Refs: Marc Davis, Brandon Adair, John Butler
Play-by-Play (512 Plays)
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| Clock | Team | Play Description | MIN - HOU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 0.0 | End of Game | 141 - 123 | |
| Q4 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 141 - 123 | |
| Q4 18.8 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | 141 - 123 |
| Q4 20.0 | HOU | Josh Christopher misses 24-foot three point jumper | 141 - 123 |
| Q4 29.0 | MIN | Josh Okogie makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan McLaughlin assists) +2 | 141 - 123 |
| Q4 39.3 | HOU | David Nwaba makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 139 - 123 |
| Q4 39.3 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 139 - 122 |
| Q4 39.3 | HOU | David Nwaba misses free throw 1 of 2 | 139 - 122 |
| Q4 39.3 | MIN | Nathan Knight shooting foul | 139 - 122 |
| Q4 48.2 | MIN | Nathan Knight out of bounds bad pass turnover | 139 - 122 |
| Q4 55.0 | MIN | Nathan Knight defensive rebound | 139 - 122 |
| Q4 55.9 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses 26-foot three point jumper | 139 - 122 |
| Q4 1:05 | MIN | Nathan Knight makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 139 - 122 |
| Q4 1:05 | MIN | Nathan Knight makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 138 - 122 |
| Q4 1:05 | MIN | Double technical foul: Jordan McLaughlin and Garrison Mathews | 137 - 122 |
| Q4 1:05 | HOU | Garrison Mathews shooting foul | 137 - 122 |
| Q4 1:22 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes dunk (Daishen Nix assists) +2 | 137 - 122 |
| Q4 1:32 | HOU | Daishen Nix defensive rebound | 137 - 120 |
| Q4 1:33 | MIN | Jake Layman misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 137 - 120 |
| Q4 1:43 | HOU | David Nwaba makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 137 - 120 |
| Q4 1:43 | MIN | Nathan Knight enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt | 137 - 119 |
| Q4 1:43 | MIN | Jake Layman enters the game for Jaden McDaniels | 137 - 119 |
| Q4 1:43 | MIN | Jordan McLaughlin enters the game for Anthony Edwards | 137 - 119 |
| Q4 1:43 | HOU | David Nwaba makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 137 - 119 |
| Q4 1:43 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell shooting foul | 137 - 118 |
| Q4 1:53 | HOU | Josh Christopher offensive rebound | 137 - 118 |
| Q4 1:56 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper | 137 - 118 |
| Q4 2:11 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes technical free throw +1 | 137 - 118 |
| Q4 2:11 | HOU | Daishen Nix technical foul (1st technical foul) | 136 - 118 |
| Q4 2:14 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Jaylen Nowell assists) +2 | 136 - 118 |
| Q4 2:33 | MIN | Josh Okogie enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns | 134 - 118 |
| Q4 2:33 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 134 - 118 |
| Q4 2:33 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 134 - 118 |
| Q4 2:34 | HOU | Daishen Nix makes dunk (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists) +2 | 134 - 118 |
| Q4 2:37 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass (Garrison Mathews steals) | 134 - 116 |
| Q4 2:51 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes 24-foot three point jumper (Daishen Nix assists) +3 | 134 - 116 |
| Q4 2:55 | HOU | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | 134 - 113 |
| Q4 2:56 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt misses tip shot | 134 - 113 |
| Q4 2:56 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | 134 - 113 |
| Q4 2:59 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses two point shot | 134 - 113 |
| Q4 3:08 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 134 - 113 |
| Q4 3:09 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses 27-foot three point jumper | 134 - 113 |
| Q4 3:14 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 134 - 113 |
| Q4 3:14 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate | 133 - 113 |
| Q4 3:14 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 133 - 113 |
| Q4 3:14 | MIN | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:14 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses technical free throw | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:14 | MIN | delay techfoul | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:14 | HOU | Garrison Mathews personal take foul | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:15 | HOU | Daishen Nix bad pass (Anthony Edwards steals) | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:23 | HOU | Daishen Nix defensive rebound | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:25 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:38 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:40 | HOU | Josh Christopher misses two point shot | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:41 | HOU | Josh Christopher offensive rebound | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:44 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses 27-foot three point jumper | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:51 | HOU | Josh Christopher defensive rebound | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:54 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 4:13 | HOU | Josh Christopher out of bounds lost ball turnover | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 4:22 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) +3 | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 4:39 | HOU | Daishen Nix makes driving layup +2 | 129 - 113 |
| Q4 4:47 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) +2 | 129 - 111 |
| Q4 5:14 | HOU | David Nwaba makes 1-foot driving dunk +2 | 127 - 111 |
| Q4 5:19 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul | 127 - 109 |
| Q4 5:31 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1 +1 | 127 - 109 |
| Q4 5:31 | HOU | David Nwaba shooting foul | 126 - 109 |
| Q4 5:31 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot +2 | 126 - 109 |
| Q4 5:31 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 124 - 109 |
| Q4 5:31 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup | 124 - 109 |
| Q4 5:43 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate makes dunk +2 | 124 - 109 |
| Q4 5:43 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 5:48 | HOU | David Nwaba misses layup | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 5:54 | HOU | David Nwaba defensive rebound | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 5:57 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels misses 27-foot three point jumper | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 6:02 | HOU | Daishen Nix personal foul | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 6:24 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Naz Reid | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 6:24 | MIN | Anthony Edwards enters the game for Malik Beasley | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 6:24 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 6:24 | HOU | David Nwaba makes two point shot +2 | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 6:24 | HOU | David Nwaba offensive rebound | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:25 | HOU | Naz Reid blocks David Nwaba 's 1-foot layup | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:32 | HOU | Daishen Nix defensive rebound | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:34 | MIN | David Nwaba blocks Jaden McDaniels's driving layup | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:43 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:44 | HOU | Josh Christopher misses 25-foot three point jumper | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:49 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt lost ball turnover (Jae'Sean Tate steals) | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:53 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:53 | MIN | Malik Beasley misses 27-foot three point jumper | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 7:01 | HOU | Garrison Mathews makes layup (Josh Christopher assists) +2 | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 7:16 | HOU | Rockets defensive team rebound | 124 - 103 |
| Q4 7:19 | MIN | Naz Reid misses 27-foot three point jumper | 124 - 103 |
| Q4 7:24 | HOU | Daishen Nix enters the game for Eric Gordon | 124 - 103 |
| Q4 7:24 | HOU | David Nwaba personal foul | 124 - 103 |
| Q4 7:34 | HOU | Garrison Mathews makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists) +3 | 124 - 103 |
| Q4 7:47 | HOU | David Nwaba defensive rebound | 124 - 100 |
| Q4 7:48 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt misses tip shot | 124 - 100 |
| Q4 7:48 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | 124 - 100 |
| Q4 7:49 | MIN | Naz Reid misses two point shot | 124 - 100 |
| Q4 7:50 | MIN | Naz Reid offensive rebound | 124 - 100 |
| Q4 7:51 | MIN | Malik Beasley misses two point shot | 124 - 100 |
| Q4 8:06 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate makes 4-foot two point shot (Josh Christopher assists) +2 | 124 - 100 |
| Q4 8:15 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 124 - 98 |
| Q4 8:15 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) +2 | 124 - 98 |
| Q4 8:23 | MIN | Naz Reid defensive rebound | 122 - 98 |
| Q4 8:23 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper | 122 - 98 |
| Q4 8:40 | HOU | David Nwaba defensive rebound | 122 - 98 |
| Q4 8:40 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 2 of 2 | 122 - 98 |
| Q4 8:40 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 122 - 98 |
| Q4 8:40 | MIN | Timberwolves delay of game violation | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 8:40 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 8:48 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 8:49 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses three point jumper | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 8:55 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell personal take foul | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 8:55 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt bad pass (Josh Christopher steals) | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 9:00 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 9:01 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels misses alley oop dunk shot | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 9:10 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists) +3 | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 9:27 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) +2 | 121 - 95 |
| Q4 9:40 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Kenyon Martin Jr. | 119 - 95 |
| Q4 9:40 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 119 - 95 |
| Q4 9:40 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 119 - 95 |
| Q4 9:40 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses 26-foot three point jumper | 119 - 95 |
