MIN
HOU
Preview not available
Anthony Edwards scores 24 points, West-leading Timberwolves beat Rockets 122-95
HOUSTON (AP) Anthony Edwards scored 24 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 and the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Houston Rockets 122-95 on Friday night.
Edwards had a relatively quiet game considering he entered the night averaging 36.3 points in his previous four games. He had scored at least 25 points in 10 straight games but went 8 for 17 from the field in 32 minutes Friday. Towns added eight rebounds and six assists.
“Just having that tenacity and physicality, making it difficult on opponents and making every possession a difficult shot,” Towns said. “Just doing more of that and getting back to that, we knew was important.”
Jalen Green led Houston with 20 points, Alperen Sengun had 19 points and Jabari Smith Jr. added 16. The Rockets are 2-4 on a seven-game homestand.
“I don’t really know if it was our lack of scoring or quality shots,” Rockets coach Ime Udoka said. “I think they bullied us. It may not have anything to do with our offense, but I thought it was our poorest game from the standpoint of matching physicality and competitiveness and toughness tonight.”
Houston has lost eight of the last nine meetings with Minnesota. The outsized Rockets were outscored 60-46 in the paint and outrebounded 51-39.
“Everybody played great tonight, everybody was happy,” Edwards said. “It was a great overall team win so it was dope.”
Minnesota improved to 25-9. The Timberwolves led by 33 and entered the fourth quarter up 84-72.
“I saw our defense in a lot of different ways,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. “They were into it. They were being bothersome, and everybody was out there making grimy defensive plays. That’s the way we’ve got to be. It all started with our attention to detail and defense.”
Rockets forward Dillon Brooks remained sidelined for a fifth straight game because of a strained right abdominal oblique.
Houston briefly led in the first quarter but trailed much of the game. Minnesota held a 56-46 lead at halftime.
UP NEXT
Timberwolves: At Dallas on Sunday night.
Rockets: Host Milwaukee on Saturday night.
---
AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba
Copyright 2024 STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Rudy Gobert vs. Alperen Sengun (Jalen Green gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:26 |  | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:14 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point floating jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:52 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 10:47 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 10:33 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 5-5 |
| 10:10 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 5-8 |
| 9:52 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:50 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:50 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-8 |
| 9:38 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 6-10 |
| 9:38 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-11 |
| 9:15 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 8-11 |
| 9:09 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 8:56 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:38 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 8:04 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point driving finger roll layup | 10-11 |
| 7:36 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 7:29 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists) | 10-14 |
| 6:58 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 12-14 |
| 6:44 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 12-16 |
| 6:31 | | Mike Conley misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:24 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 15-16 |
| 5:59 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 15-18 |
| 5:38 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 18-18 |
| 5:23 | | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:06 | | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 5:06 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-18 |
| 5:06 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-18 |
| 4:54 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Alperen Sengun's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point running layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 22-18 |
| 3:30 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 22-20 |
| 3:08 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 3:08 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-20 |
| 3:08 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-20 |
| 2:55 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 2:55 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:46 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:46 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point tip layup | 24-22 |
| 2:46 | | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:46 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:43 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 26-22 |
| 2:11 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point turnaround jump shot | 26-24 |
| 1:57 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point driving finger roll layup | 28-24 |
| 1:48 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | Cam Whitmore turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Anderson steals) | ||
| 1:38 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:36 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:36 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:36 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | +1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-24 |
| 1:20 | | Cam Whitmore turnover (bad pass) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals) | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 31-24 |
| 1:16 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 1:16 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-24 |
| 1:02 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:46 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | Cam Whitmore misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Amen Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 34-24 |
| 11:26 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | ||
| 11:21 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 37-24 |
| 11:04 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Cam Whitmore steals) | ||
| 10:26 | | Cam Whitmore turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | ||
| 10:26 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:13 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot | 37-27 |
| 9:54 | | Naz Reid misses two point layup | ||
| 9:52 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-28 |
| 9:44 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-29 |
| 9:31 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:11 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:59 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point running alley-oop dunk | ||
| 8:55 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround hook shot | 39-29 |
| 8:22 | | +3 | Aaron Holiday makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 39-32 |
| 8:06 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:03 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Naz Reid personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 39-33 |
| 7:55 | | Jalen Green misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 7:55 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 39-34 |
| 7:47 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 42-34 |
| 7:28 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Alperen Sengun's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (lost ball) (Jordan McLaughlin steals) | ||
| 7:21 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running finger roll layup | 44-34 |
| 7:01 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Mike Conley assists) | 46-34 |
| 6:34 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:32 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | Mike Conley misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 6:23 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:11 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | ||
| 6:09 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point running dunk | 48-34 |
| 5:45 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Rudy Gobert offensive foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:21 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving dunk | 48-36 |
