Jalen Green scored 11 of his career-high 42 factors within the fourth quarter and the Houston Rockets held on for a 119-114 dwelling victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, snapping a 13-game dropping skid.
After lacking 10 of 13 pictures and committing six turnovers in a loss at Minnesota on Saturday, Green was electrical down the stretch within the rematch.
The Timberwolves trailed by 11 early within the fourth quarter, however Anthony Edwards pulled them inside 100-99 on a 3-pointer with 5:06 left.
Green responded with a driving layup, a 3-pointer, an elbow jumper and a blocked shot in succession. He answered one other Edwards trey with a 3-pointer of his personal for a 112-103 lead with 41 seconds left. Green added a free throw with 10.7 seconds left.
Green shot 15 of 25 from the ground, together with 6 of 12 from behind the arc. Alperen Sengun added 21 factors, seven rebounds and 7 assists as Houston ended a 10-game homecourt skid.
Edwards paced the Timberwolves with 31 factors, 17 within the fourth quarter, whereas D’Angelo Russell matched his season excessive of 30 factors whereas meting out seven assists. Rudy Gobert returned from a three-game absence brought on by a groin harm and contributed 15 factors and 16 rebounds, however Minnesota failed in a bid to climb above .500 for the primary time since they have been 16-15 on Dec. 20.
A primary half of alternating runs continued within the third. Green sank a buzzer-beating 3-pointer that gave the Rockets a 90-81 lead getting into the ultimate interval.
Houston shot 61.9 % within the first quarter, together with 12-of-15 success contained in the arc whereas recording 18 factors within the paint. However, the Rockets dedicated 5 turnovers within the body and, after securing a 29-17 lead, allowed Edwards to single-handedly elevate Minnesota again into competition.
Edwards scored seven of his 10 first-quarter factors within the last 2 1/2 minutes of the interval, a run that enabled the Timberwolves to slice the deficit to 5 factors getting into the second.
Russell scored 13 factors throughout an 18-5 Timberwolves surge within the second, together with three successive treys, as Minnesota grabbed a 48-42 lead with 3:32 left within the half.
The Rockets clawed again to tug even getting into the intermission, 56-56. Russell tallied 19 factors within the half to counter Green and his 21 first-half factors.
—Field Level Media/Reuters
