35 28 <TEAM-AST> 37 <3PT> 19 <TEAM-FG> 45 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 47 <TEAM-TO> 10 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE>    <NEXT-DAY>  <NEXT-STADIUM>  <NEXT-CITY>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME>  <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 118 <WINS-LOSSES> 31 51 <QTRS> 32 28 21 37 <TEAM-AST> 37 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 48 <TEAM-FT> 11 <TEAM-REB> 49 <TEAM-TO> 15 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE>    <NEXT-DAY>  <NEXT-STADIUM>  <NEXT-CITY>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME>  <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 27 <FG> 8 13 62 <FG3> 5 10 50 <FT> 6 8 75 <REB> 10 <AST> 12 <STL> 4 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> triple <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 22 <FG> 11 12 92 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 3 0 <REB> 10 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 5 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 6 15 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 2 8 25 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 3 10 30 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 10 <AST> 7 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lou Williams <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 7 <FG> 1 11 9 <FG3> 1 7 14 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Troy Williams <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 2 <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> Montrezl Harrell <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> Isaiah Taylor <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 1 <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> Bobby Brown <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 1 <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> Kyle Wiltjer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 1 <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> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 28 <FG> 12 17 71 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 21 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 20 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 22 <FG> 9 18 50 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 21 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 5 7 71 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 7 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 16 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Brandon Rush <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Omri Casspi <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <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> 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> Jordan Hill <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> Nemanja Bjelica <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> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none