Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
13
26
39
3546
3548
23
8
35
81
44
54
25
23
92
40
9
49
9
31
8
17
19
119
4
66
22
33
2120
129
6
45
45
100
108
15
123
21
106
25
57
3025
6060
65
22
34
1921
1211
63
106
86
81
1012
12
1024
05
114
10
32
3430
6060
6
2
33
21
12
57
4
4
100
10
1
11
2
10
2
5
30
60
6
2
33
20
9
45
5
5
100
8
5
13
1
6
5
7
25
60
6
2
33
19
12
63
10
8
80
10
1
11
0
11
1
3
34
60
5
2
40
21
11
52
6
6
100
12
2
14
5
4
0
2
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
37
11
20
55
2
4
50
4
5
80
0
4
4
2
0
1
3
4
28
9
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
37
10
17
59
0
3
0
3
4
75
2
16
18
5
1
3
6
3
23
9
double
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
True
36
4
8
50
4
7
57
0
0
0
2
1
3
3
3
3
0
1
12
2
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
35
1
5
20
0
2
0
8
8
100
0
3
3
17
1
0
1
2
10
12
double
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
25
5
5
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
10
20
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
29
7
11
64
2
3
67
4
4
100
1
6
7
1
0
0
0
1
20
13
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
20
2
7
29
0
4
0
4
4
100
2
5
7
0
1
0
3
3
8
2
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
12
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
2
1
2
1
6
2
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
4
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
13
January
2017
Friday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Thunder
Oklahoma City
True
Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
31
10
41
3381
3382
42
15
36
87
36
41
22
18
82
25
7
32
4
23
7
15
23
105
4
712
06
1
2320
910
39
56
55
98
65
30
95
11
77
32
36
2331
6060
914
27
3
2222
98
4
47
35
74
77
22
99
11
45
11
51
2328
6060
7
0
0
23
9
39
5
5
100
6
3
9
1
7
3
3
23
60
12
6
50
20
10
50
6
5
83
5
0
5
1
7
2
6
31
60
9
2
22
22
9
41
4
3
75
7
2
9
1
4
1
5
23
60
14
7
50
22
8
36
7
5
71
7
2
9
1
5
1
1
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
40
6
13
46
3
7
43
1
3
33
2
1
3
0
0
0
1
3
16
-8
none
James
Harden
James Harden
True
38
10
23
43
2
11
18
11
13
85
0
6
6
12
1
2
6
0
33
-10
double
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
True
38
6
16
38
5
14
36
1
1
100
2
5
7
4
1
0
0
5
18
-6
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
33
0
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
3
1
3
4
0
-3
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
True
19
2
4
50
0
0
0
5
5
100
1
4
5
2
1
0
1
4
9
-13
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
27
4
9
44
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
9
-18
none
Sam
Dekker
Sam Dekker
False
21
3
9
33
2
5
40
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
8
-13
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
False
14
4
6
67
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
9
-3
none
Bobby
Brown
Bobby Brown
False
1
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
none
Tyler
Ennis
Tyler Ennis
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
none
Chinanu
Onuaku
Chinanu Onuaku
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
none
13
January
2017
Friday
Toyota Center
Houston
Grizzlies
Memphis
True
The visiting Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Houston Rockets , 119 - 105 , Wednesday at Target Center . The Timberwolves ( 13 - 26 ) were without one of their young stars in Zach LaVine ( hip ) in Wednesday 's showdown with one of the NBA 's best teams , but it ended up not mattering , as Minnesota managed to lead from start to finish on the backs of their other two stars , Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns . Wiggins led the way scoring , putting up 28 points in 38 minutes , while Towns managed to post a monster double - double of 23 points and 18 rebounds . Shabazz Muhammed also added a stellar performance off the bench , as he scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 30 minutes as a reserve . As a team , it was a great all - around effort for the Wolves , as six players managed to score in double - figures Wednesday night . As for the Rockets ( 31 - 10 ) , the loss ended their nine - game win streak , but even in defeat , MVP-candidate James Harden still managed to put up spectacular numbers , posting 30 points , 12 assists and six rebounds in 39 minutes . Their problems stemmed from their lack of bench production , however , as without Eric Gordon ( toe ) for the second straight game , the bench lacked its usual luster and produced just 29 total points . The loss is just a minor scratch on the Rockets ' season however , as the team has now put win streaks of nine and ten games together over the past month and remain just a half - game behind the Spurs for first place in the Southwest Division . Up next , the Timberwolves will look to extend their win streak to three games when they take on the Thunder on Friday , while the Rockets look to start a new win streak Friday against the Grizzlies . After Wednesday 's win over the red - hot Houston Rockets , the Minnesota Timberwolves have officially conquered just their second two - game win streak of the 2016 - 17 season . And while the feat is only mildly impressive , Karl-Anthony Towns has been wildly impressive over this two - game stretch . After Wednesday 's 23 - point , 18 - rebound game , Towns has recorded a total of 57 points , 29 rebounds , nine assists and six blocks over the Timberwolves ' last two victories . He has also shot an astounding 25 - of - 36 ( 69 percent ) from the field in that stretch . In the Timberwolves other two - game win streak , which came in mid - December , Towns posted a total of 45 points , 31 rebounds , eight assists and three blocks over that stretch , and it is the sixth time this season where Towns has recorded at least 45 points and 25 rebounds over a two - game stretch .
