2018 NBA Playoffs Round 1: Minnesota Timberwolves Vs Houston Rockets Game 2, Live Scores & Updates

So the Rockets have seized complete control of this series, with a 2-0 lead. The series now shifts to the Target Center in Minnesota for Games 3 & 4.

Sportskeeda will be bringing you all the live updates from Game 3 on Saturday, 21 April 7:30 PM (ET)/Sunday , 21 April 5:00 AM (IST).Be sure to check right in!

This is me Yash Matange signing off for the time being. Cheers!

🚀 The @HoustonRockets pull away in the 2nd quarter and top @Timberwolves 102-82, putting them up 2-0 in the series! 🚀

Chris Paul: 27 PTS, 8 AST
Gerald Green: 21 PTS, 5 3PM
Trevor Ariza: 15 PTS, 3 3PM#Rockets #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/TJvZ0H9OMp
— NBA (@NBA) April 19, 2018

Best performers from each team:

Rockets - Chris Paul: 27 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals on 10-of-18 shooting
Timberwolves - Nemanja Bjelica: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists on 5-of-9 shooting

The last two minutes end pretty quick and the number 1 seed in the league jump to a 2-0 series lead.

James Harden erases it at the rim!#Rockets up 95-71 with 4:26 left on @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/ignXFImZ21
— NBA (@NBA) April 19, 2018

Houston clears their bench, pretty insignificant 3 minutes left here in Game 2.

Rockets call TIMEOUT, after Timberwolves score a quick bucekt. Lead down to 23 with 3:14 to go so not much to worry about.

Eric Gordon gets a to go. Lead now at 25!

Bjelica, after a couple of offensive rebounds, gets a bucket to go.

T-Wolves call timeout!

Rockets can't buy a bucket in the past few minutes but neither can Minnesota. It's pretty much garbage time all the fourth quarter.

All buckets are insignificant right now but Jamal Crawford gets one to go.

Correction: He makes 1-of-2.

Ariza gets fouled on the transition shot attempt. He makes both FT's.

Harden jacks up a long 3, in an attempt to regain his shot. He misses it but goes back and blocks a Dieng shot!

Harden is back in the game. T-Wolves still can't score!

That's not fair, @CP3... pic.twitter.com/EkWBGCCzID
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) April 19, 2018

T-Wolves call TIMEOUT!

Ariza geta 3 to go, the lead is ballooned to 27!

Gets an acrobatic reverse layup to go.

WOW! What a layup by Chris Paul!

Rose gets another layup to go but Capela dunks one right back.

Both teams playing at a very non-nonchalantly but CPR is having a game for the highlight REEL! He gets a 3-pointer to go!

Rose gets the layup to go, lead still at 22 though.

Rockets, meanwhile, score via a Capela dunk from CP3

Wolves yet another empty possession.

Fourth quarter underway!

No, no, no ☝️#NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/47zJWVy4Rw
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 19, 2018

Paul gets a RAINBOW FINGER-ROLL to go! Point-god indeed.

And again Wolves help the Rockets with a turnover.

Green gets the layup to go!

The Rockets lead now at 20.

WHAT A BLOCK BY CAPELA!

Wiggins makes 1-of-2 FT's. Rockets with back-to-back empty possession but they still lead by 18.

Wiggins hammers it home and Rockets call TIMEOUT!

Lead back up to 21.

GREEN FOR 3!

Green can't make it fall but Wolves again help the Rockets with another brutal offensive possession.

Bjelica on the drive gets fouled and ensure the ball falls in. He converts the 3-point play!

Nene blocks Butler!

CP3 finds PJ Tucker for the corner triple and foul!@HoustonRockets up 71-50 in Q3.#Rockets @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/T77ibrX5ns
— NBA (@NBA) April 19, 2018

Wolves just can't score. They turn it over AGAIN!

A couple of offensive reounds for the Rockets and Harden can't make it count.

Gordon misses a 3 but Wolves doing a favor and having empty possessions quick.

Paul misses the 3 and Wolves quickly make a transition bucket via Tyus Jones.

Wiggins gets the mid range jumper to go.

Chance to convert the 4-point play but he can't.

PJ TUCKER WITH THE 3 AND THE FOUL!

James Harden gets fouled but not a shooting one. On the following possession, WOW!!!!

Paul can't get one to go but Wolves quickly turn it over.