Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets

Jan 5, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	32	24	28	38	122
HOU	24	22	26	23	95

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Rockets, 122-95. Anthony Edwards recorded 24 points, five assists, and three rebounds for the Timberwolves, with Karl-Anthony Towns adding 22 points, eight rebounds, and six assists in the win. Jalen Green tallied 20 points, five rebounds, and two assists for the Rockets in the defeat. The Timberwolves improve to 25-9 in the regular season, while the Rockets fall to 17-16.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	29	7-10	2-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	+14	16
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	31	8-17	1-4	5-5	8	6	0	1	4	2	+11	22
27Rudy GobertC	32	6-7	0-0	1-3	12	1	2	2	1	2	+22	13
5Anthony EdwardsSG	32	8-17	2-5	6-6	3	5	2	0	5	2	+14	24
10Mike ConleyPG	25	3-8	2-5	0-0	2	5	0	0	0	3	+13	8
11Naz Reid	24	6-11	3-6	1-2	7	2	0	1	0	1	+21	16
1Kyle Anderson	17	1-4	0-0	0-0	7	5	3	0	2	3	+16	2
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	17	4-6	2-4	1-2	3	3	2	2	0	2	+17	11
6Jordan McLaughlin	12	1-1	1-1	0-0	3	3	2	0	0	0	+19	3
55Luka Garza	3	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
18Shake Milton	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
23Troy Brown Jr.	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
7Wendell Moore Jr.	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	0	-6	0
8Josh Minott	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6	2
33Leonard Miller	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-8852.3%	14-3342.4%	16-2080.0%	52	31	12	7	14	18	-	122

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Jae'Sean TateSF	20	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	1	-13	0
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	32	6-13	3-5	1-2	9	2	0	0	4	3	-12	16
28Alperen SengunC	33	8-17	0-1	3-3	5	1	0	0	2	3	-16	19
4Jalen GreenSG	30	7-16	4-8	2-4	5	2	0	0	2	1	-9	20
5Fred VanVleetPG	30	2-9	2-5	1-1	1	8	1	1	1	0	-13	7
1Amen Thompson	19	2-9	0-2	2-3	6	1	3	0	2	3	-20	6
0Aaron Holiday	18	2-3	1-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	-14	5
7Cam Whitmore	14	4-10	1-4	2-2	2	0	2	0	4	1	-9	11
32Jeff Green	20	2-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	-17	4
25Reggie Bullock Jr.	7	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-5	5
2Jock Landale	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-4	0
51Boban Marjanovic	4	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-3	2



TOTAL	-	36-9040.0%	12-3237.5%	11-1573.3%	38	18	7	2	15	15	-	95

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINHOU

(11:57) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Gobert: Tip to Ja. Green
+3 (11:46) Smith Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
03
+2 (11:26) Gobert 3' Dunk (2 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
23
+2 (11:14) Sengun 9' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
25
(10:52) Towns Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:52) VanVleet STEAL (1 STL)
(10:47) Smith Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:47) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:33) Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
55
+3 (10:10) Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ja. Green 2 AST)
58
(9:52) MISS Towns 8' Driving Hook Shot
(9:50) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:50) Sengun S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
(9:50) MISS Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:50) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (9:50) Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
68
+2 (9:38) Sengun 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (VanVleet 2 AST)
610
(9:38) Gobert S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
+1 (9:38) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
611
+2 (9:15) Edwards 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
811
(9:09) Smith Jr. Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:56) MISS Edwards 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:50) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:41) MISS Ja. Green 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(8:38) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:21) Edwards Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:04) MISS Sengun 18' Floating Jump Shot
(8:01) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:51) Conley 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
1011
(7:36) Smith Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T3)
(7:36) Edwards STEAL (2 STL)
(7:29) MISS Edwards 16' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:25) Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:21) VanVleet 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)
1014
+2 (6:58) McDaniels 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
1214
+2 (6:44) Sengun 10' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (VanVleet 3 AST)
1216
(6:31) MISS Conley 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:29) Gobert REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(6:28) MISS Gobert 1' Putback Layup
(6:24) Gobert REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+3 (6:21) Edwards 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
1516
+2 (5:59) Sengun 5' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (9 PTS)
1518
+3 (5:38) McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
1818
(5:23) MISS Ja. Green 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:19) Timberwolves Rebound
(5:19) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:06) Tate S.FOUL (P1.T2) (L.Wood)
+1 (5:06) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1918
+1 (5:06) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2018
(4:54) MISS VanVleet 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:52) Gobert REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(4:46) MISS Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:41) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:23) MISS Ja. Green 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:20) Gobert REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
(4:15) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:12) Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:03) MISS VanVleet 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:03) ROCKETS Rebound
(3:54) MISS Sengun 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:54) Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:50) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:49) Reid 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
2218
+2 (3:30) Sengun 12' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (VanVleet 4 AST)
2220
(3:08) Thompson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Scott)
+1 (3:08) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2320
+1 (3:08) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2420
(2:55) Anderson P.FOUL (P1.T2) (L.Wood)
(2:55) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:46) MISS Thompson 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(2:46) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:46) Thompson 2' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
2422
(2:46) Anderson S.FOUL (P2.T3) (N.Sago)
(2:46) MISS Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1
(2:43) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:29) Reid 3' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)
2622
+2 (2:11) Je. Green 10' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2624
+2 (1:57) Alexander-Walker 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2824
(1:48) Edwards P.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Sago)
(1:41) Whitmore Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:41) Anderson STEAL (1 STL)
(1:38) MISS Anderson 2' Running Layup
(1:36) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:36) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Sago)
(1:36) MISS Alexander-Walker Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:36) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (1:36) Alexander-Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2924
(1:20) Whitmore Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(1:20) Alexander-Walker STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:16) Edwards 8' Running Layup (11 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
3124
(1:16) Thompson S.FOUL (P2.PN) (L.Wood)
+1 (1:16) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
3224
(1:02) MISS Smith Jr. 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:00) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:49) MISS Edwards 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:46) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:38) MISS Whitmore 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:35) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:27) MISS Towns 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:24) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:03) Thompson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:03) Alexander-Walker STEAL (2 STL)
(0:00) MISS Alexander-Walker 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:00) Timberwolves Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

HOU

122Points95

46-88(52.3%)Field Goal(%)36-90(40.0%)

14-33(42.4%)3-Point(%)12-32(37.5%)

16-20(80.0%)Free Throw(%)11-15(73.3%)

52(9)Rebounds(Offensive)38(7)

31Assists18

12Steals7

7Blocks2

14Turnovers15

18Fouls15

60Pts In The Paint46

20Fast Break Pts8

18Pts Off Turnovers12

39Bench Pts33

33Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, January 5, 2024 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)