Houston Rockets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN | Game ID: 22300709
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 31 17 32 31 111HOU 23 21 20 26 90
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Edwards scores 32 as Timberwolves pull away to beat Rockets 111-90
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Anthony Edwards scored 22 of his 32 points in the third quarter, Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 13 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the second half to beat the Houston Rockets 111-90 on Sunday night.
Edwards, named to his second All-Star game this week, shot just 1 of 8 for six points in the first half as Houston kept the game close in a stifling defensive matchup. However, he was 9 for 12 in the third quarter, including 4 for 5 on 3-pointers, and outscored the Rockets 22-20 in the period.
“I love when he’s attacking the rim, putting a lot of pressure, drawing fouls and then, I think, once he does that, it opens up his 3-point shot,” Gobert said of Edwards. “I thought he did a great job just shooting the 3s instead of shooting the 2s.”
Gobert added four of Minnesota's season high-tying 11 blocks. Karl-Anthony Towns , fresh off his fourth All-Star selection, had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The Timberwolves have won five of seven and the victory earned coach Chris Finch the nod to lead the Western Conference in the All-Star game. Finch was showered with cold water by his team in the locker room after the game.
“Really, it’s a reflection of our season to date,” Finch said. “It’s everybody doing their job. I know the players were excited coming into the game to be able to give that opportunity to us, so we really appreciate that.”
Alperen Sengun had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, while rookie Cam Whitmore scored all of his 14 points in the second half. Fred VanVleet added 11 points. Houston shot 35.2% for the game.
“No rhythm out there, there's no flow," said Jalen Green , who had eight points and seven assists but shot 3 of 15. “Offense is just all set and it's a big team. It's hard to play against a set defense. I don't know. There's no rhythm.”
Minnesota entered the game averaging a league-low 107.0 points allowed per game this season, while Houston was ninth, giving up 112.3 points a game. The matchup lived up to the billing in a tight, physical first half as both teams shot under 40% from the field.
The Wolves, who are averaging the third-most turnovers in the league, didn’t have one in the first quarter before totaling nine in the second, leading to 13 points for the Rockets.
With Sengun, Dillon Brooks and Jabari Smith Jr. in foul trouble, Edwards went to work in the third. Keyed by the star guard, Minnesota went on a 16-2 run to take control, eventually leading by 25.
“I couldn’t hit,” Edwards said of the first half. “My two 3s was in and out. My midrange went in and out. In and out layup. Free throws. I was just off.”
UP NEXT
Rockets: At Indiana on Tuesday night.
Timberwolves: At Chicago on Tuesday night to start a five-game trip.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrSeJrVa 4 9 -2 3 5 60 3 4 75 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 2
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Sengun, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Brooks, Ja. Green, Sengun, Smith Jr., VanVleet
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrSeTaVa 3 2 -4 1 6 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Sengun, Tate, VanVleet
in Tate
out Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrSeTaTh 1 4 -2 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 3 67 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Sengun, Tate, Thompson
in Thompson
out VanVleet
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoGrSeThWh 2 4 0 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1
HOU Holiday, Ja. Green, Sengun, Thompson, Whitmore
in Holiday, Whitmore
out Brooks, Tate
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrThVaWh 1 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
HOU Brooks, Je. Green, Thompson, VanVleet, Whitmore
in Brooks, Je. Green, VanVleet
out Holiday, Ja. Green, Sengun
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrJrThVaWh 2 1 -4 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
HOU Je. Green, Smith Jr., Thompson, VanVleet, Whitmore
in Smith Jr.
out Brooks
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoGrJrThVa :47 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
HOU Holiday, Je. Green, Smith Jr., Thompson, VanVleet
in Holiday
out Whitmore
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoGrGrJrTh 1 4 +4 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
HOU Holiday, Ja. Green, Je. Green, Smith Jr., Thompson
in Ja. Green
out VanVleet
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoGrGrSeJr :53 0 -3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU Holiday, Ja. Green, Je. Green, Sengun, Smith Jr.
in Sengun
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrGrSeVa 3 7 +5 3 6 50 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Je. Green, Sengun, VanVleet
in Brooks, VanVleet
out Holiday, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrSeJrVa 3 9 +6 3 4 75 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Sengun, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Smith Jr.
out Je. Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrGrSeThVa 1 0 -4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
HOU Ja. Green, Je. Green, Sengun, Thompson, VanVleet
in Je. Green, Thompson
out Brooks, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrSeJrVa 3 2 -8 1 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 2
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Sengun, Smith Jr., VanVleet
in Brooks, Smith Jr.
out Je. Green, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrSeTaVa :46 2 +2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Sengun, Tate, VanVleet
in Tate
out Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrGrTaVa 3 5 -4 2 8 25 0 2 0 1 1 100 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 1
HOU Brooks, Ja. Green, Je. Green, Tate, VanVleet
in Je. Green
out Sengun
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGrThVaWh 2 3 0 1 3 33 1 1 100 1 2 50 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
HOU Brooks, Je. Green, Thompson, VanVleet, Whitmore
in Thompson, Whitmore
out Ja. Green, Tate
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrSeThVaWh 3 3 -4 1 5 20 0 2 0 1 2 50 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 0
HOU Brooks, Sengun, Thompson, VanVleet, Whitmore
in Sengun
out Je. Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoSeJrThWh 3 6 0 2 5 40 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1
HOU Holiday, Sengun, Smith Jr., Thompson, Whitmore
in Holiday, Smith Jr.
