Game ID: 22501178
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets
Friday, April 10, 2026 at 9:30 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 36 37 33 26 132MIN 37 32 34 33 136
HOU vs MIN ScoutingHOU vs MIN Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
HOU availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 4 since 3/27, returns tonight: 9 min (56% of 16)
OUT Newton missed 11 since 3/13, out tonight
HOU availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Newton missed 12 since 3/13, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 4/03 after 4, 9 min since (56% of 16)
HOU availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Newton missed 13 since 3/13, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 4/03 after 4, 9 min since (56% of 16)
HOU availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Newton missed 14 since 3/13, out tonight
HOU availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Finney-Smith missed 3 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Newton missed 15 since 3/13, out tonight
HOU availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 4 since 4/05, returns tonight: 21 min (129% of 16)
OUT Newton missed 16 since 3/13, returns tonight: 12 min (100% of 12)
HOU availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restBACK Finney-Smith back 4/12 after 4, 21 min since (129% of 16)
BACK Newton back 4/12 after 16, 12 min since (100% of 12)
HOU availability going into 4/21 · 2 days' restOUT Durant missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 41 min (112% of 36)
BACK Finney-Smith back 4/12 after 4, 21 min since (129% of 16)
BACK Newton back 4/12 after 16, 12 min since (100% of 12)
HOU availability going into 4/24 · 2 days' restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 4/18, returns tonight: 11 min (67% of 16)
BACK Durant back 4/21 after 2, 41 min since (112% of 36)
BACK Newton back 4/12 after 16, 12 min since (100% of 12)
NEW Okogie 17 to 24 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT McDaniels missed 3 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 23 min since (65% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 33 min since (113% of 29)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (123% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT McDaniels missed 4 since 3/28, out tonight
OUT Clark missed 2 since 4/02, returns tonight: 11 min (85% of 13)
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 24 min since (70% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 34 min since (117% of 29)
BACK Conley back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (123% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT McDaniels missed 5 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 24 min since (70% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 34 min since (118% of 29)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 11 min since (85% of 13)
NEW Hyland 16 to 25 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/08 · back-to-backOUT Edwards missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 6 since 3/28, returns tonight: 19 min (60% of 32)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 34 min since (117% of 29)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 14 min since (112% of 13)
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 4/05, returns tonight: 27 min (78% of 35)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 19 min since (60% of 32)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 20 min since (160% of 13)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 2 since 4/08, out tonight
OUT Gobert missed 2 since 4/08, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 4/10 after 3, 27 min since (78% of 35)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 18 min since (144% of 13)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Anderson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restOUT Randle missed 3 since 4/08, returns tonight: 31 min (95% of 33)
OUT Gobert missed 3 since 4/08, returns tonight: 38 min (121% of 31)
OUT Reid missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 17 min (66% of 26)
OUT Hyland missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 5 min (33% of 16)
BACK Edwards back 4/10 after 3, 27 min since (78% of 35)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 21 min since (163% of 13)
NEW Anderson 16 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Shannon Jr. 14 to 20 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/20 · 1 day's restBACK Edwards back 4/10 after 3, 33 min since (94% of 35)
BACK Randle back 4/18 after 3, 31 min since (95% of 33)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 29 min since (91% of 32)
BACK Gobert back 4/18 after 3, 38 min since (121% of 31)
BACK Reid back 4/18 after 2, 17 min since (66% of 26)
BACK Hyland back 4/18 after 2, 5 min since (33% of 16)
NEW Shannon Jr. 14 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Clark 13 to 23 min over the last 4
MIN availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 2 since 4/18, out tonight
OUT Clark missed 2 since 4/18, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 4/10 after 3, 35 min since (101% of 35)
BACK Randle back 4/18 after 3, 34 min since (102% of 33)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 31 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Gobert back 4/18 after 3, 33 min since (104% of 31)
BACK Reid back 4/18 after 2, 22 min since (85% of 26)
BACK Hyland back 4/18 after 2, 8 min since (47% of 16)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Thompson at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Finney-Smith (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Edwards (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-7 and the defense, Houston allowing 108 a night to Minnesota's 117. Call it Houston 117, Minnesota 112.
