NBA

Regular Season Round 42: Minnesota T. - Houston R. 100-91

Date: February 4, 2012
Kevin Love scored 25 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and Luke Ridnour added 22 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Houston Rockets 100-91 on Saturday night. Minnesota won for the fifth time in seven games to reach .500 (12-12). Kyle Lowry had 24 points and 11 assists for Houston and Luis Scola also had 24 points, but Kevin Martin scored a season-low two points on 1-for-10 shooting. It was only the second time this season Martin, who entered the game averaging 20.7 points, didn't score in double figures. It was his fewest point total since March of 2007, when he scored one point for Sacramento against Phoenix. Even so, the Rockets pulled within three with five minutes to play. But Minnesota scored 10 of the next 14 points and led 98-89 when Ricky Rubio drove for a layup with 2:26 to effectively put the game out of reach. Rubio had 13 points and 11 assists for Minnesota. Things got ugly in the third quarter after Love hacked Scola to the ground as he tried to drive the lane. Replays showed Love stepped on Scola's face, knocking his head against the court, as he turned to head back up court. The Rockets bench complained loudly and was hit with a technical foul on the next possession, and Scola was also assessed a technical about a minute later. Houston kept its composure well enough to close the quarter on an 8-4 run to pull within nine to start the fourth. *Courtesy of www.ktvn.com
  HOUSTON R. (coach: Ime Udoka)91
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
9 vITQF, KFlR 33 9-66 (14.1%) 6-0 (85%) 9-2 (29.0%) 5 8 8 66 3 5 8 5 5 8 83 83 5
3 AZIli, vuas 41 65-62 (00.1%) 5-5 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 8 1 2 8 0 5 6 8 5 4 83 86 5
80 OiQsIjs, ChijdlRQ 44 3-68 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 4 3 9 8 4 5 8 6 5 6 66 2 5
68 biQUaj, KRLaj 46 6-7 (66.6%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 0 8 5 5 5 5 6 8 -8 5
03 OiUURQsIj, OiUQaZV 81 9-68 (02.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 3 0 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 63 64 5
0 vRR, CIuQUjRF 85 8-1 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 8 5
  gilRBMRQU, AiBuRl 85 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 3 3 5
4 gQiDaZ, GIQij 61 4-0 (15%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 1 9 5
65 mudajDRQ, ChisR 2 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 8 3 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 8 1 5
89 Hall, zIQdij 1 5-6 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
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6 WallaiBs, wRQQRjZR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
7 ylFjj, zIjjF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   49-26 (30.9%) 8-65 (85.5%) 66-63 (92.1%) 65 89 49 83 85 5 2 2 5 65 76 24  


  MINNESOTA T. (coach: Chris Finch)100
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
38 vILR, KRLaj 42 2-63 (09.6%) 6-8 (05%) 1-9 (20.9%) 9 66 62 6 8 5 6 5 5 1 80 87 5
7 euMaI, eaZVF 49 3-0 (25%) 5-8 (5%) 0-0 (655%) 5 6 6 66 4 5 4 5 5 3 64 62 5
64 eadjIuQ, vuVR 48 3-2 (05%) 3-1 (11.9%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 88 62 5
63 ORVILaZ, XaVIli 45 3-9 (09.6%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 3 0 7 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 66 60 5
  miQRi, zIsR zuij 81 3-1 (11.9%) 5-8 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 4 4 4 8 5 6 5 5 6 65 7 5
2 mRislRF, baZhiRl 85 4-2 (49.0%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 1 1 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 9 5
3 zIhjsIj, WRslRF 85 6-4 (44.4%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 0 -8 5
0 WRMsURQ, biQURll 85 6-0 (85%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 8 5 5 5 8 -4 5
9 WallaiBs, gRQQaZV 63 8-1 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 4 8 0 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 1 1 5
08 ballRQ, mQid 1 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 8 5
33 wIllaLRQ, SjUhIjF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
88 qllajDUIj, WiFjR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
60 eijdIlph, SjUhIjF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   46-18 (05.5%) 1-85 (45.5%) 85-84 (29.5%) 63 43 32 86 60 5 9 8 5 61 655 77  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)