Houston Rockets 117, Minnesota Timberwolves 111 — Recap

November 26, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 117, Minnesota Timberwolves 111 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 32-26 MIN; Q2 HOU 25-21 MIN; Q3 HOU 27-31 MIN; Q4 HOU 18-24 MIN; OT1 HOU 15-9 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 29 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-22 shooting; Fred VanVleet (HOU) 27 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 6 threes on 10-of-25 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 22 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists on 9-of-23 shooting; Dillon Brooks (HOU) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists on 9-of-18 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Anthony Edwards

29 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM · 8-22 FG

Scoring · HOU

Fred VanVleet

27 PTS, 8 REB, 11 AST, 6 3PM · 10-25 FG

Scoring · HOU

Alperen Sengun

22 PTS, 10 REB, 11 AST · 9-23 FG

Season highs

Fred VanVleet · Season-high 11 assistsAnthony Edwards · Season-high 10 reboundsFred VanVleet · Season-high 6 threes

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	OT		T
HOU	32	25	27	18	15		117
MIN	26	21	31	24	9		111

🧮 How They Scored

HOUMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.0%Effective FG%47.4%

8.7%Turnover %13.7%

15.6%Offensive rebound %27.5%

0.131Free-throw rate0.204

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	45	27	8	11	—	—	1	10-25	6-12	1-1	+22
Alperen Sengun F-C	42	22	10	11	3	3	2	9-23	0-3	4-4	+28
Dillon Brooks G-F	41	22	3	2	—	—	2	8-14	4-7	2-2	+6
Jabari Smith Jr. F	38	19	7	3	—	2	—	8-9	3-4	—	+30
Amen Thompson G-F	38	15	8	—	4	3	—	6-9	1-2	2-2	-2
Jalen Green G	23	9	3	2	2	—	1	3-9	1-5	2-2	-8
Tari Eason F	18	—	3	—	2	1	1	0-5	0-3	—	-18
Jock Landale C	11	3	1	1	1	—	2	1-3	—	1-2	-22
Reed Sheppard G	9	—	1	1	—	—	1	0-2	0-1	—	-6

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rudy Gobert C	44	5	16	2	—	1	1	2-3	—	1-2	+4
Anthony Edwards G	43	29	10	1	1	3	3	8-22	3-12	10-10	-14
Jaden McDaniels F	40	9	5	2	1	—	—	4-16	1-8	—	-19
Julius Randle F	35	21	6	3	1	—	3	9-18	0-1	3-3	-20
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	30	13	2	3	—	—	2	6-7	0-1	1-1	+2
Naz Reid F-C	27	19	7	—	2	—	2	7-14	3-7	2-2	+6
Rob Dillingham G	24	12	5	7	—	—	3	5-13	2-5	—	+26
Donte DiVincenzo G	21	3	1	3	1	—	3	1-5	0-4	1-2	-15

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Fred VanVleet	Bench	45	27	53.1	25.5	+22.0	14.2
Dillon Brooks	Bench	41	22	73.9	18.5	+4.7	9.0
Alperen Sengun	Bench	42	22	44.4	28.1	+29.4	16.2
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	38	19	105.6	10.1	+35.3	17.9
Amen Thompson	Bench	38	15	75.9	11.2	-5.0	14.9
Jalen Green	Bench	23	9	45.5	20.8	-22.5	9.3
Jock Landale	Bench	11	3	38.7	22.2	-91.7	0.0
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tari Eason	Bench	18	—	0.0	14.3	-48.6	-5.2
Reed Sheppard	Bench	9	—	0.0	15.0	-27.2	-10.2

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	43	29	54.9	28.4	-13.6	12.8
Julius Randle	Bench	35	21	54.3	27.2	-30.4	8.6
Naz Reid	Bench	27	19	63.8	26.2	+12.3	16.7
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	30	13	87.4	12.7	+6.6	10.3
Rob Dillingham	Bench	24	12	46.2	26.2	+48.0	14.5
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	40	9	28.1	16.5	-21.7	1.5
Rudy Gobert	Bench	44	5	64.4	4.9	+6.9	9.1
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	21	3	25.5	19.1	-29.1	-3.3
Luka Garza	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
Jaylen Clark	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0