Dec 26, 2012 - Houston Rockets at Minnesota Timberwolves

	Houston Rockets	(16-12, 5-7 away)
	Minnesota Timberwolves	(13-13, 8-4 home)

December 26, 2012 at 8:00 PM EST
Regular Season

Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Season Series - Houston won 2-1

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Dec 26, 2012	Houston	Minnesota	87 - 84	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 19, 2013	Houston	Minnesota	79 - 92	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 15, 2013	Minnesota	Houston	100 - 108	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center

2012-2013 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Houston	82	48.24	38.10	82.71	.461	10.57	28.89	.366	19.18	25.45	.754	16.44	20.27	11.10	32.34	43.44	23.20	8.27	4.38	105.95
Minnesota	82	48.12	35.89	81.73	.439	5.49	17.99	.305	18.48	24.90	.742	14.80	18.40	11.87	30.16	42.02	22.39	8.54	4.72	95.74
Houston Opponents	82	48.24	38.83	85.45	.454	8.06	21.94	.367	16.76	21.60	.776	14.74	20.41	10.68	30.95	41.63	22.66	8.45	6.09	102.48
Minnesota Opponents	82	48.12	37.96	81.18	.468	7.02	19.01	.369	15.16	20.15	.752	15.88	22.52	10.62	31.50	42.12	22.34	8.06	5.85	98.11

