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NBA : ATS Matchup
Saturday 4/21/2018Line$ LineOU LineScore
HOUSTON
 
MINNESOTA
-5.5  

+5.5  
-220

+180

214.5
 
105
Final
121

HOUSTON (67 - 17) at MINNESOTA (47 - 37)
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Saturday, 4/21/2018 7:35 PM
Western Conference - Round 1 - Best of 7 - Game 3 - HOU Leads 2-0
Board OpenLatest
721HOUSTON-3.5-5.5
722MINNESOTA213214.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games67-17+23.242-4034-49112.158.545.9%51.5103.651.946.1%50.7
Road Games31-10+18.424-1615-25110.357.245.7%49.9102.851.446.2%50.8
Last 5 Games3-2+0.21-40-599.254.241.9%53.297.249.642.3%55.0
Playoff Games2-0+21-10-2103.054.541.3%56.591.543.541.2%54.5
HOUSTON Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)112.158.539-8445.9%15-4236.0%20-2578.0%51921199135
vs opponents surrendering106.453.640-8646.1%11-2936.2%17-2276.8%511023208145
Team Stats (Road Games)110.357.238-8445.7%15-4136.7%19-2479.4%50921208135
Stats Against (All Games)103.651.939-8546.1%10-2935.0%15-2074.7%51922207144
vs opponents averaging106.153.440-8646.1%10-2836.1%17-2276.7%511023208145
Stats Against (Road Games)102.851.439-8546.2%10-2935.8%14-1975.3%51922197145

MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games47-37-28.139-4245-38109.155.547.5%49.9107.253.647.4%49.1
Home Games30-11-6.821-1924-16111.457.348.1%51.1105.853.547.3%47.8
Last 5 Games3-204-11-4104.251.244.3%55.0100.454.841.8%55.0
Playoff Games0-2-21-10-291.543.541.2%54.5103.054.541.3%56.5
MINNESOTA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)109.155.541-8647.5%8-2235.6%19-2480.3%501023188124
vs opponents surrendering106.353.540-8646.0%10-2936.2%17-2276.5%521023208145
Team Stats (Home Games)111.457.342-8748.1%8-2336.0%19-2479.3%511124188114
Stats Against (All Games)107.253.640-8547.4%11-3036.3%16-2177.8%491024216145
vs opponents averaging106.553.740-8646.0%11-3036.1%17-2276.4%521023208145
Stats Against (Home Games)105.853.540-8447.3%11-2936.7%16-2077.8%48923216154
Average power rating of opponents played: HOUSTON 95.7,  MINNESOTA 95.9
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
HOUSTON - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
3/12/2018SAN ANTONIO109-93W-11W212U39-8048.7%571533-8140.7%4413
3/15/2018LA CLIPPERS101-96W-11L225U35-9038.9%591144-9745.4%579
3/17/2018@ NEW ORLEANS107-101W-8.5L226.5U39-9242.4%53841-8150.6%4514
3/18/2018@ MINNESOTA129-120W-7.5W223O43-7855.1%401145-8652.3%5112
3/20/2018@ PORTLAND115-111W-4T218O38-7948.1%50940-8149.4%488
3/22/2018DETROIT100-96W-10.5L212.5U35-9935.4%661240-9542.1%7215
3/24/2018NEW ORLEANS114-91W-8.5W225U45-9348.4%581938-9639.6%5316
3/25/2018ATLANTA118-99W-13.5W215.5O44-9048.9%491139-8844.3%4813
3/27/2018CHICAGO118-86W-13.5W213U41-9344.1%551034-8938.2%6218
3/30/2018PHOENIX104-103W-17.5L216U35-8143.2%461041-8448.8%5617
4/1/2018@ SAN ANTONIO83-100L1L205U26-7733.8%51940-8149.4%538
4/3/2018WASHINGTON120-104W-8.5W217O43-8451.2%53938-7252.8%3817
4/5/2018PORTLAND96-94W-11L211.5U34-7346.6%451539-8545.9%5418
4/7/2018OKLAHOMA CITY102-108L-4L220.5U36-7647.4%521736-9139.6%5711
4/10/2018@ LA LAKERS105-99W-8L218U37-8842.0%541838-9042.2%5217
4/11/2018@ SACRAMENTO83-96L2.5L201U31-8237.8%471438-8047.5%5711
4/15/2018MINNESOTA104-101W-11.5L215U39-8347.0%481135-8043.7%5313
4/18/2018MINNESOTA102-82W-10.5W216U35-9636.5%65931-8038.7%5616
4/21/2018@ MINNESOTA              
4/23/2018@ MINNESOTA              

