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Timberwolves visit Rockets seeking fast pace without Anthony Edwards
The faster the Minnesota Timberwolves adjust to life without four-time All-Star Anthony Edwards, the longer they will remain in contention near the top of the competitive Western Conference standings.
Central to that adjustment is injecting more pace into their offense, a necessity to help offset the loss of Edwards' 33.3-point-per-game average due to knee surgery expected to sideline him until late December.
The Timberwolves made strides while beating the Milwaukee Bucks 112-100 on Monday, a win that followed three losses in four games. Their next chance for improvement comes Wednesday in a road tilt against the Houston Rockets.
"We've been emphasizing it even more so," Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. "Sometimes, when you look at these pace numbers, you don't have a clearer feel for what they're measuring.
"But we weren't running well off of defensive rebounding, and we've been playing good defense and making people miss. And when we've been able to get clean rebounds, we just weren't running. So we've got to continue to find ways to put pace in the game."
Three Timberwolves grabbed double-digit rebounds against the Bucks: Ayo Dosunmu (12), Rudy Gobert and Jonathan Kuminga (10 apiece). Dosunmu added 19 points and eight assists and paired well alongside LaMelo Ball, who scored 34 points and made six 3-pointers.
With Edwards sidelined for several weeks, the Ball-Dosunmu tandem needs to click for the Timberwolves. Ball recognizes how his partnership with Dosunmu can thrive.
"I like to play fast, and he's faster than no other," Ball said. "He's like a track star out there.
"Whenever I see him in an open lane, I try to get him going."
Efficient offense has defined the Rockets' sizzling start to this season. But when the Boston Celtics forced them to show their defensive might, the Rockets proved they could rise to the challenge.
The Rockets limited Boston to 38.6% shooting in their 109-93 win on Monday. The contest resembled a rock fight for long stretches, with both teams struggling to generate consistent offense as they combined for 30 turnovers and 41 fouls. Boston and Houston both set a season-low for points.
The Celtics never held the lead, but the Rockets didn't pull away until the final period. While timely 3-pointers helped, the Rockets' defense paved the way to victory -- in particular their ability to turn Celtics turnovers into transition opportunities.
Houston posted an 18-2 advantage in fast-break points, a deciding factor in a game that was hotly contested until the stretch run. The Rockets' ability to run off turnovers and misses ultimately fueled a positive result that was anything but attractive.
"We really in the second half created a lot of turnovers," said Rockets coach Ime Udoka. "They missed some shots, we got out and ran, and that's what kind of broke it open. Our activity was pretty good when we did go to switching. I think we made plays on certain guys, and our scramble was really good.
"I gave guys kudos for that, for outrunning them to that extent. That's what really helped break it open in the second half."
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Rudy Gobert vs. Alperen Sengun (LaMelo Ball gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 |  | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 11:37 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:18 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:58 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:35 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Kevin Durant's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running finger roll layup | 7-3 |
| 10:15 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 9:45 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Rudy Gobert's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:34 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 9:21 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 7-5 |
| 9:08 | | Kevin Durant personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 8:53 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:53 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 9-5 |
| 8:15 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 9-8 |
| 7:53 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:40 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (lost ball) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 7:36 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 7:36 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-8 |
| 7:36 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-8 |
| 7:36 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-8 |
| 7:11 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving finger roll layup | 11-10 |
| 6:58 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 11-12 |
| 6:43 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving floating jump shot | 13-12 |
| 6:24 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 13-15 |
| 6:08 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 6:08 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:57 | | +3 | Jonathan Kuminga makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 16-15 |
| 5:38 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 5:27 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 19-15 |
| 5:11 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 19-18 |
| 5:01 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Bones Hyland shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-19 |
| 4:43 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-20 |
| 4:36 | | Kevin Durant personal foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Trey Lyles offensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 22-20 |
| 4:08 | | Marcus Smart turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:58 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:44 | | Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Bones Hyland steals) | ||
| 3:43 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | +1 | Bones Hyland makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-20 |
| 3:34 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:20 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Jaylen Clark personal foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 3:11 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 23-23 |
| 2:55 | | Joan Beringer turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 2:47 | | +2 | Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 23-25 |
| 2:47 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:27 | | Jaylen Clark turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 2:21 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:21 | | Joan Beringer defensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | Bones Hyland turnover (bad pass) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 2:09 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Clark steals) | ||
| 2:03 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 23-28 |
| 1:30 | | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point stepback jump shot (Bones Hyland assists) | 26-28 |
| 1:02 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:00 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:49 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot | 29-28 |
| 0:37 | | Trey Lyles blocks Tari Eason's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:37 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point putback layup | 29-30 |
| 0:31 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Jaylen Clark offensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point stepback jump shot | 31-30 |
| 0:14 | | Kevin Durant offensive foul (Jaylen Clark draws the foul) | ||
| 0:14 | | Kevin Durant turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:14 | | Ime Udoka technical foul | ||
