Game ID: 22501058
Houston Rockets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 9:30 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
MIN 23 21 26 25 15 110HOU 19 24 25 27 13 108
HOU @ MIN ScoutingHOU @ 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.
MIN availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 8 since 3/01, out tonight
MIN availability going into 3/18 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 9 since 3/01, returns tonight: 7 min (39% of 18)
MIN availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 2 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 7 min since (39% of 18)
MIN availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Reid missed 2 since 3/18, returns tonight: 26 min (98% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 7 min since (39% of 18)
MIN availability going into 3/25 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 4 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Conley missed 2 since 3/20, returns tonight: 29 min (163% of 18)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 26 min since (98% of 26)
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/28 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 5 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 28 min since (108% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 18 min since (101% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 16 to 22 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 6 since 3/17, returns tonight: 23 min (65% of 35)
OUT Dosunmu missed 2 since 3/25, returns tonight: 33 min (114% of 29)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 19 min since (109% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/02 · 2 days' restOUT McDaniels missed 2 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 (114% of 29)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 26 min since (101% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (122% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 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
HOU availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Sengun missed 2 since 3/13, returns tonight: 37 min (110% of 34)
OUT Holiday missed 2 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Newton missed 2 since 3/13, out tonight
NEW Finney-Smith 16 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Capela 12 to 20 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 3 since 3/13, returns tonight: 16 min (120% of 14)
OUT Newton missed 3 since 3/13, out tonight
BACK Sengun back 3/18 after 2, 37 min since (110% of 34)
NEW Capela 12 to 18 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/21 · back-to-backOUT Newton missed 4 since 3/13, out tonight
BACK Sengun back 3/18 after 2, 34 min since (102% of 34)
BACK Holiday back 3/20 after 3, 16 min since (120% of 14)
NEW Capela 12 to 18 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Newton missed 5 since 3/13, out tonight
BACK Sengun back 3/18 after 2, 34 min since (100% of 34)
BACK Holiday back 3/20 after 3, 15 min since (109% of 14)
HOU availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Newton missed 6 since 3/13, out tonight
BACK Sengun back 3/18 after 2, 35 min since (103% of 34)
BACK Holiday back 3/20 after 3, 17 min since (125% of 14)
HOU availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Newton missed 7 since 3/13, out tonight
BACK Sengun back 3/18 after 2, 36 min since (108% of 34)
BACK Holiday back 3/20 after 3, 16 min since (116% of 14)
HOU availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Newton missed 8 since 3/13, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 3/20 after 3, 16 min since (115% of 14)
HOU availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Newton missed 9 since 3/13, out tonight
HOU availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Finney-Smith missed 3 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Newton missed 10 since 3/13, out tonight
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 114 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 19 a game. Without Edwards (4 straight), Conley (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Sengun at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 106 a night to Houston's 115 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota plus-1. Call it Minnesota 115, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
3/17 vs PHX 116-104 — MIN notes
MIN won 116-104. MIN shot 51% (43 of 84) to PHX's 38%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 29 times to PHX's 23 — 21 points from the stripe to their 17. MIN turned it over 16 times to PHX's 11, and PHX turned those into 13 steals. Randle led with 32 (10 of 17, 2 of 3 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Hyland added 22, Dosunmu 19. The hinge was Q4, 24-18: a lead of 6 became 12, and the lead reached 16. Hyland was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/18 vs UTA 147-111 — MIN notes
MIN won 147-111. MIN shot 54% (52 of 96) to UTA's 43%, 18 of 39 from three. MIN turned it over 17 times to UTA's 23. Dosunmu led with 23 (7 of 13, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Gobert added 21, Randle 21. The hinge was Q1, 43-31: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 38. Hyland was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
3/20 vs POR 104-108 — MIN notes
MIN lost 104-108. MIN shot 40% (36 of 91) to POR's 42%, 9 of 28 from three. Randle led with 19 (6 of 16, 7 of 9 at the line); Gobert added 18, Dosunmu 17. Q3 was theirs, 27-19, the deficit cut from 9 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 89-77 against them. DiVincenzo's -14 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/22 @ BOS 102-92 — MIN notes
MIN won 102-92. MIN shot 43% (39 of 91) to BOS's 36%, 12 of 33 from three. Hyland led with 23 (8 of 14, 3 of 7 from three); McDaniels added 19, Dosunmu 17. The hinge was Q2, 33-21: MIN came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 3, and the lead reached 16. Hyland was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/25 vs HOU 110-108 — MIN notes
MIN won 110-108 in 1 overtime. MIN shot 42% (45 of 108) to HOU's 41%, 13 of 37 from three, and got to the line 10 times to HOU's 25. MIN turned it over 15 times to HOU's 20. McDaniels led with 25 (10 of 17, 3 of 4 from three); Randle added 24, DiVincenzo 17. The hinge was Q1, 23-19: from level to 4 ahead. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +7.
3/28 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Randle at 21 and Dosunmu at 19 a game. Without Edwards (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Duren at 25 and Jenkins at 20 a game. Without Cunningham (5 straight), Stewart (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Minnesota 114, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
3/30 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 129, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Flagg at 23 and Marshall at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Gafford (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; McDaniels at 19 and Dosunmu at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Edwards (6 straight), Dosunmu (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 106 a night to Dallas's 129 and the line, where Dallas takes 28 free throws a game to Minnesota's 23. Call it Minnesota 118, Dallas 115, Dallas keeping it close.
