The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Houston Rockets 141-123 on Jan 9, 2022 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 40 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
- Christian Wood led the Rockets with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 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 | 33 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15-25 | 4-6 | 6-8 | 2 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 33 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-14 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 31 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 34 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7-17 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Malik Beasley | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Josh Okogie | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Naz Reid | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Taurean Prince | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 219 | 128 | 50 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 50-100 | 15-40 | 13-17 | 20 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood | 28 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Garrison Mathews | 31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Eric Gordon | 27 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 0 |
| KJ Martin | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 23 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 |
| Jalen Green | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 26 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Team | 188 | 91 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 33-76 | 12-39 | 13-22 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2021-22 season · Previous Jan 7, 2022: MIN 135, OKC 105 · Next Jan 11, 2022: MIN 125, NO 128
- Rockets · 2021-22 season · Previous Jan 7, 2022: DAL 130, HOU 106 · Next Jan 10, 2022: PHI 111, HOU 91