National Basketball Association
Minnesota 127, Houston 114
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 6, 2025
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: #43 Matt Myers, #74 Curtis Blair, #64 Justin Van Duyne
Attendance: 18978

Anthony Edwards scored 41 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished six assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 127-114 win over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night in Minneapolis.

Edwards was coming off a 49-point night on Wednesday, and Minnesota, has won back-to-back contests. Rookie Jaylen Clark scored a career-high 17 points off the bench, and Naz Reid (15 points, 11 rebounds) and Rudy Gobert (13 points, 10 rebounds) each finished with a double-double.

Jalen Green scored 28 points to lead the Rockets, who lost their season-worst fifth straight game. Alperen Sengun collected 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assiss, and Amen Thompson and Cam Whitmore also tallied 16 points apiece.

The Timberwolves outscored the Rockets 35-16 in the fourth quarter to seize the victory.

Minnesota trailed 98-92 at the end of the third quarter. Whitmore came off the bench to score 11 points in the period, including a three-point play to increase the Rockets' lead to six points with 0.1 seconds to go.

The Timberwolves opened the fourth quarter with six straight points to pull even at 98-all with 8:56 remaining. Gobert had back-to-back dunks and Jaden McDaniels made a basket to erase the deficit for Minnesota.

Later, Sengun's driving dunk put Houston on top 106-105 with 6:16 left, but the Timberwolves closed the game on a 22-8 run. They scored eight points in a row on a basket by McDaniels, a three-point play by Edwards and a 3-pointer by Edwards to grab a 113-106 advantage with 3:47 to go.

Mike Conley and Reid added layups in the final two minutes to put the Timberwolves on top 125-112 with 1:12 remaining.

Houston led 71-66 at the half.

Neither team led by more than six points in the first half, which included 11 ties and 14 lead changes. Sengun hit a 3-pointer and Green made two free throws in the final 30 seconds.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Houston   Minnesota
Jalen Green 28 Scoring Anthony Edwards 41
Alperen Sengun 7 Assists Anthony Edwards 6
Alperen Sengun 10 Rebounds Naz Reid 11
Jalen Green 7 Free Throws Made Anthony Edwards 14
Tari Eason 5 Steals Naz Reid 2
Tari Eason 3 Blocks Naz Reid 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Houston 114 48.8 12-31 20-28 26 39 7 12 12
Minnesota 127 47.9 16-39 21-24 23 47 6 5 13
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Portland. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .607 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Rockets have a W/L % of .606 after a win and .667 after a loss.