The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Houston Rockets 114-107 on Apr 27, 2021 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Kelly Olynyk led the Rockets with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
Minnesota Timberwolves box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 31 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12-22 | 2-7 | 5-7 | 6 |
| Anthony Edwards | 33 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9-22 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 1 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 29 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-17 | 1-8 | 4-5 | 1 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 22 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Naz Reid | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ricky Rubio | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Josh Okogie | 17 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Team | 211 | 92 | 41 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 37-81 | 7-32 | 11-17 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Olynyk | 33 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12-17 | 0-4 | 4-5 | 5 |
| Christian Wood | 38 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-16 | 2-5 | 4-7 | 1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 40 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-12 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 |
| KJ Martin | 21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 35 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2-12 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 4 |
| D.J. Wilson | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Avery Bradley | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 208 | 105 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 41-81 | 7-28 | 16-22 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 26, 2021: UTAH 104, MIN 105 · Next Apr 29, 2021: GS 114, MIN 126
- Rockets · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 24, 2021: HOU 116, DEN 129 · Next Apr 29, 2021: MIL 136, HOU 143