| 5:01 | | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:30 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point running finger roll layup (Jae'Sean Tate assists) | 48-38 |
| 3:56 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 50-38 |
| 3:40 | | Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:23 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:57 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:37 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:24 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 2:10 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-38 |
| 2:10 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 52-38 |
| 2:01 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot | 52-41 |
| 1:37 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 54-41 |
| 1:20 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 54-43 |
| 1:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 1:03 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point running jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Charge) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 0:52 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving dunk | 56-43 |
| 0:03 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point pullup jump shot | 56-46 |
| 0:00 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 58-46 |
| 11:26 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot | 58-49 |
| 11:07 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 60-49 |
| 10:53 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup | 60-51 |
| 10:44 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Jalen Green offensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Jalen Green turnover (lost ball) (Rudy Gobert steals) | ||
| 10:18 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:04 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 9:50 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Jae'Sean Tate steals) | ||
| 9:45 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:45 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:45 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-52 |
| 9:30 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting layup (Mike Conley assists) | 62-52 |
| 9:24 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 62-55 |
| 9:11 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point jump shot | 64-55 |
| 9:11 | | Jalen Green shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 9:11 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 65-55 |
| 8:57 | | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:40 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 68-55 |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 68-57 |
| 8:08 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Mike Conley assists) | 70-57 |
| 7:48 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot | 70-60 |
| 7:48 | | Mike Conley shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:48 | | Jalen Green misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:45 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:19 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 73-60 |
| 6:45 | | Mike Conley personal foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 6:45 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:39 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Mike Conley misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 73-62 |
| 5:57 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 75-62 |
| 5:40 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup | 75-64 |
| 5:21 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 77-64 |
| 4:33 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 4:33 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 78-64 |
| 4:20 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:18 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | Jump ball. Jaden McDaniels vs. Jalen Green (Kyle Anderson gains possession) | ||
| 4:06 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | Amen Thompson misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 3:56 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 80-64 |
| 3:18 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Jeff Green offensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point tip layup | 80-66 |
| 3:16 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:59 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 2:59 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:59 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 80-67 |
| 2:37 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 2:19 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 81-67 |
| 2:19 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 82-67 |
| 2:03 | | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Amen Thompson's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point cutting dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 84-67 |
| 1:41 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:28 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:14 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:47 | | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 0:39 | | +3 | Cam Whitmore makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 84-70 |
| 0:26 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:23 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Aaron Holiday makes two point driving finger roll layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 84-72 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Cam Whitmore's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:42 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | Cam Whitmore misses two point layup | ||
| 11:37 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:18 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Cam Whitmore turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:54 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Naz Reid assists) | 86-72 |
| 10:41 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Aaron Holiday assists) | 86-74 |
| 10:27 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 89-74 |
| 10:15 | | Aaron Holiday misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:13 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point putback dunk | 89-76 |
| 10:02 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 92-76 |
| 9:48 | | Amen Thompson misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point driving dunk | 92-78 |
| 9:28 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 94-78 |
| 9:05 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Cam Whitmore shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 95-78 |
| 8:54 | | Naz Reid misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:54 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Fred VanVleet blocks Naz Reid's two point running jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | +3 | Jordan McLaughlin makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 98-78 |
| 8:03 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (lost ball) (Jordan McLaughlin steals) | ||
| 8:00 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point running dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 100-78 |
| 7:59 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:46 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point driving floating jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 102-78 |
| 6:59 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 102-80 |
| 6:42 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | +3 | Reggie Bullock Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 102-83 |
| 6:30 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:12 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point driving finger roll layup | 104-83 |
| 6:12 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 6:12 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:12 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Naz Reid blocks Jabari Smith Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 5:51 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running finger roll layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 106-83 |
| 5:25 | | Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot | 109-83 |
| 4:41 | | +2 | Reggie Bullock Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 109-85 |
| 4:21 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Mike Conley personal foul (Cam Whitmore draws the foul) | ||
| 4:00 | | Amen Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 112-85 |
| 3:31 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:21 | | +3 | Troy Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 115-85 |
