Minnesota Timberwolves 115, Houston Rockets 121 — Recap

February 21, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 115, Houston Rockets 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 38-48 HOU; Q2 MIN 29-20 HOU; Q3 MIN 26-30 HOU; Q4 MIN 22-23 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 37 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 13-of-32 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 35 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 12-of-24 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 24 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists on 8-of-21 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Anthony Edwards

37 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 13-32 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jalen Green

35 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 12-24 FG

Scoring · HOU

Alperen Sengun

24 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 8-21 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	38	29	26	22		115
HOU	48	20	30	23		121

🧮 How They Scored

MINHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

50.5%Effective FG%57.7%

8.0%Turnover %16.9%

15.2%Offensive rebound %24.3%

0.283Free-throw rate0.381

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	43	16	5	3	—	1	2	6-11	4-5	—	-13
Jaden McDaniels F	42	21	6	3	2	1	2	7-15	1-7	6-7	+3
Anthony Edwards G	39	37	4	3	—	1	3	13-32	4-14	7-10	-11
Naz Reid F-C	34	22	8	3	1	3	—	9-16	2-6	2-2	-10
Mike Conley G	24	5	2	5	1	—	1	0-2	0-2	5-5	-1
Jaylen Clark G	20	—	1	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	-8
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F	19	6	3	2	1	—	1	3-7	0-1	—	+10
Luka Garza C	11	6	4	1	—	—	—	2-5	0-1	2-2	+1
Rob Dillingham G	8	2	2	—	2	—	—	1-4	0-2	—	-1

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	40	17	10	6	1	3	—	7-9	—	3-3	+5
Jalen Green G	39	35	5	4	2	—	4	12-24	5-11	6-9	+18
Jabari Smith Jr. F	38	15	9	2	—	1	5	5-9	4-6	1-2	+12
Alperen Sengun F-C	36	24	13	2	—	—	8	8-21	0-2	8-10	+10
Dillon Brooks G-F	30	8	6	2	1	—	—	3-5	2-3	0-1	+2
Tari Eason F	27	12	3	1	1	2	2	5-10	0-1	2-2	+5
Aaron Holiday G	18	10	1	1	—	—	—	2-6	2-3	4-5	-7
Jae'Sean Tate F	7	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	-5
Steven Adams C	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-10

🔬 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	39	37	50.8	40.2	-12.4	9.9
Naz Reid	Bench	34	22	65.2	22.7	-14.3	16.4
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	42	21	58.1	21.1	+2.1	11.9
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	43	16	72.7	13.3	-14.6	8.4
Luka Garza	Bench	11	6	51.0	18.8	-0.7	5.3
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	19	6	42.9	17.0	+21.8	8.7
Mike Conley	Bench	24	5	59.5	9.1	-2.0	7.5
Rob Dillingham	Bench	8	2	25.0	20.0	0.0	8.7
Joe Ingles	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	20	—	0.0	0.0	-17.0	6.3

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	39	35	62.6	31.0	+19.0	15.9
Alperen Sengun	Bench	36	24	47.2	38.2	+9.4	8.3
Amen Thompson	Bench	40	17	82.4	10.4	+6.0	19.3
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	38	15	75.9	16.0	+18.4	7.0
Tari Eason	Bench	27	12	55.1	20.3	+14.9	4.1
Aaron Holiday	Bench	18	10	61.0	17.0	-20.2	9.4
Dillon Brooks	Bench	30	8	73.5	7.1	+7.0	8.4
Steven Adams	Bench	5	—	0.0	0.0	-69.9	-4.4
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fred VanVleet	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	7	—	0.0	4.3	-38.3	-2.5
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Whitmore	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0