Minnesota Timberwolves 113, Houston Rockets 112 — Recap

December 27, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 113, Houston Rockets 112. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 22-21 HOU; Q2 MIN 35-31 HOU; Q3 MIN 19-32 HOU; Q4 MIN 37-28 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Alperen Sengun (HOU) 38 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists on 16-of-25 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 27 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 24 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Donte DiVincenzo (MIN) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 threes on 7-of-12 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 20 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists on 9-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Alperen Sengun

38 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 16-25 FG

Scoring · MIN

Julius Randle

27 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 5 3PM · 10-16 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 9-17 FG

Season highs

Alperen Sengun · Season-high 38 pointsDonte DiVincenzo · Season-high 22 pointsDonte DiVincenzo · 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		T
MIN	22	35	19	37		113
HOU	21	31	32	28		112

🧮 How They Scored

MINHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

63.3%Effective FG%54.3%

13.5%Turnover %11.5%

24.4%Offensive rebound %34.8%

0.193Free-throw rate0.207

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Donte DiVincenzo G	37	22	4	4	2	1	2	7-12	6-10	2-2	+11
Julius Randle F	36	27	8	8	—	1	5	10-16	5-6	2-2	+2
Anthony Edwards G	35	24	5	3	—	1	3	9-17	4-8	2-3	-1
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	29	11	4	5	—	—	—	4-9	3-7	—	+13
Rudy Gobert C	29	7	9	—	—	2	—	3-5	—	1-6	-18
Naz Reid F-C	24	14	3	1	—	1	2	6-12	1-5	1-3	+14
Mike Conley G	24	3	2	2	2	—	—	1-5	1-4	—	-17
Jaden McDaniels F	20	2	5	1	3	—	2	1-6	0-2	—	-5
Josh Minott F	6	3	—	1	1	—	—	1-1	1-1	—	+6

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jabari Smith Jr. F	43	12	6	1	—	1	1	5-12	2-8	—	+4
Alperen Sengun F-C	41	38	12	1	1	—	2	16-25	0-1	6-10	-6
Amen Thompson G-F	39	20	11	1	1	1	3	9-12	0-1	2-2	-4
Fred VanVleet G	39	18	6	7	—	1	3	6-16	5-10	1-3	—
Jalen Green G	39	14	2	6	—	—	2	5-15	3-6	1-2	+6
Jae'Sean Tate F	16	6	6	—	2	—	1	3-6	0-1	—	+4
Cam Whitmore F	12	4	3	1	—	—	—	1-5	0-3	2-2	-8
Aaron Holiday G	5	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	+5
Reed Sheppard G	4	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	-6
Steven Adams C	3	—	1	1	1	—	—	0-1	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Julius Randle	Bench	36	27	80.0	27.8	+4.5	18.1
Anthony Edwards	Bench	35	24	65.5	26.9	-1.4	13.4
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	37	22	85.4	18.1	+13.3	15.3
Naz Reid	Bench	24	14	52.6	27.8	+30.7	2.0
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	29	11	61.1	14.1	+22.0	10.2
Rudy Gobert	Bench	29	7	45.8	11.9	-31.0	5.9
Mike Conley	Bench	24	3	30.0	9.1	-32.9	5.6
Josh Minott	Bench	6	3	150.0	9.1	+67.4	10.3
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	20	2	16.7	17.8	-9.6	-0.8
Joe Ingles	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Leonard Miller	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rob Dillingham	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Terrence Shannon Jr.	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
Alperen Sengun	Bench	41	38	64.6	31.6	-4.5	18.4
Amen Thompson	Bench	39	20	77.6	16.5	-5.1	13.9
Fred VanVleet	Bench	39	18	52.0	22.0	+1.5	10.6
Jalen Green	Bench	39	14	44.1	17.9	+6.3	6.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	43	12	50.0	13.9	+6.2	5.4
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	16	6	50.0	17.1	+11.4	9.0
Cam Whitmore	Bench	12	4	34.0	21.4	-26.6	5.9
Steven Adams	Bench	3	—	0.0	12.5	0.0	10.3
Dillon Brooks	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	5	—	0.0	0.0	+49.4	9.8
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tari Eason	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	4	—	0.0	10.0	-78.9	-3.4