Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets
March 25, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Timberwolves beat the Rockets 110-108 on 2026-03-25 at home. The Timberwolves started Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and Jaden McDaniels. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, and Reed Sheppard. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 11 points (5/21) in his matchups, with Jaden McDaniels as his primary defender. Julius Randle (Timberwolves) scored 15 points (5/13) in his matchups, with Jabari Smith Jr. as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
110
Did not play: Joan Beringer (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jaylen Clark (DNP - Coach's Decision), Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision), Julian Phillips (DNP - Coach's Decision)
HOU
Houston Rockets
108
Did not play: Isaiah Crawford (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeff Green (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Mike Conley · Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Jaden McDaniels Starter 11.6 min
- Kyle Anderson · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Bones Hyland 7.1 min
- Rudy Gobert · Kyle Anderson · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland 5.5 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland 4.8 min
- Mike Conley · Kyle Anderson · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid 4.1 min
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard Starter 14.3 min
- Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson 6.7 min
- Dorian Finney-Smith · Aaron Holiday · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson 6.3 min
- Kevin Durant · Jae'Sean Tate · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson 5.7 min
- Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Reed Sheppard 5.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Timberwolves defense
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Kevin Durant 11 pts (5/21) in 82 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (46 %, 4 pts) · Kyle Anderson (16 %, 0 pts) · Julius Randle (10 %, 2 pts)
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Alperen Sengun 40 pts (17/29) in 83 possessions
Guarded by: Rudy Gobert (33 %, 6 pts) · Kyle Anderson (24 %, 3 pts) · Julius Randle (18 %, 11 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Julius Randle | Jabari Smith Jr.: 41 poss., 7 pts (3/8) · Alperen Sengun: 15 poss., 11 pts (5/10) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Kevin Durant: 37 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Amen Thompson: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Amen Thompson: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Reed Sheppard: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Kyle Anderson | Alperen Sengun: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Kevin Durant: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/4) |
| Bones Hyland | Aaron Holiday: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tari Eason: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Naz Reid | Jabari Smith Jr.: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Tari Eason: 9 poss., 4 pts (1/3) |
| Mike Conley | Amen Thompson: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Reed Sheppard: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Rudy Gobert | Alperen Sengun: 27 poss., 6 pts (3/5) · Clint Capela: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/5) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Jabari Smith Jr.: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Alperen Sengun: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Rockets defense
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Julius Randle 15 pts (5/13) in 76 possessions
Guarded by: Jabari Smith Jr. (37 %, 2 pts) · Alperen Sengun (35 %, 4 pts) · Kevin Durant (7 %, 7 pts)
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Naz Reid 15 pts (6/10) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Jabari Smith Jr. (27 %, 5 pts) · Tari Eason (18 %, 3 pts) · Alperen Sengun (14 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Julius Randle: 28 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Naz Reid: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Amen Thompson | Donte DiVincenzo: 37 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Kyle Anderson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kevin Durant | Jaden McDaniels: 47 poss., 10 pts (4/10) · Kyle Anderson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Alperen Sengun | Julius Randle: 27 poss., 4 pts (1/5) · Rudy Gobert: 26 poss., 15 pts (6/10) |
| Reed Sheppard | Mike Conley: 18 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Bones Hyland: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Tari Eason | Naz Reid: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Bones Hyland: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Aaron Holiday | Bones Hyland: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Mike Conley: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Clint Capela | Rudy Gobert: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Julius Randle: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Mike Conley: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaden McDaniels: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | Naz Reid: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kyle Anderson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Okogie | Bones Hyland: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaden McDaniels: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |