The Minnesota Timberwolves (27-14), winners of six of their last seven, continue a four-game road trip on Friday night when they catch the slumping Houston Rockets (23-15), losers of four of five, on the back end of a home back-to-back.
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Playing without Anthony Edwards (foot) and Rudy Gobert (suspension), Minnesota shot a season-high 59.8% overall and hit 22-of-42 (52.4%) from 3-point range in a 139-106 road rout of the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Julius Randle finished with 29 points and eight rebounds, while Bones Hyland came off the bench for 23 points. Naz Reid had 19 points starting in place of Gobert, and Jaden McDaniels tossed in 17 points.
The Rockets collapsed in the fourth quarter on Thursday night en route to a 111-91 loss to the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder. Houston shot only 33.7% and was 7-of-24 from deep, with Kevin Durant scoring 19 points on 7-of-23 shooting. Alperen Şengün finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Jabari Smith went for 17 points with 10 boards. Houston was outscored 34-16 in the fourth period.
Edwards, listed as day-to-day, averages 28.9 points for the Timberwolves, with Randle posting 22.2 points and 5.7 assists per game. Gobert gets 11.0 points and 11.4 rebounds a night. Durant paces Houston with an average of 25.9 points while Şengün puts up 21.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game.
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