MINNESOTA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
3/13/2018@ WASHINGTON116-111W3W218O46-8752.9%441042-8251.2%4511
3/17/2018@ SAN ANTONIO101-117L4.5L213O39-8148.1%491649-9651.0%455
3/18/2018HOUSTON120-129L7.5L223O45-8652.3%511243-7855.1%4011
3/20/2018LA CLIPPERS123-109W-3.5W229O45-8652.3%471140-9343.0%5310
3/23/2018@ NEW YORK108-104W-6L226U35-7546.7%511440-9243.5%5010
3/24/2018@ PHILADELPHIA108-120L8L224O37-9738.1%661442-8847.7%6315
3/26/2018MEMPHIS93-101L-13L215U33-7941.8%491440-8447.6%4913
3/28/2018ATLANTA126-114W-11.5W220.5O48-9053.3%431341-7753.2%4320
3/30/2018@ DALLAS93-92W-5L216U35-8342.2%47938-8544.7%5214
4/1/2018UTAH97-121L3L207.5O38-9042.2%391246-7660.5%5116
4/5/2018@ DENVER96-100L4.5W224U39-9142.9%54835-8939.3%5910
4/6/2018@ LA LAKERS113-96W-5W221.5U43-10043.0%55531-7939.2%6320
4/9/2018MEMPHIS113-94W-16.5W214U42-8748.3%601735-8541.2%4117
4/11/2018DENVER112-106W-4W217O42-8947.2%51841-9045.6%5812
4/15/2018@ HOUSTON101-104L11.5W215U35-8043.7%531339-8347.0%4811
4/18/2018@ HOUSTON82-102L10.5L216U31-8038.7%561635-9636.5%659
4/21/2018HOUSTON              
4/23/2018HOUSTON              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
HOUSTON: After being eliminated by the Spurs in the conference semifinals, the Rockets made a bold move by trading for Chris Paul to give Houston another All-Star to play with Harden and try to narrow the gap in the Western Conference. It will be interesting to see how head coach Mike D'Antoni's offense runs with both Paul and Harden in it. Paul gets a fresh start in Houston after being dogged by criticism in recent years for failing to get the Clippers out of the second round of the playoffs. The Rockets expect him to be the piece that gets them into the conference finals after coming up just short last year. The defense should be better after not only adding Paul, but also P.J. Tucker to a unit that lost defensive specialist Patrick Beverley in the trade with the Clippers.
MINNESOTA: It's playoffs or bust for Minnesota this season, which sounds crazy for a team that has not made the postseason since 2004. The West is stacked, but head coach Tom Thibodeau made the moves he did with the express purpose of ending the longest active playoff drought in the league. Jimmy Butler was brought in from the Bulls via trade to speed up to the team's development. He is the prototype for a Thibodeau player'intense, demanding and defensive-minded. His ability to make shots late in games should also help a team that struggled mightily to close out opponents last season, and his familiarity with Thibodeau should help the younger players on the team absorb more of the coach's teachings. If the second unit can prevent huge drop-offs from what is expected to be a formidable starting five, the Wolves should finally be able to remind their long-suffering fans that the season does not end in mid-April.
PREVIEW
Timberwolves hope home court changes things against Rockets
 

MINNEAPOLIS -- When the Minnesota Timberwolves clinched their first playoff berth in 14 years with a win against Denver in the regular-season finale, the home crowd at Target Center erupted in jubilation as the drought ended.

Minnesota went on the road to Houston and lost the first two games of the first-round series. The Timberwolves and their fans hope a return home can get them back in the series.

The Rockets come to Minnesota on Saturday with a 2-0 lead after Wednesday's dominating 102-82 victory, leaving the Timberwolves wondering how to make their mark and hoping they can get a boost from the home crowd.

"It feels good," Minnesota forward Andrew Wiggins told the Minneapolis Star Tribune about returning home. "Houston took care of business up there and now we've got to do the same up here. I know the fans will be excited, the atmosphere will be crazy and the whole team, we're confident. We're ready."

Wiggins believes -- maybe hopes -- the fans will be as involved as they were during the season finale. The Wolves missed the playoffs for 13 straight seasons before this year. The last home playoff game was in the 2004 Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.

"I think it'll be crazy, kind of like the Denver game," Wiggins told the Star Tribune. "Fans were just screaming and into the game the whole time. We're home. The fans will be into it. I'm excited. I know the guys are too."

Minnesota coach Tom Thibodeau knows a lot is on the line on Saturday.

"You're trying to erase 14 years of losing," Thibodeau told the Star Tribune. "It's not an easy thing to do. This team has fought like crazy all year. We were basically a three-seed when Jimmy (Butler) went down. We finished a game out of the fourth spot. I'm proud of what they've done and now our challenge is to win this next game."

It won't be easy against Houston.

The Rockets only shot 36.5 percent from the field in Game 2 and James Harden was limited to 12 points in 30:46. Yet, Houston won by 20 after squeaking by with a three-point win in Game 1.

"We haven't played very well so far," Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni told the Houston Chronicle. "It'll be crazy up there. They haven't been in the playoffs for a long time. It will be a very loud crowd. We have to do our part, play defense and take the crowd out of it. We have to be ready for all they got. Whatever they have left, we're going to get it full throttle right when we get on the floor to start the game."

Minnesota actually was the aggressor early in Game 2, leading after the first quarter. But the Wolves shot 38.8 percent from the field. All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns finished with just five points on 2-of-9 shooting. Butler had 11 points, while Wiggins scored 13.

The Wolves were one of the league's best teams at home with a 30-11 record, but they lost all four games in the regular season to Houston, including twice at Target Center.

"They have a really good team at home," Harden told the Chronicle. "Nothing's changed for us. We've been a pretty good road team all year. Go out there, execute, limit our turnovers ... and just make it tough, make it tough for every guy on their team. We haven't shot the ball well yet. Knock down some shots, and we'll be good."

Minnesota is looking to possibly change its approach. Point guard Jeff Teague has been outspoken at times this year and said the key on Saturday will be playing up tempo to get the crowd in the game.

"What we've been playing like hasn't worked," Teague told the Star Tribune. "We lost both games, and we played a slow pace. I think we played right into their hands. Last time we played them here at home (in March), we got out in the second half and picked up the pace and made it a closer game. That's the only way we can play to be successful against this team."


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