Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets

Jan 8, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	24	34	19	27	104
HOU	33	29	19	15	96

Game Recap

After being down by as much as 20 points, the Timberwolves come back and defeat the Rockets, 104-96. Anthony Edwards recorded 21 points, four rebounds and three assists for the Timberwolves, while D'Angelo Russell (22 points, six assists) and Rudy Gobert (18 points, 11 rebounds), added a combined 40 points in the victory. Kevin Porter Jr. led all scorers with 25 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Rockets in a losing effort. The Timberwolves improve 20-21 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 10-30.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	31	5-9	1-4	1-3	9	3	2	0	2	2	+5	12
5Kyle AndersonPF	34	2-4	0-1	2-2	6	6	4	1	3	2	+15	6
27Rudy GobertC	37	8-12	0-0	2-3	11	0	0	1	2	3	+16	18
1Anthony EdwardsSG	37	6-19	3-7	6-6	4	3	1	2	3	0	+2	21
0D'Angelo RussellPG	32	6-13	4-7	6-6	3	6	0	0	4	2	-1	22
4Jaylen Nowell	11	1-6	0-3	1-2	3	1	0	0	1	3	-3	3
12Taurean Prince	26	6-10	2-4	0-0	0	4	0	0	1	4	+19	14
11Naz Reid	10	3-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	1	-8	6
25Austin Rivers	18	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	-5	2
10Bryn Forbes	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Luka Garza	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Wendell Moore Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
37Matt Ryan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-8047.5%	10-2835.7%	18-2281.8%	44	23	8	4	17	18	-	104

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Eric GordonSF	29	4-7	1-3	2-2	1	4	0	1	0	0	+1	11
1Jabari Smith Jr.PF	31	4-12	0-5	1-2	6	2	3	1	1	3	-8	9
28Alperen SengunC	35	8-15	0-0	2-4	8	2	0	1	5	5	-11	18
4Jalen GreenSG	33	4-15	1-6	0-0	5	5	2	0	3	2	+3	9
3Kevin Porter Jr.PG	37	9-15	5-9	2-4	6	5	1	1	5	2	-12	25
8Jae'Sean Tate	17	1-6	1-4	0-0	4	4	1	1	3	2	+1	3
16Usman Garuba	9	1-1	0-0	1-1	1	0	0	1	0	1	+5	3
17Tari Eason	16	1-5	1-2	0-0	4	2	1	1	0	2	0	3
6KJ Martin	21	5-8	1-3	1-2	5	2	0	0	1	2	-6	12
25Garrison Mathews	7	1-5	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-13	3
9Josh Christopher	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Bruno Fernando	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Daishen Nix	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	38-8942.7%	11-3630.6%	9-1560.0%	41	26	8	7	18	19	-	96

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINHOU

(11:56) Jump Ball R. Gobert vs. A. Sengun: Tip to A. Edwards
+2 (11:47) R. Gobert alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (K. Anderson 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:26) A. Sengun turnaround Hook (2 PTS) (E. Gordon 1 AST)
22
(11:09) MISS K. Anderson 25' 3PT
(11:09) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:50) K. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
25
(10:36) D. Russell bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:36) J. Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:32) J. Smith Jr. running DUNK (2 PTS)
27
(10:20) J. McDaniels lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:04) MISS K. Porter Jr. 9' driving floating Shot
(10:02) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:58) A. Sengun shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gobert 2 FT)
+1 (9:58) R. Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
37
+1 (9:58) R. Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
47
(9:44) MISS J. Green 19' step back Shot
(9:40) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:40) J. Smith Jr. putback DUNK (4 PTS)
49
+2 (9:30) K. Anderson driving Layup (2 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
69
+2 (9:15) A. Sengun 8' turnaround Hook (4 PTS)
611
+3 (9:01) D. Russell 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
911
(8:48) MISS J. Green driving reverse Layup
(8:47) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:42) D. Russell 25' 3PT running pullup (6 PTS)
1211
+2 (8:29) A. Sengun 14' floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (E. Gordon 2 AST)
1213
(8:11) MISS R. Gobert Layup - blocked
(8:11) J. Smith Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:09) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:01) A. Sengun bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:01) K. Anderson STEAL (1 STL)
(7:51) MISS J. McDaniels step back 3PT
(7:49) K. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:44) J. Green running alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1215
(7:28) R. Gobert bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:07) MISS J. Smith Jr. 21' Jump Shot
(7:05) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:53) MISS D. Russell 25' step back 3PT
(6:52) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:34) MISS J. Green 28' 3PT
(6:31) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:30) K. Anderson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:30) J. Green STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (6:26) K. Porter Jr. 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Green 2 AST)
1218
(6:07) D. Russell traveling TURNOVER (2 TO)
(6:07) HOU Timeout
(5:53) MISS E. Gordon 13' driving floating Shot
(5:52) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:38) MISS J. McDaniels 3PT
(5:37) K. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:32) J. Smith Jr. running finger roll Layup (6 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 2 AST)
1220
(5:14) MISS D. Russell 16' pullup Shot
(5:11) K. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:54) A. Sengun 10' floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (J. Green 3 AST)
1222
(4:31) D. Russell bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (3 TO)
(4:17) J. Smith Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:17) N. Reid STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:12) N. Reid running Layup (2 PTS)
1422
(3:54) MISS J. Green driving reverse Layup
(3:54) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:54) MISS A. Sengun tip Layup
(3:54) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(3:54) N. Reid loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (3:46) K. Porter Jr. 17' step back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1424
(3:34) MISS J. Nowell 25' 3PT
(3:31) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (3:15) J. Tate 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 3 AST)
1427
(3:07) MIN Timeout
+3 (2:58) A. Edwards 24' 3PT step back (3 PTS)
1727
(2:31) MISS J. Tate 28' step back 3PT
(2:31) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(2:31) HOU shot clock Team TURNOVER
+3 (2:09) A. Edwards 25' 3PT (6 PTS) (T. Prince 1 AST)
2027
+2 (1:47) K. Porter Jr. 13' fadeaway Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2029
(1:47) A. Rivers shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 1 FT)
(1:47) MISS K. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1
(1:47) J. Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:36) MISS T. Prince 3PT
(1:34) J. Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:28) K. Martin Jr. running alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Tate 1 AST)
2031
(1:12) MISS A. Edwards 8' driving Layup - blocked
(1:12) U. Garuba BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:12) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(1:10) J. Nowell traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (0:59) E. Gordon driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
2033
(0:43) MISS T. Prince 3PT
(0:41) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:40) N. Reid putback Layup (4 PTS)
2233
(0:29) MISS K. Martin Jr. 26' 3PT
(0:26) U. Garuba REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:22) MISS J. Tate 27' 3PT
(0:20) J. Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:00) A. Edwards 22' step back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2433

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

HOU

104Points96

38-80(47.5%)Field Goal(%)38-89(42.7%)

10-28(35.7%)3-Point(%)11-36(30.6%)

18-22(81.8%)Free Throw(%)9-15(60.0%)

44(9)Rebounds(Offensive)41(12)

23Assists26

8Steals8

4Blocks7

17Turnovers18

18Fouls19

48Pts In The Paint42

27Fast Break Pts22

24Pts Off Turnovers22

25Bench Pts24

11Largest Lead20

Game Details

Sunday, January 8, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)