National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 124,
Houston 106
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: #74 Curtis Blair, #81 Simone Jelks, #23 Tre Maddox
Attendance: 16079
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: #74 Curtis Blair, #81 Simone Jelks, #23 Tre Maddox
Attendance: 16079
Final Scoring Summary
Houston Rockets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Jalen Green - G | 32:11 | 4-14 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -37 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. - G | 24:45 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 1-2 | -18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Christian Wood - F | 32:02 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 2-4 | -24 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Jae'Sean Tate - F | 21:10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Daniel Theis - C | 20:34 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Eric Gordon | 22:47 | 6-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | -27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Alperen Sengun | 18:34 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-5 | -8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| David Nwaba | 17:02 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| D.J. Augustin | 16:40 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | 9:09 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Josh Christopher | 8:22 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Usman Garuba | 8:22 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Armoni Brooks | 8:22 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 240 | 40-88 | 11-33 | 15-22 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 106 | |
| 45.5% | 33.3% | 68.2% | Team Rebs: 13 | Total TO: 24 | ||||||||||
Minnesota Timberwolves
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Anthony Edwards - G | 31:11 | 10-21 | 6-12 | 3-4 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
| D'Angelo Russell - G | 24:41 | 6-16 | 4-8 | 6-8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| Jaden McDaniels - F | 25:31 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Josh Okogie - F | 21:11 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns - C | 29:23 | 11-15 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 30 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Malik Beasley | 20:31 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 18:39 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Naz Reid | 18:37 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Taurean Prince | 16:08 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 15:07 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 5:33 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jake Layman | 4:40 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Leandro Bolmaro | 4:40 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| McKinley Wright IV | 4:08 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Patrick Beverley | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 42-87 | 16-38 | 24-31 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 124 | |
| 48.3% | 42.1% | 77.4% | Team Rebs: 7 | Total TO: 18 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| HOU | None |
| MIN | None |
Team Statistics
| Houston | Minnesota | ||
| Fast Break Points | 13 | Fast Break Points | 31 |
| Points in the Paint | 58 | Points in the Paint | 50 |
| Biggest Lead | 4 | Biggest Lead | 35 |