Houston Rockets v Minnesota Timberwolves

NBA

Final

Houston Rockets

107–117

Minnesota Timberwolves

Match events

Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves

	1	2	3	4	T
Houston Rockets	30	27	27	23	107
Minnesota Timberwolves	33	24	25	35	117

26Lead changes

15Times tied

11Biggest leadMinnesota Timberwolves

1st quarter

Lead changeAmen Thompson4ft running dunk · ast VanVleet
6:5212–11
6:4312–13
Lead changeJaden McDaniels11ft driving floating jump
Lead changeKevin Durant25ft three · ast Sengun
6:2415–13
5:5715–16

2nd quarter

Lead changeAlperen SengunFree throw
5:2346–45
4:3446–47
Lead changeAyo DosunmuRunning layup
Lead changeFred VanVleetFree throw
2:5250–49
11.955–57
Lead change

3rd quarter

Lead changeKevin Durant11ft pullup jump
11:4759–57
11:0059–61
Lead changeAyo DosunmuDriving layup · ast Kuminga
Lead changeFred VanVleet26ft three · ast Sengun
9:4263–61
5:5468–69
Lead change

4th quarter

10:3386–87
Lead changeJaylen Clark26ft three · ast Hyland
Lead changeJabari Smith Jr.26ft three · ast Sengun
10:2489–87
8:2490–91
Lead changeBones Hyland3ft jumper
Lead changeJabari Smith Jr.Reverse layup · ast Sengun

Player stats

Timberwolves117

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
J. McDanielsF	37	14	7-14	0-6	0-0	8	4	2	2	0	1	7	4	+9
J. KumingaF	32	16	5-10	4-7	2-4	8	5	1	1	1	2	6	2	+6
R. GobertC	33	8	3-7	0-0

Highlights

0:23Amen Thompson elevates for the big-time swatESPN0:19Amen Thompson rocks the rim with flushESPN0:13Alperen Sengun denies Minnesota Timberwolves with blockESPN0:21Kevin Durant elevates for slam dunkESPN0:19Marcus Smart elevates for the big-time stuffESPN

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Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Thursday 5 November 2026
Started: 12:30 pm Sydney time
Venue: Toyota Center (Houston)
Competition: NBA
Officials: Justin Van Duyne (Referee), Tyler Ford (Referee), Gina Catanzariti (Referee)
Crowd: 18,055

Form and ladder

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Updated 11 Nov, 3:01 am

Rockets107

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
K. DurantF	35	21	7-14	2-5	5-6	5	2	4	1	1	1	4	3	-6
J. Smith Jr.F	35	11	3-4	2-3	3-4	4	2	1	0	3	1	3	1	-8
A. SengunC	39	17	5-15	0-1	7-9	12	10	5	0	3	3	9	3	-7
F. VanVleetG	30	18	6-12	4-9	2-2	3	3	3	0	0	1	2	3	-8
A. ThompsonG	32	11	3-9	0-2	5-6	8	1	3	0	0	5	3	4	-11
Bench
T. EasonF	24	9	4-10	1-5	0-0	6	1	0	2	0	3	3	0	-8
O. TshiebweC	2	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3
M. SmartG	18	4	1-5	1-4	1-2	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	4	-7
B. BogdanovicG	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. SheppardG	21	14	5-12	3-8	1-1	2	2	0	3	0	0	2	2	+2
Team		107	35-82	13-37	24-30	41	22	18	6	8	14	27	20

Didn't play: J. Tate (Coach's decision), I. Crawford (Coach's decision), S. Adams (Right soleus strain), C. Capela (Right ankle sprain), B. Thornton (Coach's decision)