| Q4 9:49 | MIN | Malik Beasley makes 2-foot dunk (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) +2 | 119 - 95 |
| Q4 9:54 | HOU | Josh Christopher bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals) | 117 - 95 |
| Q4 10:01 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell loose ball foul | 117 - 95 |
| Q4 10:04 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 117 - 95 |
| Q4 10:04 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1 | 117 - 95 |
| Q4 10:04 | MIN | Naz Reid shooting foul | 117 - 95 |
| Q4 10:04 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 4-foot layup (Josh Christopher assists) +2 | 117 - 95 |
| Q4 10:16 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) +3 | 117 - 93 |
| Q4 10:21 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 114 - 93 |
| Q4 10:21 | HOU | David Nwaba misses layup | 114 - 93 |
| Q4 10:39 | MIN | Malik Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) +3 | 114 - 93 |
| Q4 10:43 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | 111 - 93 |
| Q4 10:46 | HOU | Naz Reid blocks Kenyon Martin Jr. 's 2-foot driving layup | 111 - 93 |
| Q4 10:55 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | 111 - 93 |
| Q4 10:56 | MIN | Malik Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper | 111 - 93 |
| Q4 11:15 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes two point shot +2 | 111 - 93 |
| Q4 11:22 | HOU | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | 111 - 91 |
| Q4 11:23 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 111 - 91 |
| Q4 11:38 | HOU | Garrison Mathews makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists) +3 | 111 - 91 |
| Q4 12:00 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns | 111 - 88 |
| Q4 12:00 | MIN | Naz Reid enters the game for Josh Okogie | 111 - 88 |
| Q4 12:00 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jaylen Nowell | 111 - 88 |
| Q4 12:00 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Anthony Edwards | 111 - 88 |
| Q4 12:00 | HOU | David Nwaba enters the game for Christian Wood | 111 - 88 |
| Q3 0.0 | End of the 3rd Quarter | 111 - 88 | |
| Q3 5.8 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Anthony Edwards assists) +2 | 111 - 88 |
| Q3 20.1 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes layup (Christian Wood assists) +2 | 109 - 88 |
| Q3 27.3 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell makes dunk +2 | 109 - 86 |
| Q3 29.8 | HOU | Josh Christopher bad pass (Jaylen Nowell steals) | 107 - 86 |
| Q3 41.1 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) +2 | 107 - 86 |
| Q3 58.8 | HOU | Christian Wood makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 105 - 86 |
| Q3 58.8 | HOU | Christian Wood makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 105 - 85 |
| Q3 58.8 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul | 105 - 84 |
| Q3 1:08 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists) +3 | 105 - 84 |
| Q3 1:23 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 102 - 84 |
| Q3 1:23 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 102 - 83 |
| Q3 1:23 | MIN | Malik Beasley shooting foul | 102 - 82 |
| Q3 1:31 | MIN | Malik Beasley makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Josh Okogie assists) +3 | 102 - 82 |
| Q3 1:55 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 1:56 | HOU | Christian Wood misses 15-foot step back jumpshot | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 2:10 | MIN | Malik Beasley enters the game for Taurean Prince | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 2:10 | HOU | Eric Gordon enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr. | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 2:10 | HOU | Josh Christopher enters the game for Jalen Green | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 2:10 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 2:10 | MIN | Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 2:27 | HOU | Garrison Mathews makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists) +3 | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 2:38 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | 99 - 79 |
| Q3 2:40 | MIN | Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper | 99 - 79 |
| Q3 2:44 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | 99 - 79 |
| Q3 2:47 | HOU | Anthony Edwards blocks Christian Wood 's 2-foot driving layup | 99 - 79 |
| Q3 3:04 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes 19-foot two point shot +2 | 99 - 79 |
| Q3 3:16 | HOU | Christian Wood makes two point shot +2 | 97 - 79 |
| Q3 3:16 | HOU | Christian Wood offensive rebound | 97 - 77 |
| Q3 3:19 | HOU | Anthony Edwards blocks Christian Wood 's 10-foot jumper | 97 - 77 |
| Q3 3:39 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot +2 | 97 - 77 |
| Q3 3:55 | HOU | Christian Wood makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +3 | 95 - 77 |
| Q3 4:05 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot three pointer (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) +3 | 95 - 74 |
| Q3 4:16 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 92 - 74 |
| Q3 4:16 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 92 - 73 |
| Q3 4:16 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2 | 92 - 73 |
| Q3 4:16 | MIN | Anthony Edwards shooting foul | 92 - 73 |
| Q3 4:18 | MIN | Taurean Prince bad pass (Kevin Porter Jr. steals) | 92 - 73 |
| Q3 4:18 | MIN | Taurean Prince offensive rebound | 92 - 73 |
| Q3 4:23 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 92 - 73 |
| Q3 4:37 | HOU | Christian Wood makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +3 | 92 - 73 |
| Q3 4:53 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot (Jaylen Nowell assists) +2 | 92 - 70 |
| Q3 5:05 | HOU | Jalen Green makes two point shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +2 | 90 - 70 |
| Q3 5:22 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:23 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses tip shot | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:23 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:24 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 3-foot tip shot | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:25 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:26 | MIN | Christian Wood blocks Taurean Prince 's 5-foot jumper | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:32 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:34 | MIN | Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:41 | MIN | Josh Okogie enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:41 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. personal foul | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:55 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:55 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 90 - 67 |
| Q3 5:55 | HOU | Garrison Mathews enters the game for Eric Gordon | 90 - 67 |
| Q3 5:55 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 90 - 67 |
| Q3 5:55 | MIN | Taurean Prince shooting foul | 90 - 66 |
| Q3 6:12 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) +2 | 90 - 66 |
| Q3 6:19 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:19 | HOU | Jalen Green misses 26-foot three point jumper | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:21 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. offensive rebound | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:24 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:26 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:32 | MIN | Christian Wood blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 18-foot two point shot | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:48 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:48 | HOU | Christian Wood misses free throw 1 of 1 | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:48 | MIN | Taurean Prince shooting foul | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:48 | HOU | Christian Wood makes driving layup (Jalen Green assists) +2 | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 7:04 | HOU | Christian Wood defensive rebound | 88 - 64 |
| Q3 7:05 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 1 | 88 - 64 |
| Q3 7:05 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes technical free throw +1 | 88 - 64 |
| Q3 7:05 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul) | 87 - 64 |
| Q3 7:05 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul | 87 - 64 |
| Q3 7:05 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) +2 | 87 - 64 |
| Q3 7:14 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 85 - 64 |
| Q3 7:15 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper | 85 - 64 |
| Q3 7:25 | HOU | Jalen Green defensive rebound | 85 - 64 |
| Q3 7:29 | MIN | Taurean Prince misses 26-foot three point jumper | 85 - 64 |
| Q3 7:42 | MIN | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 85 - 64 |
| Q3 7:42 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper | 85 - 64 |
| Q3 8:04 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) +3 | 85 - 64 |
| Q3 8:16 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes 6-foot two point shot +2 | 82 - 64 |
| Q3 8:25 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | 82 - 62 |
| Q3 8:25 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 1 | 82 - 62 |
| Q3 8:25 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul | 82 - 62 |
| Q3 8:25 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) +2 | 82 - 62 |
| Q3 8:25 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. bad pass (D'Angelo Russell steals) | 80 - 62 |
| Q3 8:25 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | 80 - 62 |
| Q3 8:26 | MIN | Kenyon Martin Jr. blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 2-foot alley oop layup | 80 - 62 |
| Q3 8:41 | MIN | Taurean Prince enters the game for Jaden McDaniels | 80 - 62 |
| Q3 8:41 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 80 - 62 |
| Q3 8:45 | HOU | Christian Wood makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +3 | 80 - 62 |
| Q3 8:51 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 80 - 59 |
| Q3 8:55 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 20-foot jumper | 80 - 59 |
| Q3 9:18 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 80 - 59 |
| Q3 9:18 | HOU | Christian Wood misses free throw 1 of 1 | 80 - 59 |
| Q3 9:18 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul | 80 - 59 |
| Q3 9:18 | HOU | Christian Wood makes driving layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +2 | 80 - 59 |
| Q3 9:27 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate | 80 - 57 |
| Q3 9:35 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) +2 | 80 - 57 |
| Q3 9:57 | HOU | Jalen Green makes 2-foot dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +2 | 78 - 57 |
| Q3 10:04 | HOU | Christian Wood defensive rebound | 78 - 55 |
| Q3 10:04 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 55 |
| Q3 10:04 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 78 - 55 |