4/02 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Duren at 24 and Jenkins at 17 a game. Without Cunningham (8 straight), Stewart (10 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 102, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; McDaniels at 20 and Randle at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without McDaniels (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the arc, Detroit at 41 percent from three to Minnesota's 33 and the glass, where Detroit has been plus-3 a night and Minnesota minus-5. Call it Detroit 115, Minnesota 109.
4/03 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 125, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Embiid at 30 and George at 28 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 103, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Randle at 19 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without McDaniels (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 125 and the arc, Philadelphia at 42 percent from three to Minnesota's 33. Call it Philadelphia 117, Minnesota 114, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/18 vs LAL 116-124 — HOU notes
HOU lost 116-124. HOU took 15 more shots (91 to 76), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 49% to LAL's 61%, 11 of 32 from three, and got to the line 17 times to LAL's 27. Sengun led with 27 (10 of 15, 6 of 6 at the line); Thompson added 26, Smith Jr. 18. Q3 was theirs, 37-22, turning a 12-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 102-79 against them. Finney-Smith's -13 in 10 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/20 vs ATL 117-95 — HOU notes
HOU won 117-95. HOU shot 51% (42 of 83) to ATL's 42%, 14 of 30 from three, and went to the line 28 times to ATL's 17 — 19 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 51-37 for them. Durant led with 25 (9 of 15, 3 of 5 from three); Smith Jr. added 23, Sengun 15. The hinge was Q3, 39-22: a lead of 8 became 25, and the lead reached 34. Smith Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
3/21 vs MIA 123-122 — HOU notes
HOU won 123-122. HOU shot 52% (45 of 86) to MIA's 51%, 16 of 35 from three. Durant led with 27 (9 of 17, 5 of 9 from three); Thompson added 24, Sheppard 23. The hinge was Q4, 36-26: HOU came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 1. Sheppard was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/23 @ CHI 124-132 — HOU notes
HOU lost 124-132. HOU shot 53% (49 of 92) to CHI's 50%, 11 of 41 from three. Durant led with 40 (15 of 23, 5 of 10 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Sengun added 33, Thompson 23. Q3 was theirs, 39-30, the deficit cut from 17 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 102-85 against them. Durant's -18 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/25 @ MIN 108-110 — HOU notes
HOU lost 108-110 in 1 overtime. HOU shot 41% (38 of 93) to MIN's 42%, 9 of 29 from three, and went to the line 25 times to MIN's 10 — 23 points from the stripe to their 7. HOU turned it over 20 times to MIN's 15, and MIN turned those into 11 steals. Durant led with 30 (9 of 22, 2 of 5 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Sengun added 30, Smith Jr. 16. Q2 was theirs, 24-21, the deficit cut from 4 to 1, but the other 4 periods went 89-84 against them. They led by as many as 13.
3/27 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 126, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson at 20 and Jerome at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. Without Mashack (5 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Sengun at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-4 a night and Memphis minus-14 and the defense, Houston allowing 117 a night to Memphis's 126. Call it Houston 118, Memphis 114, Memphis keeping it close.
3/29 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Williamson at 21 and Bey at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Murphy III (2 straight), McGowens (9 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Sengun at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-7 a night and New Orleans minus-5 and the turnovers, Houston giving it away 17 times a game to New Orleans's 12. Call it Houston 116, New Orleans 113, New Orleans keeping it close.
3/31 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Sengun at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Shamet (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-9 a night and New York plus-4 and the arc, New York at 41 percent from three to Houston's 36. Call it Houston 115, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
4/01 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Sengun at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Finney-Smith (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 15 free throws a game; Rollins at 21 and Trent Jr. at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (7 straight), Portis (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-8 a night and Milwaukee minus-5 and the defense, Houston allowing 109 a night to Milwaukee's 122. Call it Houston 119, Milwaukee 108, Houston by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINBH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
KA K. Anderson
MC M. Conley
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
TS T. Shannon Jr.
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CC C. Capela
DF D. Finney-Smith
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
Wolves surge past Rockets in overtime 110-108 on game-closing 15-0 run capped by Randle's winner
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Julius Randle hit the go-ahead jumper with 8.8 seconds left in overtime to cap a game-closing 15-0 run by the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 110-108 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.
Minnesota overcame a 13-point deficit in overtime, the biggest comeback since detailed play-by-play throughout the game began in 1997.
Randle, who had all of his 24 points after halftime, was called for a foul on Kevin Durant 's drive with 3.3 seconds remaining. After the Rockets started 23 for 23 from the free-throw line, Durant's first attempt was short. He missed the second one intentionally to try to keep possession, but the Rockets never got a final shot.
Durant and Alperen Sengun each scored 30 points and teamed up on a 12-0 run late in the fourth quarter to put the Rockets in front after trailing by 11 points with 3½ minutes left. Houston scored the first 13 points in OT before Minnesota responded with the final 15.
Jaden McDaniels had 25 points before leaving with an apparent leg injury for the Wolves, who are 10-5 this season without superstar Anthony Edwards . By the end, with Naz Reid ejected for complaining about the officiating, Rudy Gobert fouled out and Ayo Dosunmu unavailable with a sore calf, five of Minnesota's top seven players were missing.
Gobert had 14 points and 14 rebounds and Reid added 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Wolves (45-28), who stayed a half-game behind fourth-place Denver in the Western Conference playoff race. The Rockets (43-29) are in sixth.
The Rockets won the first matchup on Jan. 16. Edwards was out then, too. The Wolves, who play six of their final eight games on the road, visit Houston again on April 10. The Rockets play six of their last eight at home.
Durant, who went 2 for 11 from the floor before halftime, passed Dirk Nowitzki (11,169) for eighth place on the NBA list for career regular season baskets made with 11,177.