The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Houston Rockets 122-95 on Jan 5, 2024 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Jalen Green led the Rockets with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 33 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8-17 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 31 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8-17 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 30 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Naz Reid | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Rudy Gobert | 33 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Mike Conley | 25 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kyle Anderson | 18 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Luka Garza | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Josh Minott | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 235 | 119 | 51 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 45-85 | 13-30 | 16-20 | 17 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green | 31 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-16 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Alperen Sengun | 33 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 32 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-13 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Fred VanVleet | 31 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-9 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Amen Thompson | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jeff Green | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jock Landale | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 206 | 79 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 30-77 | 10-27 | 9-13 | 14 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2023-24 season · Previous Jan 3, 2024: NO 117, MIN 106 · Next Jan 7, 2024: MIN 108, DAL 115
- Rockets · 2023-24 season · Previous Jan 3, 2024: BKN 101, HOU 112 · Next Jan 6, 2024: MIL 108, HOU 112