| Q3 10:04 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:23 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:23 | HOU | Jalen Green misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:30 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:30 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:44 | HOU | shot clock turnover | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:44 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:45 | HOU | Jaden McDaniels blocks Christian Wood 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:59 | HOU | Christian Wood offensive rebound | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:59 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2 | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:59 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:59 | MIN | Anthony Edwards shooting foul | 77 - 54 |
| Q3 11:13 | HOU | Christian Wood defensive rebound | 77 - 54 |
| Q3 11:15 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | 77 - 54 |
| Q3 11:23 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 77 - 54 |
| Q3 11:25 | HOU | Christian Wood misses 25-foot step back jumpshot | 77 - 54 |
| Q3 11:46 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot +2 | 77 - 54 |
| Q3 11:47 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | 75 - 54 |
| Q3 11:49 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 23-foot three point jumper | 75 - 54 |
| Q3 12:00 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Josh Okogie | 75 - 54 |
| Q3 12:00 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Malik Beasley | 75 - 54 |
| Q3 12:00 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Jaylen Nowell | 75 - 54 |
| Q3 12:00 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Kenyon Martin Jr. | 75 - 54 |
| Q3 12:00 | HOU | Eric Gordon enters the game for Josh Christopher | 75 - 54 |
| Q2 0.0 | End of the 2nd Quarter | 75 - 54 | |
| Q2 0.0 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 75 - 54 |
| Q2 0.0 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot | 75 - 54 |
| Q2 17.1 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 75 - 54 |
| Q2 20.0 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses two point shot | 75 - 54 |
| Q2 31.9 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot step back jumpshot +3 | 75 - 54 |
| Q2 45.1 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds bad pass turnover | 75 - 51 |
| Q2 1:00 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 75 - 51 |
| Q2 1:00 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 75 - 50 |
| Q2 1:00 | HOU | Josh Christopher misses free throw 1 of 2 | 75 - 50 |
| Q2 1:00 | MIN | Josh Okogie shooting foul | 75 - 50 |
| Q2 1:10 | HOU | Christian Wood defensive rebound | 75 - 50 |
| Q2 1:10 | MIN | Malik Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper | 75 - 50 |
| Q2 1:16 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Jaylen Nowell steals) | 75 - 50 |
| Q2 1:28 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 75 - 50 |
| Q2 1:28 | MIN | Josh Okogie enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt | 74 - 50 |
| Q2 1:28 | MIN | Malik Beasley enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 74 - 50 |
| Q2 1:28 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate | 74 - 50 |
| Q2 1:28 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 74 - 50 |
| Q2 1:28 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul | 73 - 50 |
| Q2 1:32 | MIN | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | 73 - 50 |
| Q2 1:32 | HOU | Jalen Green misses 27-foot step back jumpshot | 73 - 50 |
| Q2 1:50 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes 29-foot three pointer +3 | 73 - 50 |
| Q2 2:08 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. makes dunk (Jae'Sean Tate assists) +2 | 70 - 50 |
| Q2 2:13 | HOU | Jalen Green defensive rebound | 70 - 48 |
| Q2 2:13 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 70 - 48 |
| Q2 2:21 | MIN | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | 70 - 48 |
| Q2 2:24 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses 21-foot step back jumpshot | 70 - 48 |
| Q2 2:39 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists) +3 | 70 - 48 |
| Q2 2:55 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes 2-foot driving dunk (Christian Wood assists) +2 | 67 - 48 |
| Q2 2:59 | MIN | Anthony Edwards personal foul | 67 - 46 |
| Q2 3:07 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes dunk (Jaylen Nowell assists) +2 | 67 - 46 |
| Q2 3:09 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 65 - 46 |
| Q2 3:11 | HOU | Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Josh Christopher's alley oop layup | 65 - 46 |
| Q2 3:27 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes tip shot +2 | 65 - 46 |
| Q2 3:27 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | 63 - 46 |
| Q2 3:31 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses 16-foot pullup jump shot | 63 - 46 |
| Q2 3:44 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate makes 2-foot dunk (Josh Christopher assists) +2 | 63 - 46 |
| Q2 3:53 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell enters the game for Jaden McDaniels | 63 - 44 |
| Q2 3:53 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for David Nwaba | 63 - 44 |
| Q2 3:53 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 63 - 44 |
| Q2 3:54 | HOU | Christian Wood misses 17-foot pullup jump shot | 63 - 44 |
| Q2 4:11 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists) +2 | 63 - 44 |
| Q2 4:19 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 61 - 44 |
| Q2 4:20 | HOU | Jalen Green misses layup | 61 - 44 |
| Q2 4:23 | HOU | Christian Wood offensive rebound | 61 - 44 |
| Q2 4:24 | HOU | Jalen Green misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 61 - 44 |
| Q2 4:41 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) +2 | 61 - 44 |
| Q2 4:47 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 59 - 44 |
| Q2 4:49 | HOU | Josh Christopher misses driving layup | 59 - 44 |
| Q2 5:03 | HOU | Josh Christopher enters the game for Garrison Mathews | 59 - 44 |
| Q2 5:03 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 59 - 44 |
| Q2 5:03 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) +2 | 59 - 44 |
| Q2 5:10 | HOU | David Nwaba makes two point shot (Garrison Mathews assists) +2 | 57 - 44 |
| Q2 5:23 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists) +3 | 57 - 42 |
| Q2 5:29 | MIN | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | 54 - 42 |
| Q2 5:30 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses 30-foot three point jumper | 54 - 42 |
| Q2 5:50 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) +2 | 54 - 42 |
| Q2 5:58 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Naz Reid | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 5:58 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. enters the game for Eric Gordon | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 5:58 | HOU | Christian Wood enters the game for Josh Christopher | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 5:58 | HOU | Jalen Green enters the game for Kenyon Martin Jr. | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 5:58 | HOU | David Nwaba loose ball foul | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 5:58 | MIN | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 5:58 | MIN | Naz Reid misses 27-foot three point jumper | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 6:19 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes dunk +2 | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 6:22 | MIN | Anthony Edwards bad pass (Josh Christopher steals) | 52 - 40 |
| Q2 6:33 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes pullup jump shot +2 | 52 - 40 |
| Q2 6:44 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes 3-foot dunk (Naz Reid assists) +2 | 52 - 38 |
| Q2 6:56 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 50 - 38 |
| Q2 6:56 | MIN | Anthony Edwards enters the game for Malik Beasley | 50 - 37 |
| Q2 6:56 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 50 - 37 |
| Q2 6:56 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul | 50 - 36 |
| Q2 7:02 | HOU | David Nwaba defensive rebound | 50 - 36 |
| Q2 7:04 | MIN | Naz Reid misses two point shot | 50 - 36 |
| Q2 7:22 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes 25-foot three point jumper (Garrison Mathews assists) +3 | 50 - 36 |
| Q2 7:38 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Josh Okogie | 50 - 33 |
| Q2 7:38 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jaylen Nowell | 50 - 33 |
| Q2 7:38 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate | 50 - 33 |
| Q2 7:38 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 50 - 33 |
| Q2 7:38 | MIN | Josh Okogie makes two point shot +2 | 50 - 33 |
| Q2 7:38 | MIN | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 7:39 | MIN | Garrison Mathews blocks Malik Beasley's layup | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 7:45 | MIN | Naz Reid defensive rebound | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 7:47 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 7:53 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 7:55 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell misses 28-foot three point jumper | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 8:00 | MIN | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 8:03 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses driving layup | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 8:23 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) +2 | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 8:28 | HOU | Eric Gordon lost ball turnover (Jaylen Nowell steals) | 46 - 33 |
| Q2 8:45 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell makes 9-foot pullup jump shot +2 | 46 - 33 |
| Q2 9:00 | HOU | David Nwaba enters the game for Kenyon Martin Jr. | 44 - 33 |
| Q2 9:00 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate turnover | 44 - 33 |
| Q2 9:00 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate offensive charge | 44 - 33 |
| Q2 9:09 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) +2 | 44 - 33 |
| Q2 9:27 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists) +3 | 42 - 33 |
| Q2 9:38 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes 3-foot layup (Jaylen Nowell assists) +2 | 42 - 30 |
| Q2 9:47 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists) +2 | 40 - 30 |
| Q2 9:49 | HOU | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | 40 - 28 |
| Q2 9:52 | MIN | Eric Gordon blocks Jaylen Nowell 's 18-foot two point shot | 40 - 28 |
| Q2 10:09 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 40 - 28 |
| Q2 10:12 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 4-foot hook shot | 40 - 28 |
| Q2 10:12 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. offensive rebound | 40 - 28 |
| Q2 10:14 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 2-foot two point shot | 40 - 28 |
| Q2 10:27 | MIN | Naz Reid makes two point shot +2 | 40 - 28 |
