National Basketball Association
Minnesota 113, Houston 106
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
#27 Mitchell Ervin, #21 Dedric Taylor, #65 Nate Green
Attendance:
18024
By Field Level Media
Naz Reid scored 25 points on 10-for-17 shooting and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 113-106 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.
Anthony Edwards added 21 points for Minnesota (52-23), which won for the fifth time in the past six games. Rudy Gobert notched a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Jalen Green scored 26 points to lead Houston (38-37). Fred VanVleet scored 22 points and Jabari Smith Jr. finished with 18 for the Rockets, who have lost back-to-back games after winning the previous 11.
With their 52nd victory, the Timberwolves broke a tie with the 2002-03 club starring Kevin Garnett to become the team with the second-most wins in a single season in franchise history. Garnett's 2003-04 squad holds the franchise record with 58 wins.
On Tuesday, a 3-pointer by Mike Conley increased Minnesota's lead to 96-81 with 7:48 to play.
Houston stormed back with a 19-5 run to pull within 101-100 with 1:52 left. Jeff Green and VanVleet made back-to-back 3-pointers to finish the run and put the pressure on the Timberwolves in the final two minutes.
Minnesota held firm, as it scored the next eight points to take a 109-100 lead. Conley made a floating jump shot and Edwards made back-to-back dunks before adding two free throws with 38.2 seconds to go.
Houston trailed by at least five points the rest of the way.
The Timberwolves led 81-72 at the end of the third quarter. Cam Whitmore made a dunk to pull Houston within 75-72 with 1:50 to go in the quarter. Minnesota scored the final six points of the period on one basket by Edwards and two by Kyle Anderson.
Minnesota relied on a strong second quarter to build a 54-45 lead at halftime. Reid led all scorers with 17 points.
The Timberwolves closed the second quarter on a 23-4 run. Reid made a driving layup and a floating jump shot to start the run, and Edwards drained a pair of free throws to finish the first-half scoring.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Houston |
|
Minnesota |
|
Jalen Green 26 |
Scoring |
Naz Reid 25 |
|
Jalen Green 6 |
Assists |
Kyle Anderson 9 |
|
Amen Thompson 9 |
Rebounds |
Rudy Gobert 14 |
|
Jalen Green 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Edwards 11 |
|
Fred VanVleet 5 |
Steals |
Mike Conley 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Kyle Anderson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Houston
|
106 |
44.6 |
14-48 |
10-14 |
23 |
37 |
0 |
10 |
15 |
| Minnesota
|
113 |
53.2 |
11-26 |
20-22 |
29 |
39 |
5 |
12 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .635 after a win and .826 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Rockets have a W/L % of .590 after a win and .417 after a loss.
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