| 0:14 | | Bones Hyland misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:14 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Joan Beringer makes two point layup (Bones Hyland assists) | 33-30 |
| 0:00 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | Amen Thompson misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:40 | | Joan Beringer defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | +3 | Jonathan Kuminga makes three point stepback jump shot | 36-30 |
| 11:03 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround jump shot | 36-32 |
| 10:51 | | Bones Hyland turnover (bad pass) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 10:48 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point running finger roll layup | 36-34 |
| 10:48 | | Bones Hyland shooting foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 10:48 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 36-35 |
| 10:38 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Jonathan Kuminga blocks Amen Thompson's two point running layup | ||
| 10:33 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Bones Hyland's two point running layup | ||
| 10:26 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 39-35 |
| 9:59 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Bogdan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:51 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Joan Beringer defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Jonathan Kuminga offensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | +2 | Trey Lyles makes two point cutting layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 41-35 |
| 9:12 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup (Reed Sheppard assists) | 41-37 |
| 9:00 | | Jaylen Clark misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point driving floating jump shot | 41-39 |
| 8:28 | | Jaylen Clark misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:27 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:27 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:27 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Alperen Sengun's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:03 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:49 | | Amen Thompson blocks LaMelo Ball's two point jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point dunk | 43-39 |
| 7:37 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 7:31 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:31 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | +1 | Jonathan Kuminga makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-39 |
| 7:18 | | Amen Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Jonathan Kuminga shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-40 |
| 7:14 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-41 |
| 7:02 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 6:38 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 6:32 | | Jaylen Clark turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 6:32 | | Jaylen Clark personal foul (Loose ball) (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Jonathan Kuminga steals) | ||
| 6:18 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point running dunk | ||
| 6:18 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point running pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 44-44 |
| 5:49 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | ||
| 5:37 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:37 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-44 |
| 5:23 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Jonathan Kuminga flagrant 1 (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | Jonathan Kuminga turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 45-45 |
| 5:23 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 45-46 |
| 5:18 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Kevin Durant blocks Jonathan Kuminga's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:56 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Ayo Dosunmu steals) | ||
| 4:34 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running layup | 47-46 |
| 4:09 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:09 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running finger roll layup (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 49-46 |
| 3:42 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 3:33 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 3:25 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-47 |
| 3:25 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-48 |
| 3:03 | | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 2:54 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 2:52 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Loose ball) (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 2:52 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:52 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-49 |
| 2:52 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-50 |
| 2:52 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-50 |
| 2:44 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (discontinue dribble) | ||
| 2:44 | | Timberwolves delay of game violation | ||
| 2:32 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 49-53 |
| 2:15 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Jaylen Clark offensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:12 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Amen Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Clark steals) | ||
| 1:49 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving floating jump shot | 51-53 |
| 1:35 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 51-55 |
| 1:24 | | +2 | Jaylen Clark makes two point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 53-55 |
| 0:54 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:54 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running finger roll layup (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 55-55 |
| 0:31 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 0:11 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving finger roll layup | 57-55 |
| 0:02 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Trey Lyles shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-56 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-57 |
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 57-59 |
| 11:25 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 59-59 |
| 11:20 | | Amen Thompson offensive foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | Amen Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 61-59 |
| 10:42 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Kevin Durant offensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | LaMelo Ball blocks Kevin Durant's two point jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 10:18 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:18 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 10:09 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-60 |
| 10:09 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:09 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 61-63 |
| 9:33 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:33 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Amen Thompson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | +1 | Jonathan Kuminga makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-63 |
| 9:17 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:17 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 8:36 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 62-65 |
| 8:10 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:55 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-66 |
| 7:38 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 64-66 |
| 7:20 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 64-68 |
| 7:01 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving floating jump shot | 66-68 |
