Emirates NBA Cup · West Group A

Final

Houston Rockets13-6117 winneratMinnesota Timberwolves8-9111

Tue, Nov 26, 8:00 PM ESTTarget Center, Minneapolis, MNFanDuel Sports Network - North · Space City Home Network

West Group A

West Group A standings
Team	W-L	Diff
RocketsHOUWon group	3-1	+40
ClippersLACEliminated	2-2	+16
TimberwolvesMINEliminated	2-2	−13
Trail BlazersPOREliminated	2-2	−27
KingsSACEliminated	1-3	−16

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	T
HOU	32	25	27	18	15	117
MIN	26	21	31	24	9	111

Houston Rockets

117

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dillon BrooksF	41	22	3	2	0	0	2	8-14	4-7	2-2	+6
Jabari Smith Jr.F	38	19	7	3	0	2	0	8-9	3-4	0-0	+30
Alperen SengunC	42	22	10	11	3	3	2	9-23	0-3	4-4	+28
Jalen GreenG	23	9	3	2	2	0	1	3-9	1-5	2-2	-8
Fred VanVleetG	45	27	8	11	0	0	1	10-25	6-12	1-1	+22
Amen Thompson	38	15	8	0	4	3	0	6-9	1-2	2-2	-2
Jock Landale	11	3	1	1	1	0	2	1-3	0-0	1-2	-22
Tari Eason	18	0	3	0	2	1	1	0-5	0-3	0-0	-18
Reed Sheppard	9	0	1	1	0	0	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	-6
Team		117	44	31	12	9	10	45-99	15-37	12-13

DNP: Jeff Green (coach's decision), Aaron Holiday (coach's decision), Jack McVeigh (coach's decision), Jae'Sean Tate (coach's decision)

Minnesota Timberwolves

111

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaden McDanielsF	40	9	5	2	1	0	0	4-16	1-8	0-0	-19
Julius RandleF	35	21	6	3	1	0	3	9-18	0-1	3-3	-20
Rudy GobertC	44	5	16	2	0	1	1	2-3	0-0	1-2	+4
Anthony EdwardsG	43	29	10	1	1	3	3	8-22	3-12	10-10	-14
Donte DiVincenzoG	21	3	1	3	1	0	3	1-5	0-4	1-2	-15
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	30	13	2	3	0	0	2	6-7	0-1	1-1	+2
Naz Reid	27	19	7	0	2	0	2	7-14

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · MIN: 5
Biggest lead · HOU: 18
Times tied: 5
Lead changes: 4
Longest run · MIN: 16

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Anthony EdwardsRest edge: HOUTravel tax: MIN

MIN is missing Anthony Edwards and their 33.3 points per game (knee).
HOU has the rest edge with 72h between tipoffs, 19.5h more than MIN.
MIN is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,121 mi from its previous stop.
HOU is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	HOU	MIN
Record	13-6	8-9
Days rest	2 days edge	1 day
Hours rest	72h	52.5h
Rest swing	+19.5h	-19.5h
Travel in	1,058 mi edge	1,121 mi
Zone change	0h	-1h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 2	Homestand · 1 of 4
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	2	2

marks the side with the edge in that row.

How each side got here1,058 mi vs 1,121 mi

How each side got here

HOU

1,058 mi

Houston, TXMinneapolis, MN

HOU came from Houston, TX with 1,058 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Houston, TX to Minneapolis, MN

MIN

1,121 mi

Boston, MAMinneapolis, MN

MIN came from Boston, MA with 1,121 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

Boston, MA to Minneapolis, MN

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 2 vs homestand 1 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

HOU

Road trip

HOU is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles1,058 mi

MIN

Homestand

MIN is in game 1 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: MINFanDuel Sports Network - NorthHOUSpace City Home Networkin-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: HOU790 AM / S: 93.3 FMMINKFAN FM / Wolves App / iHeart RadioSiriusXM

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