| 2:56 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Troy Brown Jr. assists) | 118-85 |
| 2:38 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul (Take) (Boban Marjanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:35 | | Amen Thompson offensive foul (Charge) (Luka Garza draws the foul) | ||
| 2:35 | | Amen Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | Shake Milton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point driving finger roll layup | 118-87 |
| 2:06 | | Luka Garza misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Shake Milton shooting foul (Cam Whitmore draws the foul) | ||
| 2:01 | | +1 | Cam Whitmore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 118-88 |
| 2:01 | | +1 | Cam Whitmore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 118-89 |
| 1:51 | | +2 | Luka Garza makes two point floating jump shot | 120-89 |
| 1:36 | | Jock Landale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. shooting foul (Josh Minott draws the foul) | ||
| 1:32 | | +1 | Josh Minott makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 121-89 |
| 1:32 | | +1 | Josh Minott makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 122-89 |
| 1:21 | | Luka Garza personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 122-90 |
| 1:21 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 122-91 |
| 1:10 | | Luka Garza misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Boban Marjanovic offensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Wendell Moore Jr. blocks Boban Marjanovic's two point putback layup | ||
| 0:57 | | Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | Jock Landale blocks Luka Garza's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:51 | | Boban Marjanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:41 | | Boban Marjanovic offensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | +2 | Boban Marjanovic makes two point putback layup | 122-93 |
| 0:32 | | Shake Milton turnover (bad pass) (Cam Whitmore steals) | ||
| 0:30 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point running dunk | 122-95 |
| 0:23 | | Troy Brown Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:23 | | Luka Garza offensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | Luka Garza turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 0:13 | | Boban Marjanovic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:13 | | Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
|
Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound | 0:13 |
|
Boban Marjanovic misses two point turnaround jump shot | 0:13 |
|
Luka Garza turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | 0:21 |
|
Luka Garza offensive rebound | 0:23 |
|
Troy Brown Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | 0:23 |
| |
+ 2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point running dunk | 0:30 |
|
Shake Milton turnover (bad pass) (Cam Whitmore steals) | 0:32 |
| |
+ 2 | Boban Marjanovic makes two point putback layup | 0:41 |
|
Boban Marjanovic offensive rebound | 0:41 |
|
Reggie Bullock Jr. misses three point jump shot | 0:42 |
|
Boban Marjanovic defensive rebound | 0:51 |
| Team Stats | |
|
|---|---|---|
| Points | 122 | 95 |
| Field Goals | 46-88 (52.3%) | 36-90 (40.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 14-33 (42.4%) | 12-32 (37.5%) |
| Free Throws | 16-20 (80.0%) | 11-15 (73.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 60 | 44 |
| Offensive | 9 | 7 |
| Defensive | 43 | 31 |
| Team | 8 | 6 |
| Assists | 31 | 18 |
| Steals | 12 | 7 |
| Blocks | 7 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 15 |
| Fouls | 18 | 15 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
Video Carousel
|
| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
113.0 PPG | 43.6 RPG | 26.6 APG |
|
|
114.3 PPG | 45.5 RPG | 24.8 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A. Edwards SG | 25.9 PPG | 5.4 RPG | 5.1 APG | 46.1 FG% |
|
J. Green SG | 19.6 PPG | 5.2 RPG | 3.5 APG | 42.3 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
A. Edwards SG | 24 PTS | 3 REB | 5 AST | |
|
|
J. Green SG | 20 PTS | 5 REB | 2 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Edwards | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8/17 | 2/5 | 6/6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 34 |
| K. Towns | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8/17 | 1/4 | 5/5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +11 | 39 |
| J. McDaniels | 16 | 3 | 0 | 7/10 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 20 |
| R. Gobert | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6/7 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | +22 | 30 |
| M. Conley | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3/8 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +13 | 20 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Edwards | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8/17 | 2/5 | 6/6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 34 |
| K. Towns | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8/17 | 1/4 | 5/5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +11 | 39 |
| J. McDaniels | 16 | 3 | 0 | 7/10 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +14 | 20 |
| R. Gobert | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6/7 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | +22 | 30 |
| M. Conley | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3/8 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +13 | 20 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Reid | 16 | 7 | 2 | 6/11 | 3/6 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +21 | 28 |
| N. Alexander-Walker | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4/6 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +17 | 24 |
| J. McLaughlin | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +19 | 14 |
| T. Brown Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| K. Anderson | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | +16 | 20 |
| J. Minott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 2 |
| L. Garza | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Milton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| W. Moore Jr. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 3 |
| D. Nix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 122 | 52 | 31 | 46/88 | 14/33 | 16/20 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 43 | +135 | 241 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Green | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7/16 | 4/8 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 27 |
| A. Sengun | 19 | 5 | 1 | 8/17 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -16 | 24 |
| J. Smith | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6/13 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -12 | 25 |
| F. VanVleet | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2/9 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 25 |
| J. Tate | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -13 | 8 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Green | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7/16 | 4/8 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 27 |
| A. Sengun | 19 | 5 | 1 | 8/17 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -16 | 24 |
| J. Smith | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6/13 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -12 | 25 |
| F. VanVleet | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2/9 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 25 |
| J. Tate | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -13 | 8 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Whitmore | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4/10 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 11 |
| A. Thompson | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2/9 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -20 | 15 |
| R. Bullock | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 6 |
| A. Holiday | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -14 | 11 |
| J. Green | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -17 | 5 |
| B. Marjanovic | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| J. Landale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| V. Oladipo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Brooks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Samuels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Hinton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Eason | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 95 | 38 | 18 | 36/90 | 12/32 | 11/15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 31 | -135 | 163 |
