Minnesota Timberwolves 122, Houston Rockets 95 — Recap

January 5, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 122, Houston Rockets 95. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 32-24 HOU; Q2 MIN 24-22 HOU; Q3 MIN 28-26 HOU; Q4 MIN 38-23 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 24 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 22 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists on 8-of-17 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 16 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Anthony Edwards

24 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 8-17 FG

Scoring · MIN

Karl-Anthony Towns

22 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 8-17 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jalen Green

20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 7-16 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
MIN	32	24	28	38		122
HOU	24	22	26	23		95

🧮 How They Scored

MINHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

60.6%Effective FG%46.4%

12.2%Turnover %14.3%

23.7%Offensive rebound %10.6%

0.235Free-throw rate0.181

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	33	24	3	5	2	—	5	8-17	2-5	6-6	+14
Rudy Gobert C	33	13	12	1	2	2	1	6-7	—	1-3	+22
Karl-Anthony Towns C	31	22	8	6	—	1	4	8-17	1-4	5-5	+11
Jaden McDaniels F	30	16	3	—	1	—	—	7-10	2-3	—	+14
Naz Reid F-C	25	16	7	2	—	1	—	6-11	3-6	1-2	+21
Mike Conley G	25	8	2	5	—	—	—	3-8	2-5	—	+13
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	18	11	3	3	2	2	—	4-6	2-4	1-2	+17
Kyle Anderson F	18	2	7	5	3	—	2	1-4	—	—	+16
Jordan McLaughlin G	13	3	3	3	2	—	—	1-1	1-1	—	+19
Luka Garza C	3	2	1	—	—	—	1	1-4	0-2	—	—
Josh Minott F	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2-2	-6
Wendell Moore Jr. G	3	—	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	-6

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Alperen Sengun F-C	33	19	5	1	—	—	2	8-17	0-1	3-3	-16
Jabari Smith Jr. F	32	16	9	2	—	—	4	6-13	3-5	1-2	-12
Jalen Green G	31	20	5	2	—	—	2	7-16	4-8	2-4	-9
Fred VanVleet G	31	7	1	8	1	1	1	2-9	2-5	1-1	-13
Jeff Green F	21	4	1	—	—	—	—	2-4	0-2	—	-17
Jae'Sean Tate F	21	—	3	2	1	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-13
Amen Thompson G-F	20	6	6	1	3	—	2	2-9	0-2	2-3	-20
Aaron Holiday G	19	5	2	2	—	—	—	2-3	1-1	—	-14
Cam Whitmore F	15	11	2	—	2	—	4	4-10	1-4	2-2	-9
Jock Landale C	5	—	—	—	—	1	—	0-1	0-1	—	-4

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	33	24	61.1	32.9	+20.0	13.5
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	31	22	57.3	30.7	+13.3	15.5
Naz Reid	Bench	25	16	67.3	21.1	+38.8	17.7
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	30	16	80.0	15.6	+25.5	11.9
Rudy Gobert	Bench	33	13	78.1	12.5	+31.8	14.7
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	18	11	79.9	16.3	+41.5	19.2
Mike Conley	Bench	25	8	50.0	14.5	+23.5	6.4
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	13	3	150.0	3.3	+62.9	17.2
Kyle Anderson	Bench	18	2	25.0	14.0	+42.1	12.7
Luka Garza	Bench	3	2	25.0	41.7	-9.1	-16.1
Josh Minott	Bench	3	2	113.6	10.0	-66.7	23.5
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	3	—	0.0	0.0	-66.7	29.4
Leonard Miller	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	31	20	56.3	28.4	-14.3	9.3
Alperen Sengun	Bench	33	19	51.9	27.4	-21.5	7.1
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	32	16	57.6	25.4	-14.6	7.9
Cam Whitmore	Bench	15	11	50.6	36.6	-22.7	6.6
Fred VanVleet	Bench	31	7	37.1	14.7	-22.2	7.2
Amen Thompson	Bench	20	6	29.1	24.0	-36.9	3.3
Aaron Holiday	Bench	19	5	83.3	6.8	-35.0	10.0
Jeff Green	Bench	21	4	50.0	7.7	-34.5	0.6
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	21	—	0.0	2.2	-31.0	4.3
Jock Landale	Bench	5	—	0.0	6.7	-22.0	-2.0