Timberwolves (115) vs Rockets (121) · Feb 21, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Feb 21, 2025

31-26MinnesotaT-wolves

115

35-21HoustonRockets

121

Game Recap

The Houston Rockets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 121-115. The Houston Rockets move to 35-21, while the Minnesota Timberwolves fall to 31-26.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	38	29	26	22	115
HOU	48	20	30	23	121

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSF	42	6-11	4-5	0-0	5	3	0	1	2	3	16	-13
3Jaden McDanielsPF	41	7-15	1-7	6-7	6	3	2	1	2	3	21	+3
11Naz ReidC	33	9-16	2-6	2-2	8	3	1	3	0	5	22	-10
5Anthony EdwardsSG	39	13-32	4-14	7-10	4	3	0	1	3	2	37	-11
10Mike ConleyPG	23	0-2	0-2	5-5	2	5	1	0	1	4	5	-1
22Jaylen Clark	20	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	-8
00Terrence Shannon Jr.	19	3-7	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	1	6	+10
55Luka Garza	10	2-5	0-1	2-2	4	1	0	0	0	4	6	+1
4Rob Dillingham	8	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	-1
7Joe Ingles	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Leonard Miller	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL		41-9244.6%	11-3828.9%	22-2684.6%	35	22	10	6	9	22	115

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9Dillon BrooksSF	30	3-5	2-3	0-1	6	2	1	0	0	4	8	+2
17Tari EasonPF	26	5-10	0-1	2-2	3	1	1	2	2	5	12	+5
28Alperen SengunC	35	8-21	0-2	8-10	13	2	0	0	8	4	24	+10
4Jalen GreenSG	39	12-24	5-11	6-9	5	4	2	0	4	0	35	+18
1Amen ThompsonPG	39	7-9	0-0	3-3	10	6	1	3	0	3	17	+5
10Jabari Smith Jr.	38	5-9	4-6	1-2	9	2	0	1	5	6	15	+12
8Jae'Sean Tate	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	-5
0Aaron Holiday	18	2-6	2-3	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	1	10	-7
12Steven Adams	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-10
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Reed Sheppard	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Fred VanVleet	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Cam Whitmore	— did not play —												— did not play —
19Nate Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		42-8450.0%	13-2650.0%	24-3275.0%	48	18	5	6	20	25	121

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterminhou

(11:57) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Reid: Tip to Eason
+2 (11:41) Sengun 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
02
(11:31) Eason P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goldenberg)
+3 (11:18) Reid 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
32
+2 (11:10) Thompson 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
34
(11:10) Conley S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (11:10) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
35
+2 (11:02) McDaniels 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
55
(10:48) Sengun OFF.Foul (P1) (N.Buchert)
(10:48) Sengun Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:28) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:28) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:10) Reid S.FOUL (P1.T2) (A.Nagy)
+1 (10:10) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
56
+1 (10:10) Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
57
+3 (9:57) Alexander-Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
87
(9:43) MISS Sengun 13' Jump Shot
(9:42) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:30) MISS Reid 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:30) Eason BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:28) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:24) Eason 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
89
(9:06) Brooks S.FOUL (P1.T2) (A.Nagy)
+1 (9:06) McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
99
+1 (9:06) McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
109
+2 (8:47) Sengun 6' Driving Hook Shot (6 PTS)
1011
(8:36) MISS Reid 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:35) Timberwolves Rebound
(8:35) Sengun L.B.FOUL (P2.T3) (N.Buchert)
+2 (8:33) Edwards 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
1211
+3 (8:18) Ja. Green 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
1214
(8:18) Conley S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Goldenberg)
(8:18) MISS Ja. Green Free Throw 1 of 1
(8:18) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:59) Reid 8' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (5 PTS)
1414
(7:46) MISS Eason 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:45) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:36) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:34) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:27) Brooks 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1417
(7:13) MISS Edwards 1' Driving Dunk
(7:11) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:09) Brooks 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
1419
(7:09) Edwards T.FOUL (P0.T3) (A.Nagy)
+1 (7:09) Ja. Green Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)
1420
+2 (6:57) Alexander-Walker 4' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
1620
+3 (6:41) Brooks 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
1623
(6:22) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Buchert)
(6:22) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:22) MISS Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:22) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (6:22) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1723
+3 (6:02) Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 3 AST)
1726
(5:49) Alexander-Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:49) Ja. Green STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:45) Eason 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
1728
+2 (5:35) Reid 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (7 PTS)
1928
+2 (5:11) Thompson 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1930
(4:59) MISS McDaniels 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(4:56) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:44) Eason 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS)
1932
+2 (4:22) Edwards 20' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2132
+3 (4:01) Ja. Green 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Smith Jr. 2 AST)
2135
(3:47) Brooks P.FOUL (P2.PN) (N.Buchert)
+1 (3:47) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2235
+1 (3:47) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2335
(3:39) Garza S.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Buchert)
+1 (3:39) Ja. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2336
+1 (3:39) Ja. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2337
+3 (3:27) McDaniels 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Garza 1 AST)
2637
(3:09) MISS Ja. Green 3' Driving Layup
(3:09) ROCKETS Rebound
(3:09) Ja. Green Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:54) MISS Garza 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:52) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:37) Ja. Green 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (11 PTS)
2639
+3 (2:26) Edwards 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2939
(2:11) MISS Holiday 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:10) Timberwolves Rebound
(2:10) Tate L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Buchert)
(2:10) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:10) McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
3039
+1 (2:10) McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
3139
(1:57) MISS Smith Jr. 16' Jump Shot
(1:57) Timberwolves Rebound
(1:57) Adams L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (1:57) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
3239
+1 (1:57) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
3339
+3 (1:47) Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
3342
(1:28) MISS Shannon Jr. 2' Driving Layup
(1:28) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:22) Ja. Green 5' Running Layup (13 PTS)
3344
(1:11) MISS Dillingham 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:09) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:01) Ja. Green Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(1:01) Dillingham STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:57) Edwards 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Shannon Jr. 1 AST)
3644
(0:48) MISS Ja. Green 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:46) Dillingham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:39) MISS Edwards 29' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:37) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:29) Garza S.FOUL (P2.PN) (N.Buchert)
(0:29) MISS Holiday Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:29) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (0:29) Holiday Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3645
+2 (0:14) Shannon Jr. 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
3845
(0:13) Chris Finch Foul:T.FOUL (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (0:13) Holiday Free Throw Technical (2 PTS)
3846
+2 (0:06) Smith Jr. 1' Dunk (8 PTS) (Thompson 4 AST)
3848
(0:00) MISS Edwards 41' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Timberwolves Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

HOU

115Points121

41-92(44.6%)Field Goal(%)42-84(50.0%)

11-38(28.9%)3-Point(%)13-26(50.0%)

22-26(84.6%)Free Throw(%)24-32(75.0%)

35(7)Rebounds(Offensive)48(9)

22Assists18

10Steals5

6Blocks6

9Turnovers20

22Fouls25

52Pts In The Paint50

23Fast Break Pts15

26Pts Off Turnovers8

14Bench Pts25

2Largest Lead14

Game Details

Friday, February 21, 2025 · 9:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)

spread: HOU -4