out Brooks, VanVleet
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHoGrSeWh 2 4 -2 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 3
HOU Brooks, Holiday, Ja. Green, Sengun, Whitmore
in Brooks, Ja. Green
out Smith Jr., Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrLaJrVaWh 2 1 -5 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
HOU Ja. Green, Landale, Smith Jr., VanVleet, Whitmore
in Landale, Smith Jr., VanVleet
out Brooks, Holiday, Sengun
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JrHiHoLaJr 4 15 +7 5 8 62 1 2 50 4 4 100 0 5 5 3 0 0 1 2
HOU Bullock Jr., Hinton, Holiday, Landale, Samuels Jr.
in Bullock Jr., Hinton, Holiday, Samuels Jr.
out Ja. Green, Smith Jr., VanVleet, Whitmore
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoEdGoMcTo 7 17 +6 6 13 46 3 4 75 1 1 100 2 6 8 4 0 1 0 1
MIN Conley, Edwards, Gobert, McDaniels, Towns
in Conley, Edwards, Gobert, McDaniels, Towns
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnEdMcReTo 1 6 +2 2 2 100 0 0 0 3 3 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
MIN Anderson, Edwards, McDaniels, Reid, Towns
in Anderson, Reid
out Conley, Gobert
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlAnEdReTo 2 6 0 2 4 50 0 0 0 2 4 50 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1
MIN Alexander-Walker, Anderson, Edwards, Reid, Towns
in Alexander-Walker
out McDaniels
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlAnEdGoRe 2 2 0 1 4 25 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1
MIN Alexander-Walker, Anderson, Edwards, Gobert, Reid
in Gobert
out Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoMcMcRe 3 5 +4 2 7 29 1 5 20 0 0 0 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 1
MIN Alexander-Walker, Gobert, McDaniels, McLaughlin, Reid
in McDaniels, McLaughlin
out Anderson, Edwards
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMcMcReTo 3 3 -1 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 1
MIN Alexander-Walker, McDaniels, McLaughlin, Reid, Towns
in Towns
out Gobert
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnCoEdMcTo 3 2 -2 1 5 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 2 1
MIN Anderson, Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Towns
in Anderson, Conley, Edwards
out Alexander-Walker, McLaughlin, Reid
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlAnCoEdGo 2 3 -2 1 2 50 0 1 0 1 2 50 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
MIN Alexander-Walker, Anderson, Conley, Edwards, Gobert
in Alexander-Walker, Gobert
out McDaniels, Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCoEdGoTo 2 4 +2 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0
MIN Alexander-Walker, Conley, Edwards, Gobert, Towns
in Towns
out Anderson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoEdGoMcTo 5 18 +11 7 11 64 2 3 67 2 3 67 1 6 7 2 0 1 0 2
MIN Conley, Edwards, Gobert, McDaniels, Towns
in McDaniels
out Alexander-Walker
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoEdGoMcRe 2 4 +1 1 2 50 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 3 3 1 0 1 2 1
MIN Conley, Edwards, Gobert, McDaniels, Reid
in Reid
out Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlEdGoMcRe 2 3 0 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 1
MIN Alexander-Walker, Edwards, Gobert, McDaniels, Reid
in Alexander-Walker
out Conley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlAnEdMcRe 3 7 +1 3 9 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 2 2
MIN Alexander-Walker, Anderson, Edwards, McLaughlin, Reid
in Anderson, McLaughlin
out Gobert, McDaniels
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnCoGoMcRe 3 6 0 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 0
MIN Anderson, Conley, Gobert, McLaughlin, Reid
in Conley, Gobert
out Alexander-Walker, Edwards
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoGoMcReTo :58 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MIN Conley, Gobert, McDaniels, Reid, Towns
in McDaniels, Towns
out Anderson, McLaughlin
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlEdGoMcTo 3 11 +10 4 5 80 0 0 0 4 5 80 1 4 5 1 0 2 0 1
MIN Alexander-Walker, Edwards, Gobert, McDaniels, Towns
in Alexander-Walker, Edwards
out Conley, Reid
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JrGaMcMiJr 4 8 -7 3 8 38 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 2
MIN Brown Jr., Garza, McLaughlin, Milton, Moore Jr.
in Brown Jr., Garza, McLaughlin, Milton, Moore Jr.
out Alexander-Walker, Edwards, Gobert, McDaniels, Towns
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAE A. Edwards
JM J. McDaniels
JM J. McLaughlin
KA K. Anderson
KT K. Towns
LG L. Garza
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
SM S. Milton
TB T. Brown Jr.
WM W. Moore Jr.
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CW C. Whitmore
DB D. Brooks
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JL J. Landale
JS J. Samuels Jr.
JS J. Smith Jr.
JT J. Tate
JG Ja. Green
NH N. Hinton
RB R. Bullock Jr.
MIN/HOU the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur