NBA

Houston Rockets at Minnesota Timberwolves

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32-19, 17-11 Away
Final
114 - 127

29-23, 14-12 Home

Edwards scores 41 to lift Timberwolves over Houston 127-114

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One night after scoring 49 points in a win over Chicago, Edwards dominated the game early and late. He scored 18 points in the first quarter and 16 in the fourth, which began with Houston leading by six.

Rudy Gobert had back-to-back dunks to start the quarter before Edwards took over with three 3-pointers as Minnesota outscored Houston 35-16 over the final 12 minutes.

Jaylen Clark scored a career-high 17 points for the Timberwolves while Naz Reid had 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Jalen Green led Houston with 28 points. Alperen Sengun had 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Rockets, who lost their fifth straight.

Takeaways Rockets: Houston is one of the league's top road teams with 17 victories, more than all but one NBA team entering the night. But the Rockets have lost their last four on the road.

Timberwolves: Minnesota was playing the fourth of five straight games at home, where they are 14-12 (compared to 15-11 on the road). But with two strong fourth-quarter performances in as many nights, the Wolves might be figuring it out.

Key moment With less than 5 minutes to play, Edwards missed a 3-pointer but Clark tracked down the rebound. He passed it back to Edwards, who drove to the hoop and drew a foul while hitting a short jumper. He made the free throw, then hit a 3-pointer on the next possession to put Minnesota on top 113-106.

Key stat Minnesota outrebounded Houston, the No. 1 rebounding team in the NBA, 47-39.

Up next Both teams are back in action on Saturday, when the Rockets visit Dallas and the Timberwolves host Portland.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 2-1

Matchup Prediction

Timberwolves: 44.8%
Rockets: 55.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 114 - 127
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 114 - 127
4th 0.0 Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup 114 - 127
4th 8.2 Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound 114 - 125
4th 12.0 Cam Whitmore misses driving floating jump shot 114 - 125

Statistics

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41-84 FG 45-94
48.8 Field Goal % 47.9
12-31 3PT 16-39
38.7 Three Point % 41.0
20-28 FT 21-24
71.4 Free Throw % 87.5
39 Rebounds 47
12 Offensive Rebounds 18
27 Defensive Rebounds 29
26 Assists 23
12 Steals 5
7 Blocks 6
10 Turnovers 13
2 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 13
2 Technical Fouls 1
2 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
23 Fast Break Points 2
50 Points in Paint 54
18 Fouls 21
7 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,978 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 42 25 .627 - W5
Memphis 42 25 .627 - L1
Dallas 33 35 .485 9.5 L2
San Antonio 27 38 .415 14 L1
New Orleans 18 49 .269 24 L1

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 54 12 .818 - W1
Denver 43 24 .642 11.5 W1
Minnesota 39 29 .574 16 W7
Portland 28 39 .418 26.5 L5
Utah 15 52 .224 39.5 L8
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