Final

Minnesota Timberwolves16-14113 winneratHouston Rockets21-10112

Fri, Dec 27, 8:00 PM ESTToyota Center, Houston, TXFDSNNOX · Space City Home Network

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The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
MIN	22	35	19	37	113
HOU	21	31	32	28	112

Minnesota Timberwolves

113

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaden McDanielsF	20	2	5	1	3	0	2	1-6	0-2	0-0	-5
Julius RandleF	36	27	8	8	0	1	5	10-16	5-6	2-2	+2
Rudy GobertC	29	7	9	0	0	2	0	3-5	0-0	1-6	-18
Anthony EdwardsG	35	24	5	3	0	1	3	9-17	4-8	2-3	-1
Mike ConleyG	24	3	2	2	2	0	0	1-5	1-4	0-0	-17
Naz Reid	24	14	3	1	0	1	2	6-12	1-5	1-3	+14
Donte DiVincenzo	37	22	4	4	2	1	2	7-12	6-10	2-2	+11
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	29	11	4	5	0	0	0	4-9	3-7	0-0	+13
Josh Minott	6	3	0	1	1	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+6
Team		113	40	25	8	6	14	42-83	21-43	8-16

DNP: Rob Dillingham (coach's decision), PJ Dozier (coach's decision), Joe Ingles (coach's decision), Leonard Miller (coach's decision), Terrence Shannon Jr. (coach's decision)

Houston Rockets

112

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen ThompsonF	39	20	11	1	1	1	3	9-12	0-1	2-2	-4
Jabari Smith Jr.F	43	12	6	1	0	1	1	5-12	2-8	0-0	+4
Alperen SengunC	41	38	12	1	1	0	2	16-25	0-1	6-10	-6
Jalen GreenG	39	14	2	6	0	0	2	5-15	3-6	1-2	+6
Fred VanVleetG	39	18	6	7	0	1	3	6-16	5-10	1-3	0
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

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · HOU: 16
Biggest lead · MIN: 10
Times tied: 4
Lead changes: 14
Longest run · HOU: 10

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Anthony EdwardsRest edge: MIN4 in 6: HOU

MIN is missing Anthony Edwards and their 33.3 points per game (knee).
MIN has the rest edge with 53.5h between tipoffs, 29.5h more than HOU.
HOU is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
MIN is in game 3 of 3 on the road with 1,627 mi already logged before tip.

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	MIN	HOU
Record	16-14	21-10
Days rest	1 day edge	B2B
Hours rest	53.5h	24h
Rest swing	+29.5h	-29.5h
Travel in	227 mi	317 mi
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 3 of 3	Homestand · 1 of 5
Miles before tip	1,627 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	B2B4 in 6
Fatigue Index	2 edge	5

marks the side with the edge in that row.

HOU carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 5 vs. MIN's 2.

How each side got here227 mi vs 317 mi

How each side got here

MIN

227 mi

Dallas, TXHouston, TX

MIN came from Dallas, TX with 227 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Dallas, TX to Houston, TX

HOU

317 mi

New Orleans, LAHouston, TX

HOU came from New Orleans, LA with 317 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX

Where this game sitsroad 3 of 3 vs homestand 1 of 5

Where this game sits in the run

MIN

Road trip

MIN is on game 3 of 3 on the road, with 1,627 mi already behind it.

Game in segment3 of 3

Miles before tip1,627 mi

Segment miles1,854 mi

HOU

Homestand

HOU is in game 1 of 5 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 5

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: MINFDSNNOXHOUSpace City Home Networkin-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: HOU790 AM / S: 93.3 FMSiriusXMMINWolves App / iHeart Radio

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