4/03 vs UTA 140-106 — HOU notes
HOU won 140-106. HOU shot 55% (51 of 92) to UTA's 45%, 15 of 32 from three, and went to the line 30 times to UTA's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 15. Durant led with 25 (8 of 12, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Thompson added 21, Sengun 19. The hinge was Q1, 34-22: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 37. Sheppard was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
4/05 @ GSW 117-116 — HOU notes
HOU won 117-116. HOU shot 55% (44 of 80) to GSW's 50%, 13 of 29 from three. Durant led with 31 (10 of 17, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Sengun added 24, Smith Jr. 23. The hinge was Q3, 37-29: a lead of 2 became 10, and the lead reached 15. Smith Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/07 @ PHX 119-105 — HOU notes
HOU won 119-105. HOU shot 45% (45 of 100) to PHX's 43%, 14 of 38 from three, and got to the line 16 times to PHX's 39. The glass went 55-34 for them. Durant led with 24 (8 of 20, 5 of 9 from three); Thompson added 22, Smith Jr. 20. The hinge was Q4, 38-21: HOU came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 14. HOU trailed 54-57 at the half and won the second half 65-48. Eason was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
4/09 vs PHI 113-102 — HOU notes
HOU won 113-102. HOU shot 45% (42 of 93) to PHI's 45%, 11 of 32 from three. Durant led with 29 (10 of 18, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Thompson added 19, Smith Jr. 19. The hinge was Q1, 35-26: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 28. Durant was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/10 vs MIN 132-136 — HOU notes
HOU lost 132-136. HOU shot 61% (53 of 87) to MIN's 57%, 4 of 19 from three. HOU turned it over 12 times to MIN's 7. The glass went 39-25 for them. Thompson led with 41 (17 of 22, 7 of 7 at the line); Durant added 33, Sengun 22. Q2 was theirs, 37-32, turning a 1-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 104-95 against them. They led by as many as 10. Sheppard's -17 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 113, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Thompson at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Finney-Smith (4 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 137, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Coward at 18 and Rupert at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Spencer (2 straight), Jackson (2 straight), Small (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-10 a night and Memphis minus-13 and the defense, Houston allowing 113 a night to Memphis's 137. Call it Houston 125, Memphis 112, Houston by 13.
4/18 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 26 and Hachimura at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Reaves (5 straight), Hayes (4 straight). 5 days' rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Thompson at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 15 a night. 5 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-15 a night and the Lakers minus-1 and the arc, the Lakers at 41 percent from three to Houston's 34. Call it the Lakers 115, Houston 114, Houston keeping it close.
4/21 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 101, shooting 54 percent and 45 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 23 and Hachimura at 15 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Reaves (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Thompson at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 15 a night. Without Durant (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-15 a night and the Lakers minus-5 and the arc, the Lakers at 45 percent from three to Houston's 32. Call it the Lakers 113, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
4/24 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 29 from three, 26 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Thompson at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 95, shooting 55 percent and 48 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 24 and Kennard at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Reaves (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 48 percent from three to Houston's 29 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-12 a night and the Lakers minus-5. Call it Houston 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
4/03 @ PHI 103-115 — MIN notes
MIN lost 103-115. MIN took 19 more shots (101 to 82), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to PHI's 50%, 14 of 43 from three, and got to the line 20 times to PHI's 28. The glass went 43-53 against them. Randle led with 21 (9 of 15, 2 of 6 at the line); Hyland added 21, Dosunmu 19. Q2 was theirs, 30-22, turning a 2-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-73 against them. They led by as many as 10. DiVincenzo's -18 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs CHA 108-122 — MIN notes
MIN lost 108-122. MIN shot 46% (38 of 83) to CHA's 49%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 23 times to CHA's 15 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. Randle led with 26 (9 of 16, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Hyland added 18, Dosunmu 12. Q2 was theirs, 39-26, turning a 8-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-69 against them. Dosunmu's -23 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 @ IND 124-104 — MIN notes
