Houston Rockets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Oct 20, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	21	24	26	35	106
MIN	32	40	27	25	124

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Rockets, 124-106. Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 30 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, while Anthony Edwards added 29 points, six rebounds and three assists in the victory. Jalen Green tallied nine points, four rebounds and four assists for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 1-0 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 0-1.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Jae'Sean TateSF	21	1-4	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	4	-16	2
35Christian WoodPF	32	6-15	2-6	2-4	9	3	0	1	1	3	-24	16
27Daniel TheisC	20	4-6	1-2	2-2	5	0	0	0	1	2	-23	11
3Kevin Porter Jr.SG	24	4-12	2-7	1-2	3	3	1	0	9	3	-18	11
0Jalen GreenPG	32	4-14	1-6	0-0	4	4	1	0	0	0	-37	9
10Eric Gordon	22	6-8	3-4	0-0	2	0	1	0	3	0	-27	15
2David Nwaba	17	3-7	0-2	1-4	4	2	2	0	1	6	+18	7
28Alperen Sengun	18	3-4	0-0	5-5	6	2	3	0	3	4	-8	11
14D.J. Augustin	16	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	2	1	0	3	1	-19	2
6KJ Martin	9	3-4	0-0	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	+13	7
9Josh Christopher	8	1-3	1-1	2-2	1	1	2	0	1	0	+17	5
16Usman Garuba	8	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	2	0	1	+17	4
7Armoni Brooks	8	2-4	1-3	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	+17	6


TOTAL	-	40-8845.5%	11-3333.3%	15-2268.2%	41	21	13	3	24	25	-	106

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Josh OkogieSF	21	2-5	0-1	2-2	5	0	2	2	0	1	+20	6
3Jaden McDanielsPF	25	2-3	0-1	0-0	4	1	4	2	1	3	+26	4
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	29	11-15	3-4	5-5	10	2	2	2	3	3	+34	30
1Anthony EdwardsSG	31	10-21	6-12	3-4	6	3	1	0	4	2	+26	29
0D'Angelo RussellPG	24	6-16	4-8	6-8	3	7	1	1	3	3	+9	22
6Jordan McLaughlin	18	1-3	0-1	1-2	2	4	2	0	1	1	+20	3
5Malik Beasley	20	4-8	1-4	0-2	1	4	2	2	0	1	+6	9
12Taurean Prince	16	1-3	1-3	2-2	3	2	1	0	1	1	+2	5
11Naz Reid	18	2-5	0-2	1-2	7	1	1	3	2	3	-16	5
8Jarred Vanderbilt	15	0-0	0-0	2-2	3	1	2	0	0	3	+4	2
4Jaylen Nowell	5	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	-13	2
10Jake Layman	4	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-11	2
9Leandro Bolmaro	4	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-11	2
25McKinley Wright IV	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-6	3
22Patrick Beverley	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8748.3%	16-3842.1%	24-3177.4%	46	26	18	12	18	22	-	124

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUMIN

(11:57) Jump Ball Towns vs. Wood: Tip to Theis
(11:39) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:39) Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
(11:27) MISS Russell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:24) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:16) MISS Wood 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:12) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:03) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(11:02) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:00) Theis S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Blair)
(11:00) MISS Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:00) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+1 (11:00) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
(10:49) Porter Jr. Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T2)
(10:37) MISS Okogie 3PT Jump Shot
(10:34) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(10:31) Towns Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:31) Green STEAL (1 STL)
(10:29) MISS Theis Dunk
(10:28) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(10:24) MISS Towns 2' Driving Layup
(10:24) Wood BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:22) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:13) Wood 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
21
(9:51) Towns OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Maddox)
(9:51) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
+3 (9:37) Theis 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
51
+3 (9:21) Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
54
(9:03) MISS Green 2' Driving Layup
(9:03) McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:03) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(8:49) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Maddox)
+1 (8:49) Okogie Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
55
+1 (8:49) Okogie Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
56
(8:35) Tate Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(8:35) McDaniels STEAL (1 STL)
(8:31) Tate S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Jelks)
+1 (8:31) Russell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
57
+1 (8:31) Russell Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
58
(8:23) MISS Tate 4' Driving Layup
(8:23) Russell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:22) Rockets Rebound
(8:09) MISS Wood 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(8:06) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(8:02) MISS Towns 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:00) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:55) Tate S.FOUL (P2.T4) (T.Maddox)
+1 (7:55) Russell Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
59
(7:55) MISS Russell Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:53) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:44) Gordon 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
79
(7:31) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:28) Towns REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(7:25) MISS Okogie 6' Layup
(7:21) Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:18) Tate 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
99
+2 (7:05) Russell 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
911
(6:57) Okogie P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Jelks)
(6:57) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:47) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)
(6:47) McDaniels STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (6:43) Towns 2' Driving Dunk (5 PTS)
913
(6:28) Russell P.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Blair)
(6:14) MISS Porter Jr. 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:11) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:06) Edwards 2' Driving Layup (3 PTS)
915
(5:54) Gordon Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(5:54) McDaniels STEAL (3 STL)
+2 (5:47) Okogie 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
917
(5:47) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(5:29) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:26) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:09) MISS McLaughlin 3PT Jump Shot
(5:06) Okogie REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(4:58) MISS Edwards 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(4:56) Rockets Rebound
(4:38) MISS Sengun 2' Layup
(4:37) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:32) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:29) Towns REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
(4:29) Nwaba S.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Blair)
+1 (4:29) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
918
+1 (4:29) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
919
(4:17) Sengun Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(4:17) Prince STEAL (1 STL)
(4:07) MISS Prince 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:05) Rockets Rebound
+2 (3:52) Green 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Augustin 1 AST)
1119
+3 (3:39) Edwards 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1122
+2 (3:26) Green 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1322
+2 (3:15) Towns 6' Driving Hook Shot (9 PTS)
1324
+3 (2:59) Gordon 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Augustin 2 AST)
1624
(2:43) Nwaba S.FOUL (P2.PN) (C.Blair)
+1 (2:43) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1625
+1 (2:43) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1626
(2:33) Augustin Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
(2:33) McLaughlin STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:27) Edwards 1' Driving Dunk (10 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
1628
+3 (2:07) Gordon 24' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper (8 PTS)
1928
(1:55) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:52) Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:49) MISS Prince 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:47) Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:47) Edwards Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:33) Augustin Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T8)
(1:33) Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:30) Beasley Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Russell 3 AST)
1930
(1:21) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(1:21) Rockets Rebound
(1:21) Russell L.B.FOUL (P2.T3) (C.Blair)
+2 (1:12) Porter Jr. 11' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2130
(0:56) MISS Russell 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:55) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:45) MISS Augustin 3' Driving Layup
(0:43) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:37) Russell 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Prince 1 AST)
2132
(0:27) MISS Wood 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:24) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:03) Russell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:03) Augustin STEAL (1 STL)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

MIN

106Points124

40-88(45.5%)Field Goal(%)42-87(48.3%)

11-33(33.3%)3-Point(%)16-38(42.1%)

15-22(68.2%)Free Throw(%)24-31(77.4%)

41(12)Rebounds(Offensive)46(13)

21Assists26

13Steals18

3Blocks12

24Turnovers18

25Fouls22

58Pts In The Paint50

13Fast Break Pts31

21Pts Off Turnovers38

57Bench Pts33

4Largest Lead35

Game Details

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 16,079 (83.1%)