3/15/2013 Houston v. Minnesota Game Preview

Minnesota Timberwolves (22-41, 7-25 away)
Houston Rockets (36-30, 22-9 home)
March 15, 2013 at 8:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Toyota Center (Houston)
Houston, Texas

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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 (Houston)

2012-2013 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Minnesota8248.195.735.981.7.4395.518.0.30518.524.9.74211.930.242.022.48.54.714.818.4
Houston8248.2106.038.182.7.46110.628.9.36619.225.5.75411.132.343.423.28.34.416.420.3
MIN Opponents8248.198.138.081.2.4687.019.0.36915.220.1.75210.631.542.122.38.15.916.022.5
HOU Opponents8248.2102.538.885.5.4548.121.9.36816.821.6.77610.731.041.622.78.56.114.820.4


Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Jan 19, 2013 Houston Minnesota 79 - 92 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Dec 26, 2012 Houston Minnesota 87 - 84 Houston Regular Season Target Center
Feb 17, 2012 Minnesota Houston 111 - 98 Minnesota Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Feb 4, 2012 Houston Minnesota 91 - 100 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 30, 2012 Minnesota Houston 120 - 108 Minnesota Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
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 (Houston)
Jan 24, 2011 Houston Minnesota 129 - 125 Houston Regular Season Target Center
Nov 7, 2010 Minnesota Houston 94 - 120 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Mar 6, 2010 Houston Minnesota 112 - 98 Houston Regular Season Target Center
Jan 13, 2010 Minnesota Houston 114 - 120 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Nov 18, 2009 Houston Minnesota 97 - 84 Houston Regular Season Target Center
Mar 20, 2009 Minnesota Houston 88 - 107 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Mar 1, 2009 Houston Minnesota 105 - 94 Houston Regular Season Target Center
Feb 7, 2009 Minnesota Houston 90 - 107 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Dec 20, 2008 Houston Minnesota 109 - 102 Houston Regular Season Target Center
Mar 26, 2008 Minnesota Houston 86 - 97 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Feb 4, 2008 Houston Minnesota 92 - 86 Houston Regular Season Target Center
Jan 11, 2008 Minnesota Houston 82 - 113 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Feb 5, 2007 Minnesota Houston 77 - 105 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
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 (Houston)
Apr 12, 2006 Minnesota Houston 82 - 79 Minnesota Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Mar 7, 2006 Houston Minnesota 93 - 87 Houston Regular Season Target Center
Jan 27, 2006 Minnesota Houston 96 - 92 Minnesota Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
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 (Houston)
Mar 29, 2004 Minnesota Houston 94 - 88 Minnesota Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Mar 5, 2004 Houston Minnesota 112 - 109 Houston Regular Season Target Center
Jan 17, 2004 Minnesota Houston 76 - 95 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
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
Mar 19, 1991 Houston Minnesota 98 - 85 Houston Regular Season Target Center
Feb 24, 1991 Houston Minnesota 100 - 91 Houston Regular Season Target Center
Jan 24, 1991 Minnesota Houston 94 - 118 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Nov 25, 1990 Houston Minnesota 107 - 91 Houston Regular Season Target Center
Nov 13, 1990 Minnesota Houston 88 - 90 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Mar 31, 1990 Minnesota Houston 98 - 106 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Feb 20, 1990 Houston Minnesota 92 - 97 Minnesota Regular Season Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Feb 6, 1990 Minnesota Houston 101 - 108 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Dec 27, 1989 Houston Minnesota 91 - 108 Minnesota Regular Season Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

2012-2013 Minnesota Timberwolves Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Rubio L. Ridnour A. Kirilenko D. Williams N. Pekovic
Rotation J. Barea B. Roy C. Budinger K. Love G. Stiemsma
Rotation   A. Shved M. Gelabale D. Cunningham C. Johnson
Rotation   M. Lee      

2012-2013 Houston Rockets Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters P. Beverley J. Harden F. Garcia C. Parsons O. Asik
Rotation J. Lin J. Anderson C. Delfino T. Jones G. Smith
Rotation A. Brooks        
Lim PT       D. Motiejunas T. Ohlbrecht
Lim PT       T. Robinson  
Lim PT       R. White  

Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
11 J.J. Barea G 74 23.1 11.3 4.3 10.2 .417 1.3 3.8 .346 1.4 1.8 .784 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.0 0.4 0.0 2.0 1.8
10 Chase Budinger GF 23 22.1 9.4 3.4 8.3 .414 1.1 3.5 .321 1.4 1.8 .762 0.7 2.4 3.1 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.3
33 Dante Cunningham F 80 25.1 8.7 3.9 8.4 .468 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.3 .650 1.8 3.3 5.1 0.8 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.9
15 Mickael Gelabale F 36 17.9 5.0 2.0 3.9 .518 0.4 1.4 .308 0.6 0.7 .875 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.3
20 Chris Johnson C 30 9.5 3.9 1.6 2.5 .640 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .618 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.4 1.6
47 Andrei Kirilenko PF 64 31.8 12.4 4.4 8.8 .507 0.5 1.9 .292 2.9 3.9 .752 1.6 4.1 5.7 2.8 1.5 1.0 1.9 1.3
3 Malcolm Lee G 16 18.0 4.9 1.8 4.8 .382 0.5 1.5 .333 0.8 1.2 .600 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.9
42 Kevin Love FC 18 34.3 18.3 5.8 16.6 .352 1.1 5.1 .217 5.6 7.9 .704 3.6 10.4 14.0 2.3 0.7 0.5 2.2 1.9
14 Nikola Pekovic PF 62 31.6 16.3 6.2 12.0 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 3.9 5.2 .744 3.7 5.1 8.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.3
13 Luke Ridnour PG 82 30.2 11.5 4.5 9.9 .453 0.8 2.6 .311 1.7 2.0 .848 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.8 1.0 0.2 1.6 2.3
3 Brandon Roy G 5 24.4 5.8 2.2 7.0 .314 0.0 1.8 .000 1.4 2.0 .700 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.6 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.0
9 Ricky Rubio G 57 29.7 10.7 3.2 9.0 .360 0.5 1.6 .293 3.7 4.6 .799 0.8 3.2 4.0 7.3 2.4 0.1 3.0 2.5
1 Alexey Shved G 77 23.9 8.6 3.1 8.2 .372 1.1 3.7 .295 1.4 1.9 .720 0.5 1.7 2.3 3.7 0.7 0.4 1.9 1.5
34 Greg Stiemsma C 76 15.9 4.0 1.7 3.7 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.9 .768 0.8 2.6 3.4 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.8 2.4
7 Derrick Williams F 78 24.6 12.0 4.3 10.1 .430 0.8 2.5 .332 2.5 3.5 .706 1.2 4.3 5.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.3 1.6

Houston Rockets Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
5 James Anderson GF 29 10.6 4.0 1.4 3.5 .406 0.6 1.7 .327 0.6 0.7 .895 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.6
3 Omer Asik C 82 30.0 10.1 4.0 7.5 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.6 .562 3.4 8.3 11.7 0.9 0.6 1.1 2.1 2.7
2 Patrick Beverley PG 41 17.4 5.6 1.9 4.6 .418 0.9 2.3 .375 0.8 1.0 .829 1.1 1.6 2.7 2.9 0.9 0.5 1.1 2.0
0 Aaron Brooks G 7 5.4 1.4 0.6 1.9 .308 0.3 1.0 .286 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.7
10 Carlos Delfino SG 67 25.2 10.6 3.7 9.3 .405 2.4 6.3 .375 0.7 0.8 .857 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.0 1.0 0.1 1.1 1.7
32 Francisco Garcia GF 18 17.7 6.4 2.3 5.3 .432 1.5 3.9 .386 0.3 0.4 .857 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.7 1.2
13 James Harden SG 78 38.3 25.9 7.5 17.1 .438 2.3 6.2 .368 8.6 10.2 .851 0.8 4.1 4.9 5.8 1.8 0.5 3.8 2.3
9 Terrence Jones PF 19 14.5 5.5 2.3 4.9 .457 0.3 1.0 .263 0.7 0.9 .765 1.5 1.9 3.4 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.7 1.1
7 Jeremy Lin G 82 32.2 13.4 4.8 10.9 .441 1.1 3.1 .339 2.6 3.4 .785 0.4 2.6 3.0 6.1 1.6 0.4 2.9 2.5
20 Donatas Motiejunas C 44 12.2 5.7 2.2 4.8 .455 0.5 1.9 .289 0.7 1.2 .627 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.7
14 Tim Ohlbrecht FC 3 3.9 1.0 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.3 0.3
25 Chandler Parsons SF 76 36.3 15.5 6.0 12.4 .486 2.0 5.2 .385 1.5 2.0 .729 1.0 4.3 5.3 3.5 1.0 0.4 1.9 1.9
41 Thomas Robinson PF 19 13.0 4.5 1.8 4.1 .449 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 2.0 .421 1.6 2.5 4.1 0.5 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.5
4 Greg Smith C 70 15.9 6.0 2.4 3.9 .620 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .623 1.6 3.0 4.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.6 2.5
30 Royce White PF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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