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04/10 01:03 CDT Houston takes home win streak into matchup with Minnesota
Houston takes home win streak into matchup with Minnesota
By The Associated Press
Minnesota Timberwolves (47-33, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston
Rockets (51-29, fifth in the Western Conference)
Houston; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -10.5; over/under is 219.5
BOTTOM LINE: Houston hosts Minnesota looking to extend its six-game home
winning streak.
The Rockets are 28-22 against Western Conference opponents. Houston leads the
Western Conference in rebounding, averaging 48.0 boards. Alperen Sengun paces
the Rockets with 8.9 rebounds.
The Timberwolves have gone 29-21 against Western Conference opponents.
Minnesota has a 6-4 record in one-possession games.
The Rockets are shooting 47.7% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage
points higher than the 46.1% the Timberwolves allow to opponents. The
Timberwolves are shooting 48.0% from the field, 2.1% higher than the 45.9% the
Rockets' opponents have shot this season.
The teams play for the third time this season. The Timberwolves won the last
meeting 110-108 in overtime on March 26. Jaden McDaniels scored 25 points to
help lead the Timberwolves to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sengun is shooting 51.6% and averaging 20.3 points for the
Rockets. Kevin Durant is averaging 27.0 points over the last 10 games.
Julius Randle is averaging 21.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and five assists for the
Timberwolves. Donte DiVincenzo is averaging 3.3 made 3-pointers over the last
10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 8-2, averaging 120.4 points, 48.3 rebounds, 28.8
assists, 7.7 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 108.9 points per game.
Timberwolves: 4-6, averaging 109.0 points, 43.1 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 9.5
steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 109.7 points.
INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out for season (acl), Steven Adams: out for
season (ankle).
Timberwolves: Ayo Dosunmu: day to day (rest), Julius Randle: day to day (hand),
Rudy Gobert: out (rest), Anthony Edwards: day to day (knee), Bones Hyland: day
to day (hip), Joe Ingles: out (personal).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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