Overview

• Anthony Edwards scored 24 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 22, leading the Timberwolves to a 122-95 victory over the Rockets.
• Jalen Green led the Rockets with 20 points, Alperen Sengun had 19 points and Jabari Smith Jr. added 16.
• The Timberwolves, who lead the Western Conference, outscored the Rockets 60-46 in the paint and outrebounded them 51-39.
• The Timberwolves have now won eight of the last nine meetings with the Rockets.
• Rockets forward Dillon Brooks missed his fifth straight game due to a strained right abdominal oblique.