| Q2 10:29 | MIN | Naz Reid offensive rebound | 38 - 28 |
| Q2 10:32 | MIN | Josh Okogie misses 23-foot three point jumper | 38 - 28 |
| Q2 10:39 | MIN | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | 38 - 28 |
| Q2 10:39 | MIN | Malik Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper | 38 - 28 |
| Q2 10:44 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate makes driving layup +2 | 38 - 28 |
| Q2 11:04 | MIN | Malik Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 38 - 26 |
| Q2 11:04 | MIN | Malik Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 37 - 26 |
| Q2 11:04 | HOU | Josh Christopher shooting foul | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:07 | HOU | Eric Gordon lost ball turnover (Josh Okogie steals) | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:28 | MIN | Naz Reid turnover | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:28 | MIN | Naz Reid offensive foul | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:37 | MIN | Naz Reid defensive rebound | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:37 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate misses free throw 2 of 2 | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:37 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:37 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate misses free throw 1 of 2 | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:37 | MIN | Naz Reid shooting foul | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:42 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:42 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell misses two point shot | 36 - 26 |
| Q1 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 36 - 26 | |
| Q1 1.4 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes driving layup +2 | 36 - 26 |
| Q1 14.7 | MIN | Naz Reid traveling | 36 - 24 |
| Q1 32.5 | HOU | Garrison Mathews makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists) +3 | 36 - 24 |
| Q1 44.8 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 36 - 21 |
| Q1 44.8 | MIN | Naz Reid enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 44.8 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Jaden McDaniels | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 44.8 | MIN | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 44.8 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell misses free throw 1 of 2 | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 44.8 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 50.4 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 51.9 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 1:12 | MIN | Malik Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Nowell assists) +3 | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 1:17 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | 32 - 21 |
| Q1 1:18 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses driving layup | 32 - 21 |
| Q1 1:29 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1 +1 | 32 - 21 |
| Q1 1:29 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell enters the game for Anthony Edwards | 31 - 21 |
| Q1 1:29 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Christian Wood | 31 - 21 |
| Q1 1:29 | HOU | Eric Gordon enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr. | 31 - 21 |
| Q1 1:29 | HOU | Josh Christopher enters the game for Jalen Green | 31 - 21 |
| Q1 1:29 | HOU | Christian Wood shooting foul | 31 - 21 |
| Q1 1:29 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot +2 | 31 - 21 |
| Q1 1:46 | HOU | Christian Wood makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +3 | 29 - 21 |
| Q1 1:54 | HOU | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 1:55 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 2:08 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 2:10 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 2:30 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 2:31 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point shot | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 2:35 | HOU | Jalen Green bad pass (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 2:46 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes two point shot +2 | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 2:54 | MIN | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | 27 - 18 |
| Q1 2:56 | HOU | Jaden McDaniels blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot | 27 - 18 |
| Q1 3:18 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Anthony Edwards assists) +3 | 27 - 18 |
| Q1 3:21 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 24 - 18 |
| Q1 3:26 | HOU | Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 24 - 18 |
| Q1 3:26 | MIN | Josh Okogie enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt | 24 - 17 |
| Q1 3:26 | HOU | Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 24 - 17 |
| Q1 3:26 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul | 24 - 16 |
| Q1 3:34 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot +2 | 24 - 16 |
| Q1 3:36 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 22 - 16 |
| Q1 3:36 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt misses tip shot | 22 - 16 |
| Q1 3:36 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | 22 - 16 |
| Q1 3:38 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses two point shot | 22 - 16 |
| Q1 3:44 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Anthony Edwards steals) | 22 - 16 |
| Q1 3:55 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes driving layup +2 | 22 - 16 |
| Q1 4:13 | HOU | Christian Wood makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Green assists) +2 | 20 - 16 |
| Q1 4:30 | HOU | Christian Wood defensive rebound | 20 - 14 |
| Q1 4:32 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 20 - 14 |
| Q1 4:38 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point shot +2 | 20 - 14 |
| Q1 4:59 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Malik Beasley assists) +2 | 20 - 12 |
| Q1 5:12 | MIN | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | 18 - 12 |
| Q1 5:12 | HOU | Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point jumper | 18 - 12 |
| Q1 5:22 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | 18 - 12 |
| Q1 5:22 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses tip shot | 18 - 12 |
| Q1 5:22 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 18 - 12 |
| Q1 5:26 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt misses hook shot | 18 - 12 |
| Q1 5:46 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +2 | 18 - 12 |
| Q1 5:48 | MIN | Malik Beasley enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 5:48 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 5:48 | HOU | Garrison Mathews enters the game for Eric Gordon | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 5:48 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 5:48 | HOU | Jaden McDaniels blocks Jalen Green's two point shot | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 5:53 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 5:53 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell misses two point shot | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 6:05 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 6:07 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 6:20 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1 +1 | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 6:20 | HOU | Christian Wood shooting foul | 17 - 10 |
| Q1 6:20 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 9-foot two point shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) +2 | 17 - 10 |
| Q1 6:34 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 6:37 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 6:42 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 6:54 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 6:54 | HOU | Rockets defensive team rebound | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 6:56 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 7:04 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 7:05 | HOU | Christian Wood misses 25-foot three point jumper | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 7:17 | HOU | Rockets defensive team rebound | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 7:18 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses step back jumpshot | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 7:30 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Christian Wood assists) +2 | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 7:44 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot dunk +2 | 15 - 8 |
| Q1 7:46 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals) | 13 - 8 |
| Q1 7:48 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels kicked ball violation | 13 - 8 |
| Q1 7:57 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell out of bounds bad pass turnover | 13 - 8 |
| Q1 8:08 | MIN | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 13 - 8 |
| Q1 8:10 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper | 13 - 8 |
| Q1 8:30 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot step back jumpshot +3 | 13 - 8 |
| Q1 8:43 | MIN | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 10 - 8 |
| Q1 8:44 | HOU | Jaden McDaniels blocks Christian Wood 's 4-foot layup | 10 - 8 |
| Q1 8:59 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) +3 | 10 - 8 |
| Q1 9:22 | HOU | Jalen Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists) +3 | 7 - 8 |
| Q1 9:32 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell personal foul | 7 - 5 |
| Q1 9:44 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) +3 | 7 - 5 |
| Q1 9:58 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 4 - 5 |
| Q1 9:58 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | 4 - 5 |
| Q1 10:02 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 4 - 5 |
| Q1 10:04 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 4 - 5 |
| Q1 10:15 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate makes driving layup +2 | 4 - 5 |
| Q1 10:30 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot +2 | 4 - 3 |
| Q1 10:45 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes layup +2 | 2 - 3 |
| Q1 11:00 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes 15-foot pullup jump shot +2 | 2 - 1 |
| Q1 11:11 | HOU | Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 0 - 1 |
