Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets

Apr 3, 2022

FINAL

45-34MinnesotaT-wolves

139

20-59HoustonRockets

132

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	42	38	36	23	139
HOU	32	36	24	40	132

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Rockets, 139-132. Anthony Edwards recorded 33 points and five assists for the Timberwolves, while Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in the victory. Jalen Green tallied 31 points (4-8 3pt FG) and five assists for the Rockets, his 4th consecutive game with 30+ points, while Josh Christopher added a career-high 30 points (10-13 FG) in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 45-34 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 20-59.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	35	12-21	4-12	5-5	4	5	2	1	2	2	+2	33
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	29	1-1	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	2	3	3	+7	2
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	35	12-16	1-3	3-5	11	5	1	0	3	5	+2	28
5Malik BeasleySG	28	4-8	3-7	1-1	1	4	2	1	0	2	-6	12
0D'Angelo RussellPG	34	7-16	4-11	4-4	1	9	4	0	5	3	-4	22
12Taurean Prince	20	2-3	0-0	2-3	2	2	0	0	1	5	+6	6
4Jaylen Nowell	14	4-7	2-3	0-1	2	4	0	1	2	2	+7	10
6Jordan McLaughlin	13	3-4	3-4	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	+11	9
20Josh Okogie	16	3-4	0-0	5-6	0	1	2	1	1	3	+5	11
11Naz Reid	12	3-6	0-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	2	1	+5	6
9Leandro Bolmaro	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jake Layman	— did not play —												— did not play —
25McKinley Wright IV	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	51-8659.3%	17-4141.5%	20-2580.0%	32	32	13	6	19	27	-	139

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Garrison MathewsSF	28	2-9	2-8	1-2	1	2	2	1	1	2	-5	7
8Jae'Sean TatePF	20	4-10	1-3	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	3	-8	9
28Alperen SengunC	32	5-7	0-1	4-4	15	4	0	1	5	4	-6	14
3Kevin Porter Jr.SG	35	6-14	4-10	5-5	6	8	2	0	8	3	-8	21
0Jalen GreenPG	36	12-18	4-8	3-6	2	5	0	0	2	4	-7	31
6KJ Martin	27	4-4	2-2	1-2	1	3	1	2	2	2	+1	11
9Josh Christopher	30	11-14	3-5	5-7	3	0	2	0	2	2	+2	30
16Usman Garuba	15	3-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	4	-1	6
15Daishen Nix	13	1-6	0-3	1-3	0	5	0	0	2	0	-3	3
20Bruno Fernando	— did not play —												— did not play —
2David Nwaba	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	48-8556.5%	16-4040.0%	20-2969.0%	36	28	8	4	23	24	-	132

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINHOU

(11:57) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Towns: Tip to Mathews
+2 (11:41) Sengun 2' Dunk (2 PTS) (Mathews 1 AST)
02
(11:23) MISS Beasley 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:19) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:10) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:10) Russell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:05) Russell 6' Running Layup (2 PTS)
22
(10:53) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(10:53) Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
(10:50) Vanderbilt Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:50) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:40) Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
25
(10:23) MISS Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:21) ROCKETS Rebound
(10:02) Green Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (9:47) Beasley 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
55
+3 (9:31) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS)
58
(9:16) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:13) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:57) MISS Green 3PT Jump Shot
(8:56) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:48) Edwards 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
88
(8:31) MISS Porter Jr. 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:29) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:24) Edwards 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
118
+2 (8:01) Green 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
1110
+2 (7:52) Beasley 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
1310
(7:39) MISS Mathews 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:37) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:34) MISS Tate 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:31) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:25) MISS Russell 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:21) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:15) MISS Tate 2' Layup
(7:13) Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (7:13) Sengun Tip Dunk Shot (4 PTS)
1312
+2 (6:58) Edwards 19' Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1512
(6:45) Sengun Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(6:45) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:33) Towns 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Vanderbilt 1 AST)
1712
+3 (6:16) Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)
1715
(5:59) MISS Towns 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:57) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:52) Porter Jr. Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T5)
+2 (5:39) Towns 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
1915
+2 (5:26) Green 16' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1917
(5:08) Russell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:08) Tate STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:05) Tate 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
1919
+2 (4:49) Towns 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
2119
(4:31) MISS Mathews 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:28) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:27) Towns Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:26) Towns L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Forte)
+2 (4:12) Porter Jr. 9' Fadeaway Jumper (8 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
2121
(3:56) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Schwab)
(3:56) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+1 (3:56) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2221
(3:56) MISS Towns Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:56) ROCKETS Rebound
(3:56) Prince L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Forte)
(3:44) Christopher Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(3:44) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:41) Edwards 2' Running Dunk (10 PTS)
2421
+3 (3:19) Martin Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Green 2 AST)
2424
(2:55) MISS Edwards 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:51) Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(2:41) MISS Green 4' Driving Layup
(2:39) Sengun REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (2:37) Sengun 2' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
2426
+2 (2:29) Nowell 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
2626
(2:29) Green S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Schwab)
(2:29) MISS Nowell Free Throw 1 of 1
(2:29) Prince REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:28) MISS Prince 4' Layup
(2:28) Sengun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:28) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (2:26) Towns 2' Putback Dunk (9 PTS)
2826
(2:14) Martin Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
(2:14) McLaughlin STEAL (1 STL)
(2:14) Martin Jr. Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (B.Forte)
(2:03) Garuba P.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Forte)
+2 (1:58) Towns 1' Layup (11 PTS) (Prince 1 AST)
3026
+3 (1:47) Green 27' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Martin Jr. 1 AST)
3029
+3 (1:25) McLaughlin 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)
3329
(1:12) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:10) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (1:03) Nowell 2' Driving Dunk (4 PTS)
3529
+3 (0:49) Martin Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Green 3 AST)
3532
+2 (0:42) Prince 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Nowell 2 AST)
3732
(0:31) MISS Porter Jr. 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:28) Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:26) Towns 2' Running Dunk (13 PTS) (Nowell 3 AST)
3932
(0:03) MISS Green 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:01) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
+3 (0:00) McLaughlin 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
4232

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

HOU

139Points132

51-86(59.3%)Field Goal(%)48-85(56.5%)

17-41(41.5%)3-Point(%)16-40(40.0%)

20-25(80.0%)Free Throw(%)20-29(69.0%)

32(7)Rebounds(Offensive)36(11)

32Assists28

13Steals8

6Blocks4

19Turnovers23

27Fouls24

66Pts In The Paint56

17Fast Break Pts9

39Pts Off Turnovers24

42Bench Pts50

27Largest Lead3

Game Details

Sunday, April 3, 2022 · 7:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 16,539 (90.4%)