The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Houston Rockets 104-96 on Jan 8, 2023 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- D'Angelo Russell led the Timberwolves with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Kevin Porter Jr. led the Rockets with 25 points, 6 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 33 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-13 | 4-7 | 6-6 | 2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 37 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-19 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 0 |
| Rudy Gobert | 38 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Taurean Prince | 27 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 31 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Kyle Anderson | 34 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Naz Reid | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Austin Rivers | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 229 | 101 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 37-74 | 10-25 | 17-20 | 15 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 38 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9-15 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 35 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 |
| KJ Martin | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Eric Gordon | 29 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jalen Green | 33 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-15 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 32 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Garrison Mathews | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tari Eason | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 231 | 93 | 40 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 37-88 | 11-36 | 8-14 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2022-23 season · Previous Jan 6, 2023: LAC 115, MIN 128 · Next Jan 11, 2023: MIN 118, DET 135
- Rockets · 2022-23 season · Previous Jan 5, 2023: UTAH 131, HOU 114 · Next Jan 11, 2023: HOU 115, SAC 135