| 6:46 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:31 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 6:24 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 6:24 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-68 |
| 6:24 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:24 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (lost ball) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 5:54 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running finger roll layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 69-68 |
| 5:33 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Alperen Sengun's two point layup | ||
| 5:33 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 71-68 |
| 5:06 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point finger roll layup (Tari Eason assists) | 71-70 |
| 4:37 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Marcus Smart misses two point layup | ||
| 4:25 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving finger roll layup | 71-72 |
| 4:21 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 4:21 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 71-73 |
| 4:04 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 73-73 |
| 3:52 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Joan Beringer defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Joan Beringer offensive foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 3:45 | | Joan Beringer turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:31 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 73-76 |
| 3:04 | | Timberwolves misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Bones Hyland misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:04 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:56 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:36 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Bones Hyland's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:36 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:24 | | Jaylen Clark defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:24 | | Jaylen Clark defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | +2 | Joan Beringer makes two point running finger roll layup (Bones Hyland assists) | 75-76 |
| 1:59 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot | 75-78 |
| 1:46 | | +2 | Jaylen Clark makes two point driving finger roll layup | 77-78 |
| 1:39 | | +3 | Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 77-81 |
| 1:20 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 79-81 |
| 1:04 | | Joan Beringer blocks Tari Eason's two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 1:04 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Joan Beringer defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 82-80 |
| 0:47 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 82-81 |
| 0:40 | | Bones Hyland personal foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | Marcus Smart misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:40 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | +1 | Marcus Smart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 82-82 |
| 0:28 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Joan Beringer offensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Bones Hyland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Joan Beringer offensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Joan Beringer misses two point putback layup | ||
| 0:17 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | Jump ball. Reed Sheppard vs. Bones Hyland (Tari Eason gains possession) | ||
| 0:07 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point driving layup (Reed Sheppard assists) | 82-84 |
| 0:00 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 11:48 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 11:48 | | Jaylen Clark offensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup (Jaylen Clark assists) | 84-84 |
| 11:27 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Bones Hyland defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Reed Sheppard personal foul (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | ||
| 11:10 | | Bones Hyland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 84-86 |
| 10:33 | | +3 | Jaylen Clark makes three point jump shot (Bones Hyland assists) | 87-86 |
| 10:24 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 87-89 |
| 10:03 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point pullup jump shot | 89-89 |
| 9:41 | | Jaylen Clark shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:41 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 89-90 |
| 9:41 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:41 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Trey Lyles draws the foul) | ||
| 9:24 | | Marcus Smart personal foul (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | ||
| 9:15 | | Bones Hyland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Bones Hyland defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point driving finger roll layup | 91-90 |
| 8:14 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point reverse layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 91-92 |
| 8:14 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:54 | | Marcus Smart blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:54 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:42 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 7:42 | | Rockets delay of game violation | ||
| 7:34 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 7:27 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 7:11 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Loose ball) (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:10 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 91-93 |
| 7:10 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 91-94 |
| 6:55 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 94-94 |
| 6:42 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 94-96 |
| 6:26 | | Marcus Smart shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 6:26 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:26 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 95-96 |
| 6:26 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 95-96 |
| 6:26 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 96-96 |
| 6:14 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 99-96 |
| 6:01 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:43 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point cutting layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 99-98 |
| 5:27 | | +3 | Jaylen Clark makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 102-98 |
| 5:08 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 5:08 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | LaMelo Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:08 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup | 104-98 |
| 4:38 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 4:38 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-99 |
| 4:38 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:38 | | Fred VanVleet offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 4:20 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Jaylen Clark turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 3:46 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot | 104-102 |
| 3:43 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:27 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving finger roll layup | 106-102 |
| 2:58 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 106-104 |
| 2:37 | | +3 | Jonathan Kuminga makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 109-104 |
| 2:11 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (lost ball) (Ayo Dosunmu steals) | ||
| 2:10 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:54 | | Timberwolves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:52 | | Jonathan Kuminga offensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point tip layup | 111-104 |
