Houston Rockets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Nov 5, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	34	15	34	34	117
MIN	40	28	35	26	129

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeat the Rockets, 129-117. Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 25 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Timberwolves, while Anthony Edwards added 19 points and three assists in the victory. Jalen Green tallied 21 points and four assists for the Rockets in a losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 5-5 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 1-9.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Eric GordonSF	26	4-9	2-6	1-2	1	4	0	0	1	1	-10	11
6KJ MartinPF	31	6-8	3-5	2-3	3	1	1	0	2	1	-19	17
28Alperen SengunC	20	8-9	0-0	1-3	7	5	0	0	2	3	0	17
3Kevin Porter Jr.SG	29	3-12	2-4	5-5	5	2	0	0	3	4	-16	13
4Jalen GreenPG	29	6-16	4-11	5-7	2	4	0	0	5	1	-16	21
16Usman Garuba	24	2-4	0-0	3-4	3	1	2	0	2	2	-16	7
17Tari Eason	23	6-8	2-2	3-5	6	2	1	0	1	3	+2	17
15Daishen Nix	18	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	6	3	0	4	1	+4	0
25Garrison Mathews	18	3-7	3-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	+7	9
9Josh Christopher	14	2-6	0-2	0-0	2	1	2	0	1	1	0	4
51Boban Marjanovic	3	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	+4	1

TOTAL	-	40-8447.6%	16-3842.1%	21-3167.7%	33	27	10	0	22	18	-	117

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	34	6-9	1-2	0-0	5	3	0	1	2	4	+9	13
5Kyle AndersonPF	30	6-7	2-2	2-3	3	6	3	0	1	3	+13	16
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	30	9-14	3-6	4-5	9	6	1	2	3	5	-1	25
1Anthony EdwardsSG	32	7-13	2-5	3-3	2	3	2	0	4	2	+20	19
0D'Angelo RussellPG	26	5-9	1-3	2-3	6	4	2	0	3	4	+2	13
12Taurean Prince	31	6-12	3-8	1-1	6	2	0	1	3	2	+16	16
6Jordan McLaughlin	22	2-3	0-1	2-2	2	11	2	0	0	1	+8	6
11Naz Reid	13	4-7	2-4	1-2	3	0	0	1	5	6	+8	11
4Jaylen Nowell	15	3-5	1-2	0-0	0	3	1	0	2	0	-8	7
25Austin Rivers	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Nathan Knight	1	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	-7	3
10Bryn Forbes	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	49-8061.3%	15-3345.5%	16-2080.0%	36	38	11	5	24	27	-	129