Head to Head Since 1991-1992

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Feb 17, 2012	Minnesota	Houston	111 - 98	Minnesota	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Feb 4, 2012	Houston	Minnesota	91 - 100	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 30, 2012	Minnesota	Houston	120 - 108	Minnesota	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Jan 23, 2012	Houston	Minnesota	107 - 92	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Apr 13, 2011	Houston	Minnesota	121 - 102	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 8, 2011	Minnesota	Houston	112 - 108	Minnesota	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Jan 24, 2011	Houston	Minnesota	129 - 125	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 7, 2010	Minnesota	Houston	94 - 120	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Mar 6, 2010	Houston	Minnesota	112 - 98	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 13, 2010	Minnesota	Houston	114 - 120	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Nov 18, 2009	Houston	Minnesota	97 - 84	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 20, 2009	Minnesota	Houston	88 - 107	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Mar 1, 2009	Houston	Minnesota	105 - 94	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 7, 2009	Minnesota	Houston	90 - 107	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Dec 20, 2008	Houston	Minnesota	109 - 102	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 26, 2008	Minnesota	Houston	86 - 97	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Feb 4, 2008	Houston	Minnesota	92 - 86	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 11, 2008	Minnesota	Houston	82 - 113	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Feb 5, 2007	Minnesota	Houston	77 - 105	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Jan 7, 2007	Houston	Minnesota	99 - 103	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Dec 6, 2006	Houston	Minnesota	84 - 90	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 28, 2006	Minnesota	Houston	75 - 82	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Apr 12, 2006	Minnesota	Houston	82 - 79	Minnesota	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Mar 7, 2006	Houston	Minnesota	93 - 87	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 27, 2006	Minnesota	Houston	96 - 92	Minnesota	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Nov 15, 2005	Houston	Minnesota	94 - 89	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 20, 2005	Houston	Minnesota	86 - 94	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 4, 2005	Houston	Minnesota	119 - 113	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 11, 2004	Minnesota	Houston	96 - 91	Minnesota	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Mar 29, 2004	Minnesota	Houston	94 - 88	Minnesota	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Mar 5, 2004	Houston	Minnesota	112 - 109	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 17, 2004	Minnesota	Houston	76 - 95	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Dec 16, 2003	Houston	Minnesota	75 - 92	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 4, 2003	Houston	Minnesota	89 - 103	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 31, 2003	Minnesota	Houston	101 - 121	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Jan 7, 2003	Minnesota	Houston	86 - 94	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Dec 21, 2002	Houston	Minnesota	86 - 98	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 13, 2002	Houston	Minnesota	96 - 95	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 21, 2002	Minnesota	Houston	83 - 89	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Dec 8, 2001	Houston	Minnesota	97 - 107	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 3, 2001	Minnesota	Houston	90 - 88	Minnesota	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Apr 17, 2001	Minnesota	Houston	87 - 114	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Feb 21, 2001	Houston	Minnesota	89 - 83	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 1, 2001	Houston	Minnesota	96 - 106	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Oct 31, 2000	Minnesota	Houston	106 - 98	Minnesota	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Mar 30, 2000	Houston	Minnesota	90 - 122	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 11, 2000	Minnesota	Houston	100 - 86	Minnesota	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Feb 4, 2000	Houston	Minnesota	85 - 102	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 25, 2000	Minnesota	Houston	92 - 84	Minnesota	Regular Season	Compaq Center
May 4, 1999	Minnesota	Houston	83 - 100	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Apr 12, 1999	Houston	Minnesota	95 - 90	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 17, 1999	Houston	Minnesota	102 - 116	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Apr 17, 1998	Houston	Minnesota	95 - 102	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 26, 1998	Minnesota	Houston	98 - 118	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Feb 20, 1998	Houston	Minnesota	95 - 100	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 16, 1998	Minnesota	Houston	116 - 115	Minnesota	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Apr 29, 1997	Houston	Minnesota	125 - 120	Houston	Playoffs	Target Center
Apr 26, 1997	Minnesota	Houston	84 - 96	Houston	Playoffs	Compaq Center
Apr 24, 1997	Minnesota	Houston	95 - 112	Houston	Playoffs	Compaq Center
Mar 25, 1997	Minnesota	Houston	103 - 112	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Jan 7, 1997	Houston	Minnesota	104 - 95	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Dec 10, 1996	Houston	Minnesota	96 - 94	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 19, 1996	Minnesota	Houston	93 - 122	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Mar 23, 1996	Minnesota	Houston	108 - 103	Minnesota	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Feb 21, 1996	Houston	Minnesota	101 - 120	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 2, 1996	Houston	Minnesota	105 - 100	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 11, 1995	Minnesota	Houston	97 - 119	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Mar 16, 1995	Minnesota	Houston	97 - 104	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Mar 3, 1995	Houston	Minnesota	105 - 108	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 28, 1995	Minnesota	Houston	93 - 114	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Jan 16, 1995	Houston	Minnesota	75 - 94	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 5, 1994	Houston	Minnesota	115 - 85	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Apr 12, 1994	Minnesota	Houston	89 - 98	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Mar 22, 1994	Houston	Minnesota	81 - 83	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 6, 1994	Minnesota	Houston	90 - 101	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Dec 30, 1993	Houston	Minnesota	110 - 104	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 11, 1993	Minnesota	Houston	99 - 107	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Apr 22, 1993	Minnesota	Houston	110 - 112	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Mar 28, 1993	Houston	Minnesota	100 - 101	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 13, 1993	Houston	Minnesota	97 - 88	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 5, 1993	Minnesota	Houston	112 - 105	Minnesota	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Dec 12, 1992	Houston	Minnesota	104 - 87	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Dec 8, 1992	Minnesota	Houston	94 - 102	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Apr 9, 1992	Houston	Minnesota	117 - 102	Houston	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 17, 1992	Minnesota	Houston	124 - 122	Minnesota	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Jan 28, 1992	Minnesota	Houston	102 - 111	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Nov 23, 1991	Houston	Minnesota	89 - 102	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Nov 21, 1991	Minnesota	Houston	102 - 106	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center

Houston Rockets Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
S	P. Beverley 12.0p 5.8r 2.6a	F. Garcia 11.2p 3.8r 1.8a	James Harden 27.6p 6.8r 5.0a	C. Parsons 20.0p 7.2r 4.4a	Omer Asik 13.0p 12.0r 0.2a
R	Jeremy Lin 4.0p 1.7r 1.3a		Carlos Delfino 8.8p 2.5r 2.2a	Terrence Jones 4.0p 7.0r 0.0a	Greg Smith 3.0p 2.5r 0.0a
R	Aaron Brooks 5.0p 1.6r 1.6a
L		James Anderson 2.0p 4.0r 0.0a	Royce White 0.0p 0.0r 0.0a	T. Robinson 0.0p 0.0r 0.0a	D. Motiejunas 0.0p 0.0r 0.0a
L					Tim Ohlbrecht 0.0p 0.0r 0.0a