MIN won 124-104. MIN shot 52% (46 of 89) to IND's 48%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line 16 times to IND's 31. Dosunmu led with 24 (10 of 17, 1 of 5 from three); Randle added 19, Hyland 19. The hinge was Q3, 39-24: a lead of 10 became 25, and the lead reached 31. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/08 @ ORL 120-132 — MIN notes
MIN lost 120-132. MIN shot 50% (45 of 90) to ORL's 54%, 18 of 44 from three, and got to the line 14 times to ORL's 23. The glass went 33-48 against them. Shannon Jr. led with 33 (11 of 14, 5 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); McDaniels added 18, Reid 15. Q4 was theirs, 37-31, the deficit cut from 18 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 101-83 against them. Anderson's -25 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ HOU 136-132 — MIN notes
MIN won 136-132. MIN shot 57% (51 of 89) to HOU's 61%, 15 of 30 from three. MIN turned it over 7 times to HOU's 12. The glass went 25-39 against them. Shannon Jr. led with 23 (8 of 13, 5 of 7 from three); Edwards added 22, DiVincenzo 18. The hinge was Q4, 33-26: MIN came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 4. MIN trailed 69-73 at the half and won the second half 67-59. Conley was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/12 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Randle at 22 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Randle (2 straight), Gobert (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 126, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fears at 29 and Bey at 22 a game. Without McGowens (15 straight), Jordan (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the line, where New Orleans takes 27 free throws a game to Minnesota's 20 and the glass, where New Orleans has been minus-3 a night and Minnesota minus-8. Call it Minnesota 121, New Orleans 117, New Orleans keeping it close.
4/18 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jokić at 28 and Murray at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Murray (2 straight), Braun (2 straight), Johnson (2 straight). 5 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 123, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dosunmu at 17 and Shannon Jr. at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Randle (3 straight), Gobert (3 straight), Reid (2 straight). 5 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-7. Call it Denver 124, Minnesota 119.
4/20 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 25 and Jokić at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 122, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Shannon Jr. at 21 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-8 a night and Minnesota minus-7. Call it Denver 123, Minnesota 117.
4/23 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 124, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Shannon Jr. at 27 and Edwards at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Murray at 29 and Jokić at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Pickett (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-6 and the defense, Denver allowing 114 a night to Minnesota's 124. Call it Minnesota 120, Denver 119, Denver keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAD A. Dosunmu
AE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
JB J. Beringer
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
KA K. Anderson
MC M. Conley
TS T. Shannon Jr.
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CC C. Capela
JO J. Okogie
JS J. Smith Jr.
JT J. Tate
KD K. Durant
RS R. Sheppard
TE T. Eason
MIN/HOU the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Timberwolves snap Rockets' 8-game winning streak with a 136-132 victory
HOUSTON -- — Anthony Edwards had 22 points, with a key 3-pointer late, Terrence Shannon Jr . scored 23 points off the bench and the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped the Houston Rockets ' eight-game winning streak with a 136-132 victory Friday night.
Amen Thompson had a career-high 41 points and Kevin Durant added 33 for the Rockets, who have clinched a playoff berth but are still playing for postseason seeding. The Timberwolves are also heading for the playoffs with the sixth seed in the Western Conference.
Minnesota led by 10 with about four minutes left before Houston used an 8-2 run, with four points from Alperen Sengun , to cut the lead to 132-128 with about a minute to go.
But Edwards hit a 3-pointer a few seconds later to push the lead to 135-128 and send the home fans streaming toward the exits.
The Rockets led by five before Minnesota used a 13-4 run, with the first eight points from Donte DiVincenzo , to take a 116-112 lead with about eight minutes to go.
Reed Sheppard made a basket for Houston, but Minnesota scored the next seven points, capped by a 3 from DiVincenzo, to push the lead to 123-114 midway through the quarter.
The 37-year-old Durant has scored 2,026 points this season, making him the oldest player to reach 2,000 in a season. He passed Karl Malone , who did it in the 1999-00 season when he was 36. It’s Durant's eighth season with at least 2,000 points and the first since 2023-24.
The Timberwolves played without Julius Randle , who missed a second straight game with right hand soreness. They used a balanced scoring attack to get the win with seven players scoring at least 15 points.
Up next Timberwolves: Host New Orleans on Sunday night.