| Q1 11:11 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:11 | HOU | Jalen Green misses free throw 1 of 2 | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:11 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:18 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:18 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:32 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:34 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:40 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:42 | HOU | Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Jae'Sean Tate's hook shot | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 12:00 | HOU | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Christian Wood (Kevin Porter Jr. gains possession) | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 12:00 | HOU | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Christian Wood (Kevin Porter Jr. gains possession) | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:42 | HOU | Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Jae'Sean Tate's hook shot | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:40 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:34 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:32 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:18 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:18 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:11 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:11 | HOU | Jalen Green misses free throw 1 of 2 | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:11 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 0 - 0 |
| Q1 11:11 | HOU | Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 0 - 1 |
| Q1 11:00 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes 15-foot pullup jump shot +2 | 2 - 1 |
| Q1 10:45 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes layup +2 | 2 - 3 |
| Q1 10:30 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot +2 | 4 - 3 |
| Q1 10:15 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate makes driving layup +2 | 4 - 5 |
| Q1 10:04 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 4 - 5 |
| Q1 10:02 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 4 - 5 |
| Q1 9:58 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | 4 - 5 |
| Q1 9:58 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 4 - 5 |
| Q1 9:44 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) +3 | 7 - 5 |
| Q1 9:32 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell personal foul | 7 - 5 |
| Q1 9:22 | HOU | Jalen Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists) +3 | 7 - 8 |
| Q1 8:59 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) +3 | 10 - 8 |
| Q1 8:44 | HOU | Jaden McDaniels blocks Christian Wood 's 4-foot layup | 10 - 8 |
| Q1 8:43 | MIN | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 10 - 8 |
| Q1 8:30 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot step back jumpshot +3 | 13 - 8 |
| Q1 8:10 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper | 13 - 8 |
| Q1 8:08 | MIN | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 13 - 8 |
| Q1 7:57 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell out of bounds bad pass turnover | 13 - 8 |
| Q1 7:48 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels kicked ball violation | 13 - 8 |
| Q1 7:46 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals) | 13 - 8 |
| Q1 7:44 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot dunk +2 | 15 - 8 |
| Q1 7:30 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Christian Wood assists) +2 | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 7:18 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses step back jumpshot | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 7:17 | HOU | Rockets defensive team rebound | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 7:05 | HOU | Christian Wood misses 25-foot three point jumper | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 7:04 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 6:56 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 6:54 | HOU | Rockets defensive team rebound | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 6:54 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 6:42 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 6:37 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 6:34 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 15 - 10 |
| Q1 6:20 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 9-foot two point shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) +2 | 17 - 10 |
| Q1 6:20 | HOU | Christian Wood shooting foul | 17 - 10 |
| Q1 6:20 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1 +1 | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 6:07 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 6:05 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 5:53 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell misses two point shot | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 5:53 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 5:48 | HOU | Jaden McDaniels blocks Jalen Green's two point shot | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 5:48 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 5:48 | HOU | Garrison Mathews enters the game for Eric Gordon | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 5:48 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 5:48 | MIN | Malik Beasley enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 18 - 10 |
| Q1 5:46 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +2 | 18 - 12 |
| Q1 5:26 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt misses hook shot | 18 - 12 |
| Q1 5:22 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 18 - 12 |
| Q1 5:22 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses tip shot | 18 - 12 |
| Q1 5:22 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | 18 - 12 |
| Q1 5:12 | HOU | Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point jumper | 18 - 12 |
| Q1 5:12 | MIN | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | 18 - 12 |
| Q1 4:59 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Malik Beasley assists) +2 | 20 - 12 |
| Q1 4:38 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point shot +2 | 20 - 14 |
| Q1 4:32 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 20 - 14 |
| Q1 4:30 | HOU | Christian Wood defensive rebound | 20 - 14 |
| Q1 4:13 | HOU | Christian Wood makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Green assists) +2 | 20 - 16 |
| Q1 3:55 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes driving layup +2 | 22 - 16 |
| Q1 3:44 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Anthony Edwards steals) | 22 - 16 |
| Q1 3:38 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses two point shot | 22 - 16 |
| Q1 3:36 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | 22 - 16 |
| Q1 3:36 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt misses tip shot | 22 - 16 |
| Q1 3:36 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 22 - 16 |
| Q1 3:34 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot +2 | 24 - 16 |
| Q1 3:26 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul | 24 - 16 |
| Q1 3:26 | HOU | Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 24 - 17 |
| Q1 3:26 | MIN | Josh Okogie enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt | 24 - 17 |
| Q1 3:26 | HOU | Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 24 - 18 |
| Q1 3:21 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 24 - 18 |
| Q1 3:18 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Anthony Edwards assists) +3 | 27 - 18 |
| Q1 2:56 | HOU | Jaden McDaniels blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot | 27 - 18 |
| Q1 2:54 | MIN | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | 27 - 18 |
| Q1 2:46 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes two point shot +2 | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 2:35 | HOU | Jalen Green bad pass (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 2:31 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point shot | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 2:30 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 2:10 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 2:08 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 1:55 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 1:54 | HOU | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | 29 - 18 |
| Q1 1:46 | HOU | Christian Wood makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +3 | 29 - 21 |
| Q1 1:29 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot +2 | 31 - 21 |
| Q1 1:29 | HOU | Christian Wood shooting foul | 31 - 21 |
| Q1 1:29 | HOU | Josh Christopher enters the game for Jalen Green | 31 - 21 |
| Q1 1:29 | HOU | Eric Gordon enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr. | 31 - 21 |
| Q1 1:29 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Christian Wood | 31 - 21 |
| Q1 1:29 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell enters the game for Anthony Edwards | 31 - 21 |
| Q1 1:29 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1 +1 | 32 - 21 |
| Q1 1:18 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses driving layup | 32 - 21 |
| Q1 1:17 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | 32 - 21 |
| Q1 1:12 | MIN | Malik Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Nowell assists) +3 | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 51.9 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 50.4 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 44.8 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 44.8 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell misses free throw 1 of 2 | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 44.8 | MIN | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 44.8 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Jaden McDaniels | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 44.8 | MIN | Naz Reid enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns | 35 - 21 |
| Q1 44.8 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 36 - 21 |
| Q1 32.5 | HOU | Garrison Mathews makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists) +3 | 36 - 24 |
| Q1 14.7 | MIN | Naz Reid traveling | 36 - 24 |
| Q1 1.4 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes driving layup +2 | 36 - 26 |
| Q1 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 36 - 26 | |
| Q2 11:42 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell misses two point shot | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:42 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:37 | MIN | Naz Reid shooting foul | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:37 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate misses free throw 1 of 2 | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:37 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:37 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate misses free throw 2 of 2 | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:37 | MIN | Naz Reid defensive rebound | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:28 | MIN | Naz Reid offensive foul | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:28 | MIN | Naz Reid turnover | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:07 | HOU | Eric Gordon lost ball turnover (Josh Okogie steals) | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:04 | HOU | Josh Christopher shooting foul | 36 - 26 |
| Q2 11:04 | MIN | Malik Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 37 - 26 |
| Q2 11:04 | MIN | Malik Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 38 - 26 |
