Houston Rockets 106, Minnesota Timberwolves 113 — Recap

April 2, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 106, Minnesota Timberwolves 113. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 23-16 MIN; Q2 HOU 22-38 MIN; Q3 HOU 27-27 MIN; Q4 HOU 34-32 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Green (HOU) 26 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 25 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Fred VanVleet (HOU) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists on 5-of-16 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Jalen Green

26 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 10-22 FG

Scoring · MIN

Naz Reid

25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 10-17 FG

Scoring · HOU

Fred VanVleet

22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 9-20 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	23	22	27	34		106
MIN	16	38	27	32		113

🧮 How They Scored

HOUMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.2%Effective FG%61.5%

12.5%Turnover %16.9%

27.3%Offensive rebound %19.4%

0.152Free-throw rate0.297

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	41	22	5	5	5	—	1	9-20	4-13	0-1	—
Jalen Green G	38	26	5	6	—	—	5	10-22	2-11	4-4	—
Jabari Smith Jr. F	36	18	8	3	—	—	1	7-14	2-8	2-2	—
Dillon Brooks G-F	29	5	1	1	—	—	2	2-6	1-4	—	—
Amen Thompson G-F	25	9	9	4	3	—	—	4-9	—	1-3	—
Cam Whitmore F	23	14	1	—	1	—	3	5-11	3-6	1-2	—
Jeff Green F	21	8	6	2	—	—	—	3-6	2-5	—	—
Jock Landale C	19	4	2	—	—	—	2	1-3	0-1	2-2	—
Aaron Holiday G	6	—	—	2	1	—	—	0-1	—	—	—

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	36	21	5	3	2	—	3	5-16	0-6	11-11	—
Rudy Gobert C	35	12	14	—	—	2	1	4-7	—	4-6	—
Naz Reid F-C	34	25	6	2	2	1	3	10-17	3-5	2-2	—
Mike Conley G	30	14	2	6	3	—	4	4-7	3-4	3-3	—
Kyle Anderson F	30	13	6	9	2	2	2	6-8	1-2	—	—
Jaden McDaniels F	28	8	3	1	2	—	3	4-9	0-3	—	—
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	19	7	1	—	—	—	—	3-3	1-1	—	—
Jordan McLaughlin G	18	11	1	7	—	—	1	4-7	3-4	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	38	26	54.7	30.4	-1.3	10.8
Fred VanVleet	Bench	41	22	53.8	21.9	+3.9	10.7
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	36	18	60.5	18.6	-16.2	11.8
Cam Whitmore	Bench	23	14	58.9	27.8	-16.3	4.4
Amen Thompson	Bench	25	9	43.6	15.9	-31.0	15.1
Jeff Green	Bench	21	8	66.7	11.3	-1.3	11.3
Dillon Brooks	Bench	29	5	41.7	11.6	-1.5	-2.6
Jock Landale	Bench	19	4	51.5	12.8	+13.2	0.6
Aaron Holiday	Bench	06	—	0.0	8.3	-40.9	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Naz Reid	Bench	34	25	69.9	28.0	+7.6	18.2
Anthony Edwards	Bench	36	21	50.4	28.4	0.0	11.2
Mike Conley	Bench	30	14	84.1	18.2	+8.3	13.1
Kyle Anderson	Bench	30	13	81.3	15.9	+17.9	19.3
Rudy Gobert	Bench	35	12	62.2	13.8	-10.8	12.7
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	18	11	78.6	20.5	+48.6	15.5
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	28	8	44.4	18.8	+24.4	2.0
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	19	7	116.7	7.3	+16.1	4.7
Luka Garza	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Leonard Miller	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0