Minnesota Timberwolves Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
S	Ricky Rubio 12.2p 3.2r 5.4a	Luke Ridnour 9.6p 0.6r 4.0a	A. Kirilenko 8.4p 6.0r 3.0a	D. Williams 15.6p 6.8r 1.0a	Greg Stiemsma 7.6p 7.4r 0.4a
R	Jose Barea 14.4p 2.6r 3.4a	Alexey Shved 5.6p 1.4r 3.0a	Chase Budinger 8.4p 2.4r 1.0a	D. Cunningham 10.8p 5.8r 0.8a	Nikola Pekovic 20.0p 5.0r 0.0a
L		Malcolm Lee 0.0p 0.0r 0.0a	M. Gelabale 1.7p 0.7r 0.3a	Kevin Love 0.0p 0.0r 0.0a	Chris Johnson 2.8p 1.5r 0.0a
L		Brandon Roy 0.0p 0.0r 0.0a

* Depth Chart stats are based upon the last 5 games played.

Houston Rockets Player Stats

Jersey	Player	Pos	HT	WT	YOS	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
14	Daequan Cook	G	6-5	205	5	16	10.3	1.3	3.7	.356	0.7	1.9	.367	0.1	0.2	.667	0.4	0.8	0.3	0.8	1.1	0.6	0.4	0.1	3.4
10	Carlos Delfino	G	6-6	230	7	67	25.2	3.7	9.3	.405	2.4	6.3	.375	0.7	0.8	.857	1.1	1.7	0.3	3.0	3.3	2.0	1.0	0.1	10.6
3	Omer Asik	C	7-0	255	2	82	30.0	4.0	7.5	.540	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	3.6	.562	2.1	2.7	3.4	8.3	11.7	0.9	0.6	1.1	10.1
13	James Harden	G	6-5	220	3	78	38.3	7.5	17.1	.438	2.3	6.2	.368	8.6	10.2	.851	3.8	2.3	0.8	4.1	4.9	5.8	1.8	0.5	25.9
15	Toney Douglas	G	6-2	185	3	49	18.6	2.8	7.2	.395	1.2	3.3	.377	1.2	1.4	.882	1.1	2.1	0.5	1.4	1.8	1.9	0.8	0.0	8.1
54	Patrick Patterson	F	6-9	235	2	47	25.9	5.0	9.7	.519	0.7	2.0	.365	0.8	1.0	.755	0.9	1.9	1.6	3.1	4.7	1.1	0.4	0.6	11.6
31	Cole Aldrich	C	6-11	240	2	30	7.1	0.8	1.4	.535	0.0	0.0	.000	0.1	0.3	.444	0.5	1.4	0.4	1.5	1.9	0.2	0.1	0.3	1.7
20	Donatas Motiejunas	FC	7-0	222	0	44	12.2	2.2	4.8	.455	0.5	1.9	.289	0.7	1.2	.627	0.8	1.7	0.8	1.3	2.1	0.7	0.2	0.2	5.7
25	Chandler Parsons	F	6-9	227	1	76	36.3	6.0	12.4	.486	2.0	5.2	.385	1.5	2.0	.729	1.9	1.9	1.0	4.3	5.3	3.6	1.0	0.4	15.5
30	Royce White	F	6-8	260	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	Marcus Morris	F	6-9	235	1	54	21.4	3.2	7.4	.427	1.4	3.6	.381	0.9	1.4	.653	1.0	2.2	1.2	2.9	4.1	0.9	0.5	0.3	8.6
6	Terrence Jones	F	6-9	252	0	19	14.5	2.3	4.9	.457	0.3	1.0	.263	0.7	0.9	.765	0.7	1.1	1.5	1.9	3.4	0.8	0.6	1.0	5.5
4	Greg Smith	C-F	6-10	250	1	70	15.9	2.4	3.9	.620	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.9	.623	0.6	2.5	1.6	3.0	4.6	0.4	0.3	0.6	6.0
7	Jeremy Lin	G	6-3	200	2	82	32.2	4.8	10.9	.441	1.1	3.1	.339	2.6	3.4	.785	2.9	2.5	0.4	2.6	3.0	6.0	1.6	0.4	13.4
14	Scott Machado	G	6-2	206	0	6	3.5	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.2	.000	0.3	0.3	1.000	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.3	0.0	1.3

Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats

Jersey	Player	Pos	HT	WT	YOS	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
3	Brandon Roy	G-F	6-6	211	5	5	24.4	2.2	7.0	.314	0.0	1.8	.000	1.4	2.0	.700	1.4	1.0	0.6	2.2	2.8	4.6	0.6	0.0	5.8
13	Luke Ridnour	G	6-2	175	9	82	30.2	4.5	9.9	.453	0.8	2.6	.311	1.7	2.0	.848	1.6	2.3	0.5	2.0	2.5	3.8	1.0	0.2	11.5
11	Jose Barea	G	6-0	175	6	74	23.1	4.3	10.2	.417	1.3	3.8	.346	1.4	1.8	.784	2.0	1.8	0.5	2.3	2.8	4.0	0.4	0.0	11.3
47	Andrei Kirilenko	F	6-9	235	10	64	31.8	4.4	8.8	.507	0.5	1.9	.292	2.9	3.9	.752	1.9	1.3	1.6	4.1	5.7	2.8	1.5	1.0	12.4
42	Kevin Love	F-C	6-10	260	4	18	34.3	5.8	16.6	.352	1.1	5.1	.217	5.6	7.9	.704	2.2	1.9	3.6	10.4	14.0	2.3	0.7	0.5	18.3
14	Nikola Pekovic	C	6-11	290	2	62	31.6	6.2	12.0	.520	0.0	0.0	.000	3.9	5.2	.744	1.6	2.3	3.7	5.1	8.8	0.9	0.7	0.8	16.3
17	Louis Amundson	F	6-9	225	6	20	8.1	0.7	1.9	.368	0.0	0.0	.000	0.2	1.0	.200	0.6	1.3	1.1	1.2	2.4	0.1	0.3	0.3	1.6
9	Ricky Rubio	G	6-4	180	1	57	29.7	3.2	9.0	.360	0.5	1.6	.293	3.7	4.6	.799	3.0	2.5	0.8	3.2	4.0	7.3	2.4	0.1	10.7
10	Chase Budinger	F	6-7	218	3	23	22.1	3.4	8.3	.414	1.1	3.5	.321	1.4	1.8	.762	1.0	1.3	0.7	2.4	3.1	1.1	0.6	0.3	9.4
33	Dante Cunningham	F	6-8	230	3	80	25.1	3.9	8.4	.468	0.0	0.1	.000	0.8	1.3	.650	0.7	1.9	1.8	3.3	5.1	0.8	1.1	0.5	8.7
34	Greg Stiemsma	C	6-11	260	2	76	15.9	1.7	3.7	.457	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	0.9	.768	0.8	2.4	0.8	2.6	3.4	0.4	0.6	1.2	4.0
3	Malcolm Lee	G	6-5	200	1	16	18.0	1.8	4.8	.382	0.5	1.5	.333	0.8	1.2	.600	0.6	1.9	0.9	1.5	2.4	1.2	0.8	0.4	4.9
1	Alexey Shved	G	6-6	182	0	77	23.9	3.1	8.2	.372	1.1	3.7	.295	1.4	2.0	.722	1.9	1.5	0.5	1.7	2.3	3.7	0.7	0.4	8.6
7	Derrick Williams	F	6-8	241	1	78	24.6	4.3	10.1	.430	0.8	2.5	.332	2.4	3.5	.705	1.3	1.6	1.2	4.3	5.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	11.9

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