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Minnesota Timberwolves 141, Houston Rockets 123 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 141, Houston Rockets 123. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 36-26 HOU; Q2 MIN 39-28 HOU; Q3 MIN 36-34 HOU; Q4 MIN 30-35 HOU.
Top performers (box score): Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 40 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 15-of-25 shooting; Christian Wood (HOU) 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; D'Angelo Russell (MIN) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Jarred Vanderbilt (MIN) 21 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists on 10-of-14 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 19 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-17 shooting.
Standouts
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 36 | 39 | 36 | 30 | 141 | |
| HOU | 26 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 123 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards G | 34 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7-17 | 2-8 | 3-3 | +22 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C | 33 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15-25 | 4-6 | 6-8 | +27 |
| D'Angelo Russell G | 33 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | 5-9 | 1-1 | +12 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt F | 31 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 1-3 | +9 |
| Jaden McDaniels F | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Malik Beasley G | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jaylen Nowell G | 18 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +11 |
| Josh Okogie G | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Naz Reid F-C | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Taurean Prince F | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Nathan Knight F-C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Jake Layman F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Mathews G | 31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 4-10 | 0-1 | -3 |
| Christian Wood F | 28 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | 4-6 | 2-4 | -24 |
| Josh Christopher G | 27 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Eric Gordon G | 27 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 1-7 | 2-2 | -12 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. F | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 4-5 | +10 |
| Jalen Green G | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 3-4 | -18 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. G | 26 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 2-4 | -18 |
| Jae'Sean Tate F | 23 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -19 |
| David Nwaba G | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -3 |
| Daishen Nix F | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Bench | 33 | 40 | 70.1 | 33.7 | +34.6 | 20.9 |
| D'Angelo Russell | Bench | 33 | 22 | 76.2 | 17.0 | +15.8 | 16.0 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Bench | 31 | 21 | 68.5 | 21.0 | +14.7 | 20.6 |
| Anthony Edwards | Bench | 34 | 19 | 51.9 | 23.0 | +29.3 | 8.5 |
| Malik Beasley | Bench | 20 | 13 | 59.7 | 19.3 | +7.3 | 7.9 |
| Jaylen Nowell | Bench | 18 | 11 | 69.8 | 15.7 | +23.0 | 19.7 |
| Jaden McDaniels | Bench | 29 | 7 | 43.8 | 10.8 | +14.5 | 2.4 |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 18 | 4 | 66.7 | 6.1 | +18.6 | 6.4 |
| Naz Reid | Bench | 12 | 2 | 20.0 | 18.4 | -36.7 | -1.5 |
| Nathan Knight | Bench | 2 | 2 | 113.6 | 40.0 | +5.0 | 20.0 |
| Taurean Prince | Bench | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 26.3 | -16.2 | -16.0 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5.0 | 20.0 |
| Jake Layman | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | +5.0 | -20.0 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood | Bench | 28 | 22 | 61.9 | 23.9 | -38.1 | 12.7 |
| Josh Christopher | Bench | 27 | 19 | 68.4 | 23.6 | -11.3 | 11.8 |
| Garrison Mathews | Bench | 31 | 14 | 52.1 | 16.7 | -2.4 | 5.2 |
| Eric Gordon | Bench | 27 | 13 | 54.7 | 20.3 | -21.4 | 6.8 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | Bench | 27 | 13 | 53.3 | 18.6 | +9.9 | 8.9 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bench | 23 | 10 | 72.7 | 13.1 | -33.5 | 11.6 |
| Jalen Green | Bench | 26 | 10 | 42.5 | 20.0 | -29.2 | 4.3 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | Bench | 26 | 9 | 38.3 | 23.1 | -29.2 | 6.0 |
| David Nwaba | Bench | 17 | 9 | 58.0 | 17.0 | -7.5 | 7.3 |
| Daishen Nix | Bench | 7 | 4 | 100.0 | 14.3 | +23.2 | 23.0 |
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