| Q2 10:44 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate makes driving layup +2 | 38 - 28 |
| Q2 10:39 | MIN | Malik Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper | 38 - 28 |
| Q2 10:39 | MIN | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | 38 - 28 |
| Q2 10:32 | MIN | Josh Okogie misses 23-foot three point jumper | 38 - 28 |
| Q2 10:29 | MIN | Naz Reid offensive rebound | 38 - 28 |
| Q2 10:27 | MIN | Naz Reid makes two point shot +2 | 40 - 28 |
| Q2 10:14 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 2-foot two point shot | 40 - 28 |
| Q2 10:12 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. offensive rebound | 40 - 28 |
| Q2 10:12 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 4-foot hook shot | 40 - 28 |
| Q2 10:09 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 40 - 28 |
| Q2 9:52 | MIN | Eric Gordon blocks Jaylen Nowell 's 18-foot two point shot | 40 - 28 |
| Q2 9:49 | HOU | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | 40 - 28 |
| Q2 9:47 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes two point shot (Eric Gordon assists) +2 | 40 - 30 |
| Q2 9:38 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes 3-foot layup (Jaylen Nowell assists) +2 | 42 - 30 |
| Q2 9:27 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists) +3 | 42 - 33 |
| Q2 9:09 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) +2 | 44 - 33 |
| Q2 9:00 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate offensive charge | 44 - 33 |
| Q2 9:00 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate turnover | 44 - 33 |
| Q2 9:00 | HOU | David Nwaba enters the game for Kenyon Martin Jr. | 44 - 33 |
| Q2 8:45 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell makes 9-foot pullup jump shot +2 | 46 - 33 |
| Q2 8:28 | HOU | Eric Gordon lost ball turnover (Jaylen Nowell steals) | 46 - 33 |
| Q2 8:23 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) +2 | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 8:03 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses driving layup | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 8:00 | MIN | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 7:55 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell misses 28-foot three point jumper | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 7:53 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 7:47 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 7:45 | MIN | Naz Reid defensive rebound | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 7:39 | MIN | Garrison Mathews blocks Malik Beasley's layup | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 7:38 | MIN | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | 48 - 33 |
| Q2 7:38 | MIN | Josh Okogie makes two point shot +2 | 50 - 33 |
| Q2 7:38 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 50 - 33 |
| Q2 7:38 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate | 50 - 33 |
| Q2 7:38 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jaylen Nowell | 50 - 33 |
| Q2 7:38 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Josh Okogie | 50 - 33 |
| Q2 7:22 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes 25-foot three point jumper (Garrison Mathews assists) +3 | 50 - 36 |
| Q2 7:04 | MIN | Naz Reid misses two point shot | 50 - 36 |
| Q2 7:02 | HOU | David Nwaba defensive rebound | 50 - 36 |
| Q2 6:56 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul | 50 - 36 |
| Q2 6:56 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 50 - 37 |
| Q2 6:56 | MIN | Anthony Edwards enters the game for Malik Beasley | 50 - 37 |
| Q2 6:56 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 50 - 38 |
| Q2 6:44 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes 3-foot dunk (Naz Reid assists) +2 | 52 - 38 |
| Q2 6:33 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes pullup jump shot +2 | 52 - 40 |
| Q2 6:22 | MIN | Anthony Edwards bad pass (Josh Christopher steals) | 52 - 40 |
| Q2 6:19 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes dunk +2 | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 5:58 | MIN | Naz Reid misses 27-foot three point jumper | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 5:58 | MIN | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 5:58 | HOU | David Nwaba loose ball foul | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 5:58 | HOU | Jalen Green enters the game for Kenyon Martin Jr. | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 5:58 | HOU | Christian Wood enters the game for Josh Christopher | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 5:58 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. enters the game for Eric Gordon | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 5:58 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Naz Reid | 52 - 42 |
| Q2 5:50 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) +2 | 54 - 42 |
| Q2 5:30 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses 30-foot three point jumper | 54 - 42 |
| Q2 5:29 | MIN | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | 54 - 42 |
| Q2 5:23 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists) +3 | 57 - 42 |
| Q2 5:10 | HOU | David Nwaba makes two point shot (Garrison Mathews assists) +2 | 57 - 44 |
| Q2 5:03 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) +2 | 59 - 44 |
| Q2 5:03 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 59 - 44 |
| Q2 5:03 | HOU | Josh Christopher enters the game for Garrison Mathews | 59 - 44 |
| Q2 4:49 | HOU | Josh Christopher misses driving layup | 59 - 44 |
| Q2 4:47 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 59 - 44 |
| Q2 4:41 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) +2 | 61 - 44 |
| Q2 4:24 | HOU | Jalen Green misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 61 - 44 |
| Q2 4:23 | HOU | Christian Wood offensive rebound | 61 - 44 |
| Q2 4:20 | HOU | Jalen Green misses layup | 61 - 44 |
| Q2 4:19 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 61 - 44 |
| Q2 4:11 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists) +2 | 63 - 44 |
| Q2 3:54 | HOU | Christian Wood misses 17-foot pullup jump shot | 63 - 44 |
| Q2 3:53 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 63 - 44 |
| Q2 3:53 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for David Nwaba | 63 - 44 |
| Q2 3:53 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell enters the game for Jaden McDaniels | 63 - 44 |
| Q2 3:44 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate makes 2-foot dunk (Josh Christopher assists) +2 | 63 - 46 |
| Q2 3:31 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses 16-foot pullup jump shot | 63 - 46 |
| Q2 3:27 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | 63 - 46 |
| Q2 3:27 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes tip shot +2 | 65 - 46 |
| Q2 3:11 | HOU | Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Josh Christopher's alley oop layup | 65 - 46 |
| Q2 3:09 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 65 - 46 |
| Q2 3:07 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes dunk (Jaylen Nowell assists) +2 | 67 - 46 |
| Q2 2:59 | MIN | Anthony Edwards personal foul | 67 - 46 |
| Q2 2:55 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes 2-foot driving dunk (Christian Wood assists) +2 | 67 - 48 |
| Q2 2:39 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists) +3 | 70 - 48 |
| Q2 2:24 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses 21-foot step back jumpshot | 70 - 48 |
| Q2 2:21 | MIN | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | 70 - 48 |
| Q2 2:13 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 70 - 48 |
| Q2 2:13 | HOU | Jalen Green defensive rebound | 70 - 48 |
| Q2 2:08 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. makes dunk (Jae'Sean Tate assists) +2 | 70 - 50 |
| Q2 1:50 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes 29-foot three pointer +3 | 73 - 50 |
| Q2 1:32 | HOU | Jalen Green misses 27-foot step back jumpshot | 73 - 50 |
| Q2 1:32 | MIN | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | 73 - 50 |
| Q2 1:28 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul | 73 - 50 |
| Q2 1:28 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 74 - 50 |
| Q2 1:28 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate | 74 - 50 |
| Q2 1:28 | MIN | Malik Beasley enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 74 - 50 |
| Q2 1:28 | MIN | Josh Okogie enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt | 74 - 50 |
| Q2 1:28 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 75 - 50 |
| Q2 1:16 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass (Jaylen Nowell steals) | 75 - 50 |
| Q2 1:10 | MIN | Malik Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper | 75 - 50 |
| Q2 1:10 | HOU | Christian Wood defensive rebound | 75 - 50 |
| Q2 1:00 | MIN | Josh Okogie shooting foul | 75 - 50 |
| Q2 1:00 | HOU | Josh Christopher misses free throw 1 of 2 | 75 - 50 |
| Q2 1:00 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 75 - 50 |
| Q2 1:00 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 75 - 51 |
| Q2 45.1 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds bad pass turnover | 75 - 51 |
| Q2 31.9 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot step back jumpshot +3 | 75 - 54 |
| Q2 20.0 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses two point shot | 75 - 54 |
| Q2 17.1 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 75 - 54 |
| Q2 0.0 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot | 75 - 54 |
| Q2 0.0 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 75 - 54 |
| Q2 0.0 | End of the 2nd Quarter | 75 - 54 | |
| Q3 12:00 | HOU | Eric Gordon enters the game for Josh Christopher | 75 - 54 |
| Q3 12:00 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Kenyon Martin Jr. | 75 - 54 |
| Q3 12:00 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Jaylen Nowell | 75 - 54 |
| Q3 12:00 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Malik Beasley | 75 - 54 |
| Q3 12:00 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Josh Okogie | 75 - 54 |
| Q3 11:49 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 23-foot three point jumper | 75 - 54 |
| Q3 11:47 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | 75 - 54 |
| Q3 11:46 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot +2 | 77 - 54 |
| Q3 11:25 | HOU | Christian Wood misses 25-foot step back jumpshot | 77 - 54 |
| Q3 11:23 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 77 - 54 |
| Q3 11:15 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | 77 - 54 |
| Q3 11:13 | HOU | Christian Wood defensive rebound | 77 - 54 |
| Q3 10:59 | MIN | Anthony Edwards shooting foul | 77 - 54 |
