Minnesota Timberwolves at Houston Rockets
Regular seasonFinal
Minnesota Timberwolves 104, Houston Rockets 96
Toyota Center · Houston, TX
The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Houston Rockets 104-96 on January 8, 2023 at Toyota Center. D'Angelo Russell led the Minnesota Timberwolves with 22 points; Kevin Porter Jr. scored 25 for the Houston Rockets.
 Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy GobertC | 38 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +16 |
| Anthony EdwardsG | 37 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 6-19 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +2 |
| Kyle AndersonFQuestionable, expected back Oct 10 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +15 |
| D'Angelo RussellG | 33 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 6-13 | 4-7 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 |
| Jaden McDanielsF | 31 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 |
| Taurean PrinceF | 27 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +19 |
| Austin RiversG | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 |
| Jaylen NowellG | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 |
| Naz ReidF-C | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8 |
| Team | 240 | 104 | 44 | 23 | 38-80 | 10-28 | 18-22 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 18 |
DNP: Karl-Anthony Towns, Jordan McLaughlin, Luka Garza, Josh Minott, Wendell Moore Jr., Nathan Knight, Matt Ryan, Bryn Forbes
 Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr.G | 38 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 9-15 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -12 |
| Alperen SengunF-C | 35 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -11 |
| Jalen GreenG | 33 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4-15 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.F | 32 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4-12 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -8 |
| Eric GordonG | 29 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr.F | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 |
| Jae'Sean TateF | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Tari EasonF | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Usman GarubaF | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5 |
| Garrison MathewsG | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 |
| Team | 240 | 96 | 41 | 26 | 38-89 | 11-36 | 9-15 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 19 |
DNP: TyTy Washington Jr., Bruno Fernando, Boban Marjanovic, Daishen Nix, Josh Christopher, Darius Days, Trevor Hudgins
Season series
MIN 3, HOU 1- Nov 5Houston Rockets 117, Minnesota Timberwolves 129
- Jan 8 · this gameMinnesota Timberwolves 104, Houston Rockets 96
- Jan 21Houston Rockets 104, Minnesota Timberwolves 113
- Jan 23Minnesota Timberwolves 114, Houston Rockets 119