Anthony Edwards scored a season-high 44 factors and the host Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from a 12-point, second-half deficit to defeat the reeling Houston Rockets 113-104 on Saturday.
The Rockets dedicated seven of their 23 turnovers within the fourth quarter to grease the skids of their thirteenth consecutive loss. The Timberwolves, who’ve received eight of 11 total, scored 30 factors off these turnovers and improved to 7-1 at house this month.
Edwards shot 17 of 29 and made 8 of 16 3-pointers. He added six rebounds, 4 assists, three steals and three blocks to his ledger. Nathan Knight scored a season-high 19 factors with three steals off the bench, serving to the Timberwolves overcome the absences of Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns.
Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 19 factors, 16 rebounds and 7 assists, however he scored only one level within the fourth quarter. Jalen Green missed 10 of 13 photographs and dedicated six turnovers en path to his 10-point effort.
The Rockets additionally missed 14 free throws.
The Timberwolves used a 12-0 third-quarter run to climb again into competition. Edwards and Knight labored in tandem to erase a 70-59 deficit. Knight sank three free throws along with a layup, whereas Edwards added a layup, dunk and an help on a Taurean Prince 3-pointer.
Edwards scored 16 factors within the third. After trailing 68-56 with 8:17 left within the interval following an Eric Gordon 3-pointer, the Timberwolves carried an 87-84 lead into the fourth.
Minnesota shot simply 34.6 p.c within the opening quarter however, courtesy of eight Houston turnovers, closed the interval with a plus-eight benefit in shot makes an attempt that yielded a 26-26 impasse getting into the second interval. The Rockets shot 11 of 18 within the body however labored containing Edwards (10 factors) whereas additionally permitting Jaylen Nowell to chip in six factors off the bench.
After Houston secured its largest lead of the primary half at 49-42 on a Jae’Sean Tate 3, Edwards responded with a thunderous dunk earlier than Jaden McDaniels stole the inbounds move and scored to chop the margin to a few.
Houston led 52-50 on the break regardless of lacking 6 of 8 free throws whereas the Timberwolves transformed 13 of 16 on the line.
Sengun had a double-double by the intermission (13 factors, 11 rebounds) whereas Edwards had 19 factors.
—Field Level Media/Reuters
