Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets

Jan 9, 2022

FINAL

20-20MinnesotaT-wolves

141

11-30HoustonRockets

123

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	36	39	36	30	141
HOU	26	28	34	35	123

Game Recap

Led by Karl-Anthony Towns season-high 40 points, along with nine rebounds and seven assists, the Timberwolves defeated the Rockets, 141-123. DAngelo Russell added 22 points, five rebounds and 10 assists for the Timberwolves in the victory, while Jalen Green tallied 10 points, two rebounds and three assists for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 20-20 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 11-30.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	28	3-8	1-4	0-0	3	1	0	4	0	4	+8	7
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	31	10-14	0-0	1-3	19	4	2	2	2	1	+9	21
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	33	15-25	4-6	6-8	9	7	1	0	2	2	+27	40
1Anthony EdwardsSG	34	7-17	2-8	3-3	3	6	2	2	2	3	+22	19
0D'Angelo RussellPG	33	8-14	5-9	1-1	5	10	1	0	1	3	+12	22
5Malik Beasley	20	4-10	3-7	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	13
20Josh Okogie	17	2-3	0-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	1	+10	4
4Jaylen Nowell	18	5-7	0-1	1-2	5	5	3	0	0	1	+11	11
11Naz Reid	12	1-5	0-2	0-0	5	1	0	2	2	3	-11	2
12Taurean Prince	6	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	-1	0
6Jordan McLaughlin	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0
10Jake Layman	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
13Nathan Knight	1	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	1	+1	2
TOTAL	-	55-10850.9%	15-4235.7%	16-2176.2%	56	37	10	10	11	22	-	141

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Eric GordonSF	26	5-11	1-7	2-2	1	3	0	1	2	0	-12	13
8Jae'Sean TatePF	23	5-6	0-0	0-2	7	4	1	0	1	5	-19	10
35Christian WoodC	28	8-16	4-6	2-4	8	3	0	2	0	2	-24	22
3Kevin Porter Jr.SG	26	3-10	1-6	2-4	6	8	1	0	3	3	-18	9
0Jalen GreenPG	26	3-10	1-6	3-4	2	3	0	0	1	0	-18	10
25Garrison Mathews	30	5-13	4-10	0-1	3	2	1	1	0	2	-3	14
6KJ Martin	26	4-10	1-4	4-5	7	2	0	1	1	0	+10	13
9Josh Christopher	26	8-13	2-4	1-2	3	4	2	0	3	1	-6	19
2David Nwaba	17	3-6	0-0	3-4	5	0	0	1	0	3	-3	9
15Daishen Nix	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	1	+3	4
14D.J. Augustin	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Daniel Theis	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	46-9747.4%	14-4332.6%	17-2860.7%	45	31	5	6	12	17	-	123

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINHOU

(11:57) Jump Ball Wood vs. Towns: Tip to Porter Jr.
(11:42) MISS Tate 5' Hook Shot
(11:42) Vanderbilt BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:40) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:34) MISS Gordon 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:32) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:18) MISS Towns 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
(11:18) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(11:11) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Butler)
(11:11) MISS Green Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:11) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (11:11) Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+2 (11:00) Russell 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
21
+2 (10:45) Gordon 2' Layup (2 PTS)
23
+2 (10:30) Towns 9' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
43
+2 (10:15) Tate 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
45
(10:04) MISS Russell 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:02) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:58) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:58) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:44) Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
75
(9:32) Russell P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
+3 (9:22) Green 28' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)
78
+3 (8:59) Russell 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
108
(8:44) MISS Wood 4' Layup
(8:44) McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:43) Timberwolves Rebound
+3 (8:30) Russell 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
138
(8:10) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
(8:08) Timberwolves Rebound
(7:57) Russell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:48) McDaniels Violation:Kicked Ball (M.Davis)
(7:46) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:46) Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:44) Vanderbilt 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
158
+2 (7:30) Gordon 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Wood 1 AST)
1510
(7:18) MISS Towns 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:17) ROCKETS Rebound
(7:05) MISS Wood 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:04) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:56) MISS McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot
(6:54) ROCKETS Rebound
(6:54) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:42) Vanderbilt P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Davis)
(6:37) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:34) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:20) Towns 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Vanderbilt 1 AST)
1710
(6:20) Wood S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Adair)
+1 (6:20) Towns Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
1810
(6:07) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:05) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:53) MISS Russell 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(5:53) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:48) MISS Green 3' Running Layup
(5:48) McDaniels BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:48) ROCKETS Rebound
+2 (5:46) Martin Jr. 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1812
(5:26) MISS Vanderbilt 6' Hook Shot
(5:22) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:22) MISS Towns Tip Layup Shot
(5:22) Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:12) MISS Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:12) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:59) Towns 1' Driving Layup (10 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
2012
+2 (4:38) Porter Jr. 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
2014
(4:32) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:30) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:13) Wood 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
2016
+2 (3:55) Edwards 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2216
(3:44) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(3:44) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
(3:38) MISS Edwards 2' Running Layup
(3:36) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:36) MISS Vanderbilt Tip Layup Shot
(3:36) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (3:34) Towns 1' Putback Layup (12 PTS)
2416
(3:26) McDaniels S.FOUL (P2.T4) (B.Adair)
+1 (3:26) Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2417
+1 (3:26) Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2418
(3:21) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (3:18) Towns 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
2718
(2:56) MISS Porter Jr. 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:56) McDaniels BLOCK (3 BLK)
(2:54) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:46) Edwards 2' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
2918
(2:35) Green Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:35) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
(2:31) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:30) Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:10) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:08) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:55) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:54) Mathews REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:46) Wood 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
2921
+2 (1:29) Towns 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (17 PTS)
3121
(1:29) Wood S.FOUL (P2.T2) (M.Davis)
+1 (1:29) Towns Free Throw 1 of 1 (18 PTS)
3221
(1:18) MISS Mathews 1' Driving Layup
(1:17) Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:12) Beasley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)
3521
(0:51) MISS Martin Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:50) Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:44) Tate S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Butler)
(0:44) MISS Nowell Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:44) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (0:44) Nowell Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3621
+3 (0:32) Mathews 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
3624
(0:14) Reid Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (0:01) Gordon 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
3626

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

HOU

141Points123

55-108(50.9%)Field Goal(%)46-97(47.4%)

15-42(35.7%)3-Point(%)14-43(32.6%)

16-21(76.2%)Free Throw(%)17-28(60.7%)

56(18)Rebounds(Offensive)45(10)

37Assists31

10Steals5

10Blocks6

11Turnovers12

22Fouls17

74Pts In The Paint64

31Fast Break Pts18

18Pts Off Turnovers11

32Bench Pts59

26Largest Lead1

Game Details

Sunday, January 9, 2022 · 7:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 15,277 (83.5%)