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Minnesota Timberwolves at Houston Rockets

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6-3, 2-1 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/16

Matchup Prediction

Rockets: 61.9%
Timberwolves: 38.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W2 Streak W1
116.0 Points Against 113.1
6-4 Last Ten Games 6-3
121.3 Points Per Game 122.8
50.8 Field Goal % 49.4
41.6 Three Point % 42.8
41.8 Rebounds Per Game 49.0
26.7 Assists Per Game 25.9
5.8 Blocks Per Game 5.2
8.0 Steals Per Game 9.2
0.3 Team Turnovers Per Game 1.2
15.4 Total Turnovers Per Game 17.6
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dorian Finney-Smith, F Out Nov 8
Fred VanVleet, G Out Sep 22
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Terrence Shannon Jr., G Out Nov 10

Timberwolves Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ CHA W 122-105
@ BKN W 125-109
@ NY L 137-114
vs UTAH W 137-97
@ SAC W 144-117

Rockets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ BOS W 128-101
vs DAL W 110-102
@ MEM W 124-109
@ SA L 121-110
@ MIL W 122-115

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 10 1 .909 - W2
Denver 7 2 .778 2 W4
Minnesota 6 4 .600 3.5 W2
Portland 5 4 .556 4 L1
Utah 3 6 .333 6 L2

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio - 2 W2 0.7777778 7
Houston 1 3 W1 0.6666667 6
Memphis 4 7 L1 0.36363637 4
Dallas 4.5 7 W1 0.3 3
New Orleans 5 7 L1 0.22222222 2
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