| 1:47 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 111-105 |
| 1:47 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 111-106 |
| 1:24 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 1:12 | | Jump ball. Jaden McDaniels vs. Fred VanVleet (Rudy Gobert gains possession) | ||
| 1:12 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (lost ball) (Rudy Gobert steals) | ||
| 0:57 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | +3 | Jonathan Kuminga makes three point jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 114-106 |
| 0:46 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Alperen Sengun's two point layup | ||
| 0:46 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 116-106 |
| 0:31 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Take) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 0:28 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 117-106 |
| 0:28 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:28 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | Tari Eason misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:21 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:19 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 117-107 |
| 0:19 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:19 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | Amen Thompson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
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| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Amen Thompson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | 0:15 |
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Amen Thompson offensive rebound | 0:19 |
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Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:19 |
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+ 1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:19 |
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Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | 0:19 |
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Rockets offensive rebound | 0:21 |
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Tari Eason misses three point running pullup jump shot | 0:21 |
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Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | 0:28 |
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Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:28 |
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+ 1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:28 |
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Amen Thompson personal foul (Take) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | 0:28 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 117 | 107 |
| Field Goals | 46-87 (52.9%) | 35-82 (42.7%) |
| 3-Pointers | 15-35 (42.9%) | 13-37 (35.1%) |
| Free Throws | 10-19 (52.6%) | 24-30 (80.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 52 | 53 |
| Offensive | 15 | 14 |
| Defensive | 30 | 27 |
| Team | 7 | 12 |
| Assists | 28 | 22 |
| Steals | 12 | 6 |
| Blocks | 8 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 18 |
| Fouls | 26 | 20 |
| Technicals | 0 | 2 |
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A. Dosunmu
SG 13
21 PTS, 1 REB, 6 AST
A. Sengun
C 28
17 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST
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119.0 PPG | 49.8 RPG | 26.6 APG |
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119.3 PPG | 44.1 RPG | 28.8 APG |
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A. Dosunmu SG | 15.8 PPG | 5.9 RPG | 4.1 APG | 51.5 FG% |
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K. Durant PF | 20.8 PPG | 5.3 RPG | 3.1 APG | 53.1 FG% |
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A. Dosunmu SG | 21 PTS | 1 REB | 6 AST | |
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K. Durant PF | 21 PTS | 5 REB | 2 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Dosunmu | 21 | 1 | 6 | 10/20 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 36 |
| L. Ball | 20 | 2 | 6 | 6/11 | 4/7 | 4/5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +15 | 31 |
| J. Kuminga | 16 | 8 | 5 | 5/10 | 4/7 | 2/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 35 |
| J. McDaniels | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7/14 | 0/6 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | +9 | 30 |
| R. Gobert | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 2/6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +11 | 28 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Dosunmu | 21 | 1 | 6 | 10/20 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 36 |
| L. Ball | 20 | 2 | 6 | 6/11 | 4/7 | 4/5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +15 | 31 |
| J. Kuminga | 16 | 8 | 5 | 5/10 | 4/7 | 2/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 35 |
| J. McDaniels | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7/14 | 0/6 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | +9 | 30 |
| R. Gobert | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 2/6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +11 | 28 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Hyland | 19 | 2 | 4 | 7/13 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 28 |
| J. Clark | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 15 |
| T. Lyles | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 8 |
| J. Beringer | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| C. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Evans | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Zikarsky | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Pullin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 117 | 45 | 28 | 46/87 | 15/35 | 10/19 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 30 | +50 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7/14 | 2/5 | 5/6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 28 |
| F. VanVleet | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6/12 | 4/9 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 23 |
| A. Sengun | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5/15 | 0/1 | 7/9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 48 |
| J. Smith | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 21 |
| A. Thompson | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3/9 | 0/2 | 5/6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -11 | 18 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7/14 | 2/5 | 5/6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 28 |
| F. VanVleet | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6/12 | 4/9 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 23 |
| A. Sengun | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5/15 | 0/1 | 7/9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 48 |
| J. Smith | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 21 |
| A. Thompson | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3/9 | 0/2 | 5/6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -11 | 18 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Sheppard | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5/12 | 3/8 | 1/1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 23 |
| T. Eason | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4/10 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -8 | 19 |
| M. Smart | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 6 |
| O. Tshiebwe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 |
| B. Bogdanovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Tate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Thornton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Q. Copeland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Phillips | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Crawford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 107 | 41 | 22 | 35/82 | 13/37 | 24/30 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 27 | -50 | - |