POSTGAME NOTES
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 127 (29-23), HOUSTON ROCKETS 114 (32-19)
February 6, 2025
Timberwolves Notes
Player Notes
• Anthony Edwards led the way for the Timberwolves tonight with a game-high 41 points on 11-of-25 shooting, including 5-of-12 from three, 14-of-15 from the free throw line, seven rebounds and six assists, marking his second consecutive and fourth 40+ point game this season (14th career). With his 14th career 40+ point game, Edwards passed Karl-Anthony Towns for the most 40+ point games in franchise history.
• Edwards becomes the third player in franchise history to record consecutive 40+ point games and the first to do so since Andrew Wiggins (Feb. 14 – Feb. 15, 2017). All three occasions of players scoring 40+ points in consecutive games came in back-to-back sets (Kevin Love: April 13 – April 14, 2014). Of the three instances of back-to-back 40+ point games in franchise history, Edwards’ 90 points are the most (Wiggins: 81 points, Love: 83 points).
• Edwards finished the night shooting 14-of-15 from the free throw line, marking his second consecutive and third game this season with 15+ free throw attempts (fifth career). After going 17-of-18 from the line last night, Edwards joins Love, Tony Campbell, and Christian Laettner as the only players in franchise history to record 33+ free throws in a two-game span. Edwards 31 made free throws are the most in franchise history over a two-game span, passing Love’s previous franchise record of 30.
• At the 3:47 mark of the fourth quarter, Edwards knocked down his fourth three of the night, giving him his 211th made three of the season (now 212) and his 1,000th made three of his career. Edwards is the first player in franchise history to record 1,000 career made threes and his 212 made threes this season are two shy of tying his own total from the 2022-23 season which ranks third in franchise history.
• After totaling 90 points, 11 three-pointers and 31 free throws over the last two days, Edwards becomes the first player in NBA history to tally 90+ points, 10+ threes and 30+ free throws over a two-day span (Opta STATS).
• Edwards’ 90 points over the last two days are tied for the most points over a two-game span in franchise history (Edwards: Jan. 4 – Jan. 6, 2025; Towns: March 14 – March 16, 2022).
• Naz Reid finished the night with 15 points, a game-high 11 rebounds, a team-high two steals and a team-high two blocks, marking his second consecutive and fourth double-double of the season (21st career). Tonight marks Reid’s first game of the season with 10+ points/10+ rebounds/2+ steals/2+ blocks (fourth career) and his first such game since March 16, 2024, at Utah (22 points, 12 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks).
• Rudy Gobert ended the night with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting, 10 rebounds and a block, his fourth consecutive and 23rd double-double of the season (464th career). Tonight also marked Gobert’s 16th game of the season with 10+ points/10+ rebounds/1+ block, the 15th-most such games in NBA history since blocks became an official stat prior to the 1973-74 season.
• Mike Conley finished the night with 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including a perfect 4-of-4 from three, five assists, one steal and one block, marking his third 15+ point/5+ assist game of the season (371st career) and his first such game of the season with at least one block and one steal (67th career).
• Conley joins John Stockton, Manu Ginóbili and LeBron James as the only players in NBA history aged 37 or older to record 15+ points/5+ assists/1+ steal/1+ block while shooting 100.0% from three (min. four 3PA).
• Jaylen Clark ended the night with a career-high 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three, marking his first career game with 15+ points. Clark is the first rookie in franchise history to knock down 4+ threes in a game since Edwards did so vs. Dallas on May 16, 2021(five 3PM).
Team Notes
• With tonight’s 127-114 win over Houston, the Timberwolves have now won 13 of their last 16 against the Rockets dating back to the 2020-21 season. The 13 wins against Houston are the most by Minnesota against any opponent in that span and its 13-3 (.813) record is the best record against any opponent in that span.
• In tonight’s win over the Rockets. The Timberwolves posted 127 points for the second-straight game. It marked the first time this season the Wolves have scored 125+ points in back-to-back games and the first time doing so since Nov. 7-8, 2024. Tonight also marks the eighth time this season they have scored 125 points, moving to 7-1 on the season when accomplishing the feat.
• After defeating Chicago last night 127-108, the Wolves have now swept their second straight back-to-back set, improving to 10-6 this season overall in back-to-backs and 4-4 on the season in the second of those back-to-backs. Over the last 15 home games of the second of a back-to-back, Minnesota has won 12 games in that span, joining the Boston Celtics as the only teams in the NBA with 12 wins at home in the second of a back-to-back in that span.
• The Wolves shot 16-of-39 (41.0%) from deep against Houston marking the second consecutive 27th game this season making 15+ three-pointers, the fourth-most such games in the NBA this season. After tonight’s contest, the Wolves are tied with Boston for the most three-pointers made since Jan. 1 (310 3PM).
• With tonight’s win over the Rockets, the Timberwolves move to 21-14 against the Western Conference. The 21 wins against the West this season are the second-most in the NBA (23, Oklahoma City Thunder).
(info courtesy of Timberwolves)