| Q3 10:59 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:59 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2 | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:59 | HOU | Christian Wood offensive rebound | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:45 | HOU | Jaden McDaniels blocks Christian Wood 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:44 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:44 | HOU | shot clock turnover | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:30 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:30 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:23 | HOU | Jalen Green misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:23 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:04 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul | 77 - 55 |
| Q3 10:04 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 78 - 55 |
| Q3 10:04 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 55 |
| Q3 10:04 | HOU | Christian Wood defensive rebound | 78 - 55 |
| Q3 9:57 | HOU | Jalen Green makes 2-foot dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +2 | 78 - 57 |
| Q3 9:35 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) +2 | 80 - 57 |
| Q3 9:27 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate | 80 - 57 |
| Q3 9:18 | HOU | Christian Wood makes driving layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +2 | 80 - 59 |
| Q3 9:18 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul | 80 - 59 |
| Q3 9:18 | HOU | Christian Wood misses free throw 1 of 1 | 80 - 59 |
| Q3 9:18 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 80 - 59 |
| Q3 8:55 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 20-foot jumper | 80 - 59 |
| Q3 8:51 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 80 - 59 |
| Q3 8:45 | HOU | Christian Wood makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +3 | 80 - 62 |
| Q3 8:41 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 80 - 62 |
| Q3 8:41 | MIN | Taurean Prince enters the game for Jaden McDaniels | 80 - 62 |
| Q3 8:26 | MIN | Kenyon Martin Jr. blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 2-foot alley oop layup | 80 - 62 |
| Q3 8:25 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | 80 - 62 |
| Q3 8:25 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. bad pass (D'Angelo Russell steals) | 80 - 62 |
| Q3 8:25 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) +2 | 82 - 62 |
| Q3 8:25 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul | 82 - 62 |
| Q3 8:25 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 1 | 82 - 62 |
| Q3 8:25 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | 82 - 62 |
| Q3 8:16 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes 6-foot two point shot +2 | 82 - 64 |
| Q3 8:04 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) +3 | 85 - 64 |
| Q3 7:42 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper | 85 - 64 |
| Q3 7:42 | MIN | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 85 - 64 |
| Q3 7:29 | MIN | Taurean Prince misses 26-foot three point jumper | 85 - 64 |
| Q3 7:25 | HOU | Jalen Green defensive rebound | 85 - 64 |
| Q3 7:15 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper | 85 - 64 |
| Q3 7:14 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 85 - 64 |
| Q3 7:05 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) +2 | 87 - 64 |
| Q3 7:05 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul | 87 - 64 |
| Q3 7:05 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul) | 87 - 64 |
| Q3 7:05 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell makes technical free throw +1 | 88 - 64 |
| Q3 7:05 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 1 | 88 - 64 |
| Q3 7:04 | HOU | Christian Wood defensive rebound | 88 - 64 |
| Q3 6:48 | HOU | Christian Wood makes driving layup (Jalen Green assists) +2 | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:48 | MIN | Taurean Prince shooting foul | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:48 | HOU | Christian Wood misses free throw 1 of 1 | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:48 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:32 | MIN | Christian Wood blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 18-foot two point shot | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:26 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:24 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:21 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. offensive rebound | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:19 | HOU | Jalen Green misses 26-foot three point jumper | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:19 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 88 - 66 |
| Q3 6:12 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) +2 | 90 - 66 |
| Q3 5:55 | MIN | Taurean Prince shooting foul | 90 - 66 |
| Q3 5:55 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 90 - 67 |
| Q3 5:55 | HOU | Garrison Mathews enters the game for Eric Gordon | 90 - 67 |
| Q3 5:55 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 90 - 67 |
| Q3 5:55 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:41 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. personal foul | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:41 | MIN | Josh Okogie enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:34 | MIN | Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:32 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:26 | MIN | Christian Wood blocks Taurean Prince 's 5-foot jumper | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:25 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:24 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses 3-foot tip shot | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:23 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:23 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses tip shot | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:22 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 90 - 68 |
| Q3 5:05 | HOU | Jalen Green makes two point shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +2 | 90 - 70 |
| Q3 4:53 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot (Jaylen Nowell assists) +2 | 92 - 70 |
| Q3 4:37 | HOU | Christian Wood makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +3 | 92 - 73 |
| Q3 4:23 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 92 - 73 |
| Q3 4:18 | MIN | Taurean Prince offensive rebound | 92 - 73 |
| Q3 4:18 | MIN | Taurean Prince bad pass (Kevin Porter Jr. steals) | 92 - 73 |
| Q3 4:16 | MIN | Anthony Edwards shooting foul | 92 - 73 |
| Q3 4:16 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2 | 92 - 73 |
| Q3 4:16 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 92 - 73 |
| Q3 4:16 | HOU | Kevin Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 92 - 74 |
| Q3 4:05 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot three pointer (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) +3 | 95 - 74 |
| Q3 3:55 | HOU | Christian Wood makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) +3 | 95 - 77 |
| Q3 3:39 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot +2 | 97 - 77 |
| Q3 3:19 | HOU | Anthony Edwards blocks Christian Wood 's 10-foot jumper | 97 - 77 |
| Q3 3:16 | HOU | Christian Wood offensive rebound | 97 - 77 |
| Q3 3:16 | HOU | Christian Wood makes two point shot +2 | 97 - 79 |
| Q3 3:04 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes 19-foot two point shot +2 | 99 - 79 |
| Q3 2:47 | HOU | Anthony Edwards blocks Christian Wood 's 2-foot driving layup | 99 - 79 |
| Q3 2:44 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | 99 - 79 |
| Q3 2:40 | MIN | Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper | 99 - 79 |
| Q3 2:38 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | 99 - 79 |
| Q3 2:27 | HOU | Garrison Mathews makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists) +3 | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 2:10 | MIN | Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 2:10 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 2:10 | HOU | Josh Christopher enters the game for Jalen Green | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 2:10 | HOU | Eric Gordon enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr. | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 2:10 | MIN | Malik Beasley enters the game for Taurean Prince | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 1:56 | HOU | Christian Wood misses 15-foot step back jumpshot | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 1:55 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | 99 - 82 |
| Q3 1:31 | MIN | Malik Beasley makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Josh Okogie assists) +3 | 102 - 82 |
| Q3 1:23 | MIN | Malik Beasley shooting foul | 102 - 82 |
| Q3 1:23 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 102 - 83 |
| Q3 1:23 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 102 - 84 |
| Q3 1:08 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists) +3 | 105 - 84 |
| Q3 58.8 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul | 105 - 84 |
| Q3 58.8 | HOU | Christian Wood makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 105 - 85 |
| Q3 58.8 | HOU | Christian Wood makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 105 - 86 |
| Q3 41.1 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) +2 | 107 - 86 |
| Q3 29.8 | HOU | Josh Christopher bad pass (Jaylen Nowell steals) | 107 - 86 |
| Q3 27.3 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell makes dunk +2 | 109 - 86 |
| Q3 20.1 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes layup (Christian Wood assists) +2 | 109 - 88 |
| Q3 5.8 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Anthony Edwards assists) +2 | 111 - 88 |
| Q3 0.0 | End of the 3rd Quarter | 111 - 88 | |
| Q4 12:00 | HOU | David Nwaba enters the game for Christian Wood | 111 - 88 |
| Q4 12:00 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Anthony Edwards | 111 - 88 |
| Q4 12:00 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jaylen Nowell | 111 - 88 |
| Q4 12:00 | MIN | Naz Reid enters the game for Josh Okogie | 111 - 88 |
| Q4 12:00 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns | 111 - 88 |
| Q4 11:38 | HOU | Garrison Mathews makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists) +3 | 111 - 91 |
| Q4 11:23 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 111 - 91 |
| Q4 11:22 | HOU | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | 111 - 91 |
| Q4 11:15 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes two point shot +2 | 111 - 93 |
| Q4 10:56 | MIN | Malik Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper | 111 - 93 |
| Q4 10:55 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | 111 - 93 |
| Q4 10:46 | HOU | Naz Reid blocks Kenyon Martin Jr. 's 2-foot driving layup | 111 - 93 |
| Q4 10:43 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | 111 - 93 |
| Q4 10:39 | MIN | Malik Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) +3 | 114 - 93 |
| Q4 10:21 | HOU | David Nwaba misses layup | 114 - 93 |
| Q4 10:21 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | 114 - 93 |
| Q4 10:16 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) +3 | 117 - 93 |
| Q4 10:04 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes 4-foot layup (Josh Christopher assists) +2 | 117 - 95 |