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUMIN

(11:57) Jump Ball K. Towns vs. A. Sengun: Tip to D. Russell
+2 (11:41) D. Russell 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (K. Towns 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:22) A. Sengun Layup (2 PTS) (E. Gordon 1 AST)
22
+2 (11:06) K. Towns driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
24
+2 (10:49) K. Porter Jr. driving Layup (2 PTS)
44
(10:49) A. Edwards shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 1 FT)
+1 (10:49) K. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
54
+3 (10:40) D. Russell 24' 3PT (5 PTS) (J. McDaniels 1 AST)
57
+3 (10:31) J. Green 25' 3PT step back (3 PTS)
87
+2 (10:18) K. Towns 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (K. Anderson 1 AST)
89
(10:03) MISS K. Martin Jr. 25' 3PT
(9:59) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:49) K. Towns 26' 3PT (7 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
812
(9:36) K. Towns shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Sengun 2 FT)
(9:36) MISS A. Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:36) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(9:36) MISS A. Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:34) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:20) MISS D. Russell 24' 3PT
(9:17) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:07) E. Gordon 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
1112
(8:54) MISS A. Edwards 19' pullup Shot
(8:50) K. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:30) K. Martin Jr. 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Green 2 AST)
1412
(8:04) MISS J. McDaniels 17' pullup Shot
(8:01) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:00) K. Anderson putback Layup (2 PTS)
1414
(7:46) A. Sengun offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(7:46) A. Sengun offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:34) MISS K. Towns 7' Jump Shot
(7:31) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:31) MISS J. McDaniels 3PT
(7:28) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:26) J. McDaniels cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (K. Towns 2 AST)
1416
+3 (7:05) J. Green 24' 3PT (6 PTS) (K. Martin Jr. 1 AST)
1716
(6:55) K. Towns offensive FOUL (2 PF)
(6:55) K. Towns offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:55) MIN Timeout
(6:42) K. Martin Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:42) K. Anderson STEAL (1 STL)
(6:38) K. Porter Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (6:29) A. Edwards driving DUNK (2 PTS)
1718
+3 (6:15) K. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (6 PTS) (U. Garuba 1 AST)
2018
+2 (6:06) D. Russell driving Layup (7 PTS)
2020
(6:06) K. Porter Jr. defensive goaltending VIOLATION
(5:55) K. Martin Jr. traveling TURNOVER (2 TO)
(5:45) MISS A. Edwards 25' 3PT
(5:41) K. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:24) U. Garuba double dribble TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (5:12) K. Anderson driving Layup (4 PTS) (K. Towns 3 AST)
2022
(5:12) K. Martin Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Anderson 1 FT)
+1 (5:12) K. Anderson Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2023
(5:04) A. Edwards personal FOUL (2 PF)
(4:56) MISS J. Green 27' 3PT
(4:52) K. Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (4:47) J. Green 26' 3PT (9 PTS) (T. Eason 1 AST)
2323
(4:35) MISS D. Russell 16' Jump Shot
(4:33) T. Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:22) D. Russell shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 2 FT)
+1 (4:22) K. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2423
+1 (4:22) K. Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2523
(4:09) MISS T. Prince 3PT
(4:09) K. Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:59) MISS K. Porter Jr. 9' driving floating Shot
(3:54) J. McLaughlin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:49) A. Edwards driving Layup (4 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 1 AST)
2525
(3:49) T. Eason shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 1 FT)
+1 (3:49) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2526
(3:35) T. Eason traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (3:27) A. Edwards 25' 3PT pullup (8 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 2 AST)
2529
+2 (2:58) U. Garuba cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (T. Eason 2 AST)
2729
+2 (2:49) N. Reid cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. McDaniels 2 AST)
2731
(2:40) K. Porter Jr. bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:40) HOU Timeout
+2 (2:28) N. Reid Hook (4 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 3 AST)
2733
(2:13) MISS E. Gordon 25' 3PT
(2:10) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:01) MISS J. Nowell 16' pullup Shot
(1:59) E. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:53) U. Garuba cutting Layup (4 PTS) (E. Gordon 2 AST)
2933
(1:42) U. Garuba shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (McLaughlin 2 FT)
+1 (1:42) J. McLaughlin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2934
+1 (1:42) J. McLaughlin Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2935
+3 (1:22) T. Eason 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Sengun 1 AST)
3235
+2 (1:07) T. Prince 12' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3237
(0:58) D. Nix bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:58) J. McLaughlin STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:55) J. Nowell driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 4 AST)
3239
(0:40) J. McDaniels shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
(0:40) MISS E. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:40) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (0:40) E. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3339
(0:35) A. Sengun shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Reid 2 FT)
+1 (0:35) N. Reid Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
3340
(0:35) MISS N. Reid Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:33) T. Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:20) N. Reid shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Eason 2 FT)
(0:20) MISS T. Eason Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:20) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (0:20) T. Eason Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3440
(0:03) N. Reid traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:00) MISS G. Mathews 28' 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

MIN

117Points129

40-84(47.6%)Field Goal(%)49-80(61.3%)

16-38(42.1%)3-Point(%)15-33(45.5%)

21-31(67.7%)Free Throw(%)16-20(80.0%)

33(12)Rebounds(Offensive)36(9)

27Assists38

10Steals11

0Blocks5

22Turnovers24

18Fouls27

46Pts In The Paint60

13Fast Break Pts21

26Pts Off Turnovers36

38Bench Pts43

2Largest Lead24

Game Details

Saturday, November 5, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 16,412 (84.8%)