The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Houston Rockets 113-112 on Dec 27, 2024 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Julius Randle led the Timberwolves with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 38 points, 12 rebounds and 1 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 36 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10-16 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 35 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9-17 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 37 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-12 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Naz Reid | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 6 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Rudy Gobert | 29 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 2 |
| Mike Conley | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Josh Minott | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Team | 240 | 113 | 40 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 42-83 | 21-43 | 8-16 | 22 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 41 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16-25 | 0-1 | 6-10 | 4 |
| Amen Thompson | 39 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Fred VanVleet | 39 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-16 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Jalen Green | 39 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-15 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 43 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Steven Adams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Reed Sheppard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 224 | 108 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 44-87 | 10-27 | 10-17 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 25, 2024: MIN 105, DAL 99 · Next Dec 29, 2024: SA 110, MIN 112
- Rockets · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 26, 2024: HOU 128, NO 111 · Next Dec 29, 2024: MIA 104, HOU 100