| Q4 10:04 | MIN | Naz Reid shooting foul | 117 - 95 |
| Q4 10:04 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1 | 117 - 95 |
| Q4 10:04 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 117 - 95 |
| Q4 10:01 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell loose ball foul | 117 - 95 |
| Q4 9:54 | HOU | Josh Christopher bad pass (Jarred Vanderbilt steals) | 117 - 95 |
| Q4 9:49 | MIN | Malik Beasley makes 2-foot dunk (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) +2 | 119 - 95 |
| Q4 9:40 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses 26-foot three point jumper | 119 - 95 |
| Q4 9:40 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 119 - 95 |
| Q4 9:40 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 119 - 95 |
| Q4 9:40 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Kenyon Martin Jr. | 119 - 95 |
| Q4 9:27 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) +2 | 121 - 95 |
| Q4 9:10 | HOU | Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists) +3 | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 9:01 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels misses alley oop dunk shot | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 9:00 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 8:55 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt bad pass (Josh Christopher steals) | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 8:55 | MIN | D'Angelo Russell personal take foul | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 8:49 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses three point jumper | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 8:48 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 8:40 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 8:40 | MIN | Timberwolves delay of game violation | 121 - 98 |
| Q4 8:40 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 122 - 98 |
| Q4 8:40 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 2 of 2 | 122 - 98 |
| Q4 8:40 | HOU | David Nwaba defensive rebound | 122 - 98 |
| Q4 8:23 | HOU | Eric Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper | 122 - 98 |
| Q4 8:23 | MIN | Naz Reid defensive rebound | 122 - 98 |
| Q4 8:15 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) +2 | 124 - 98 |
| Q4 8:15 | HOU | Rockets Full timeout | 124 - 98 |
| Q4 8:06 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate makes 4-foot two point shot (Josh Christopher assists) +2 | 124 - 100 |
| Q4 7:51 | MIN | Malik Beasley misses two point shot | 124 - 100 |
| Q4 7:50 | MIN | Naz Reid offensive rebound | 124 - 100 |
| Q4 7:49 | MIN | Naz Reid misses two point shot | 124 - 100 |
| Q4 7:48 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | 124 - 100 |
| Q4 7:48 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt misses tip shot | 124 - 100 |
| Q4 7:47 | HOU | David Nwaba defensive rebound | 124 - 100 |
| Q4 7:34 | HOU | Garrison Mathews makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists) +3 | 124 - 103 |
| Q4 7:24 | HOU | David Nwaba personal foul | 124 - 103 |
| Q4 7:24 | HOU | Daishen Nix enters the game for Eric Gordon | 124 - 103 |
| Q4 7:19 | MIN | Naz Reid misses 27-foot three point jumper | 124 - 103 |
| Q4 7:16 | HOU | Rockets defensive team rebound | 124 - 103 |
| Q4 7:01 | HOU | Garrison Mathews makes layup (Josh Christopher assists) +2 | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:53 | MIN | Malik Beasley misses 27-foot three point jumper | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:53 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:49 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt lost ball turnover (Jae'Sean Tate steals) | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:44 | HOU | Josh Christopher misses 25-foot three point jumper | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:43 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:34 | MIN | David Nwaba blocks Jaden McDaniels's driving layup | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:32 | HOU | Daishen Nix defensive rebound | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:25 | HOU | Naz Reid blocks David Nwaba 's 1-foot layup | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:24 | HOU | David Nwaba offensive rebound | 124 - 105 |
| Q4 6:24 | HOU | David Nwaba makes two point shot +2 | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 6:24 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 6:24 | MIN | Anthony Edwards enters the game for Malik Beasley | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 6:24 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Naz Reid | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 6:02 | HOU | Daishen Nix personal foul | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 5:57 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels misses 27-foot three point jumper | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 5:54 | HOU | David Nwaba defensive rebound | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 5:48 | HOU | David Nwaba misses layup | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 5:43 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | 124 - 107 |
| Q4 5:43 | HOU | Jae'Sean Tate makes dunk +2 | 124 - 109 |
| Q4 5:31 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns misses layup | 124 - 109 |
| Q4 5:31 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | 124 - 109 |
| Q4 5:31 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot +2 | 126 - 109 |
| Q4 5:31 | HOU | David Nwaba shooting foul | 126 - 109 |
| Q4 5:31 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1 +1 | 127 - 109 |
| Q4 5:19 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul | 127 - 109 |
| Q4 5:14 | HOU | David Nwaba makes 1-foot driving dunk +2 | 127 - 111 |
| Q4 4:47 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) +2 | 129 - 111 |
| Q4 4:39 | HOU | Daishen Nix makes driving layup +2 | 129 - 113 |
| Q4 4:22 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) +3 | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 4:13 | HOU | Josh Christopher out of bounds lost ball turnover | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:54 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:51 | HOU | Josh Christopher defensive rebound | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:44 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses 27-foot three point jumper | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:41 | HOU | Josh Christopher offensive rebound | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:40 | HOU | Josh Christopher misses two point shot | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:38 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:25 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:23 | HOU | Daishen Nix defensive rebound | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:15 | HOU | Daishen Nix bad pass (Anthony Edwards steals) | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:14 | HOU | Garrison Mathews personal take foul | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:14 | MIN | delay techfoul | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:14 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses technical free throw | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:14 | MIN | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 132 - 113 |
| Q4 3:14 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 133 - 113 |
| Q4 3:14 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate | 133 - 113 |
| Q4 3:14 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 134 - 113 |
| Q4 3:09 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses 27-foot three point jumper | 134 - 113 |
| Q4 3:08 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 134 - 113 |
| Q4 2:59 | MIN | Anthony Edwards misses two point shot | 134 - 113 |
| Q4 2:56 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | 134 - 113 |
| Q4 2:56 | MIN | Jarred Vanderbilt misses tip shot | 134 - 113 |
| Q4 2:55 | HOU | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | 134 - 113 |
| Q4 2:51 | HOU | Josh Christopher makes 24-foot three point jumper (Daishen Nix assists) +3 | 134 - 116 |
| Q4 2:37 | MIN | Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass (Garrison Mathews steals) | 134 - 116 |
| Q4 2:34 | HOU | Daishen Nix makes dunk (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists) +2 | 134 - 118 |
| Q4 2:33 | MIN | Timberwolves Full timeout | 134 - 118 |
| Q4 2:33 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 134 - 118 |
| Q4 2:33 | MIN | Josh Okogie enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns | 134 - 118 |
| Q4 2:14 | MIN | Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Jaylen Nowell assists) +2 | 136 - 118 |
| Q4 2:11 | HOU | Daishen Nix technical foul (1st technical foul) | 136 - 118 |
| Q4 2:11 | MIN | Anthony Edwards makes technical free throw +1 | 137 - 118 |
| Q4 1:56 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper | 137 - 118 |
| Q4 1:53 | HOU | Josh Christopher offensive rebound | 137 - 118 |
| Q4 1:43 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell shooting foul | 137 - 118 |
| Q4 1:43 | HOU | David Nwaba makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 137 - 119 |
| Q4 1:43 | MIN | Jordan McLaughlin enters the game for Anthony Edwards | 137 - 119 |
| Q4 1:43 | MIN | Jake Layman enters the game for Jaden McDaniels | 137 - 119 |
| Q4 1:43 | MIN | Nathan Knight enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt | 137 - 119 |
| Q4 1:43 | HOU | David Nwaba makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 137 - 120 |
| Q4 1:33 | MIN | Jake Layman misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 137 - 120 |
| Q4 1:32 | HOU | Daishen Nix defensive rebound | 137 - 120 |
| Q4 1:22 | HOU | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes dunk (Daishen Nix assists) +2 | 137 - 122 |
| Q4 1:05 | HOU | Garrison Mathews shooting foul | 137 - 122 |
| Q4 1:05 | MIN | Double technical foul: Jordan McLaughlin and Garrison Mathews | 137 - 122 |
| Q4 1:05 | MIN | Nathan Knight makes free throw 1 of 2 +1 | 138 - 122 |
| Q4 1:05 | MIN | Nathan Knight makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 139 - 122 |
| Q4 55.9 | HOU | Garrison Mathews misses 26-foot three point jumper | 139 - 122 |
| Q4 55.0 | MIN | Nathan Knight defensive rebound | 139 - 122 |
| Q4 48.2 | MIN | Nathan Knight out of bounds bad pass turnover | 139 - 122 |
| Q4 39.3 | MIN | Nathan Knight shooting foul | 139 - 122 |
| Q4 39.3 | HOU | David Nwaba misses free throw 1 of 2 | 139 - 122 |
| Q4 39.3 | HOU | Rockets offensive team rebound | 139 - 122 |
| Q4 39.3 | HOU | David Nwaba makes free throw 2 of 2 +1 | 139 - 123 |
| Q4 29.0 | MIN | Josh Okogie makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan McLaughlin assists) +2 | 141 - 123 |
| Q4 20.0 | HOU | Josh Christopher misses 24-foot three point jumper | 141 - 123 |
| Q4 18.8 | MIN | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | 141 - 123 |
| Q4 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 141 - 123 | |
| Q4 0.0 | End of Game | 141 - 123 |