The visiting Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Houston Rockets, 119 - 105, Wednesday at Target Center. The Timberwolves (13 - 26) were without one of their young stars in Zach LaVine (hip) in Wednesday's showdown with one of the NBA's best teams, but it ended up not mattering, as Minnesota managed to lead from start to finish on the backs of their other two stars, Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns. Wiggins led the way scoring, putting up 28 points in 38 minutes, while Towns managed to post a monster double - double of 23 points and 18 rebounds. Shabazz Muhammed also added a stellar performance off the bench, as he scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 30 minutes as a reserve. As a team, it was a great all - around effort for the Wolves, as six players managed to score in double - figures Wednesday night. As for the Rockets (31 - 10), the loss ended their nine - game win streak, but even in defeat, MVP-candidate James Harden still managed to put up spectacular numbers, posting 30 points, 12 assists and six rebounds in 39 minutes. Their problems stemmed from their lack of bench production, however, as without Eric Gordon (toe) for the second straight game, the bench lacked its usual luster and produced just 29 total points. The loss is just a minor scratch on the Rockets' season however, as the team has now put win streaks of nine and ten games together over the past month and remain just a half - game behind the Spurs for first place in the Southwest Division. Up next, the Timberwolves will look to extend their win streak to three games when they take on the Thunder on Friday, while the Rockets look to start a new win streak Friday against the Grizzlies.
The visiting Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Houston Rockets, 119 - 105, Wednesday at Target Center. The Timberwolves (13 - 26) were without one of their young stars in Zach LaVine (hip) in Wednesday's showdown with one of the NBA's best teams, but it ended up not mattering, as Minnesota managed to lead from start to finish on the backs of their other two stars, Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns. Wiggins led the way scoring, putting up 28 points in 38 minutes, while Towns managed to post a monster double - double of 23 points and 18 rebounds. Shabazz Muhammed also added a stellar performance off the bench, as he scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 30 minutes as a reserve. As a team, it was a great all - around effort for the Wolves, as six players managed to score in double - figures Wednesday night. As for the Rockets (31 - 10), the loss ended their nine - game win streak, but even in defeat, MVP-candidate James Harden still managed to put up spectacular numbers, posting 30 points, 12 assists and six rebounds in 39 minutes. Their problems stemmed from their lack of bench production, however, as without Eric Gordon (toe) for the second straight game, the bench lacked its usual luster and produced just 29 total points. The loss is just a minor scratch on the Rockets' season however, as the team has now put win streaks of nine and ten games together over the past month and remain just a half - game behind the Spurs for first place in the Southwest Division. Up next, the Timberwolves will look to extend their win streak to three games when they take on the Thunder on Friday, while the Rockets look to start a new win streak Friday against the Grizzlies. After Wednesday's win over the red - hot Houston Rockets, the Minnesota Timberwolves have officially conquered just their second two - game win streak of the 2016 - 17 season. And while the feat is only mildly impressive, Karl-Anthony Towns has been wildly impressive over this two - game stretch. After Wednesday's 23 - point, 18 - rebound game, Towns has recorded a total of 57 points, 29 rebounds, nine assists and six blocks over the Timberwolves' last two victories. He has also shot an astounding 25 - of - 36 (69 percent) from the field in that stretch. In the Timberwolves other two - game win streak, which came in mid - December, Towns posted a total of 45 points, 31 rebounds, eight assists and three blocks over that stretch, and it is the sixth time this season where Towns has recorded at least 45 points and 25 rebounds over a two - game stretch.
<GAME> <DATE> 11 January 2017 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 119 <WINS-LOSSES> 13 26 <QTRS> 30 25 34 30 <TEAM-AST> 31 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 44 <TEAM-FT> 23 <TEAM-REB> 49 <TEAM-TO> 17 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 13 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Thunder <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 105 <WINS-LOSSES> 31 10 <QTRS> 23 31 23 28 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 15 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 32 <TEAM-TO> 15 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 13 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Memphis <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Grizzlies <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 28 <FG> 11 20 55 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 23 <FG> 10 17 59 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 18 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 16 <OREB> 2 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Rush <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 4 7 57 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 5 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 10 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 8 8 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 17 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 33 <FG> 10 23 43 <FG3> 2 11 18 <FT> 11 13 85 <REB> 6 <AST> 12 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 18 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 5 14 36 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 9 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sam Dekker <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bobby Brown <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chinanu Onuaku <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ennis <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 5 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none