On the morning of February 5, in the NBA regular season, the Houston Rockets played away against the Minnesota Timberwolves. This game will be very challenging for the Rockets as they face a strong team that is at the top of the West. And the Rockets have not been doing well on the road, with a relatively weak overall record. The Rockets have also been less consistent this season, with stronger home than away. Against strong teams, it's hard for the Rockets to give an actual matchup. After the start of the game, the Rockets were on the underdog side as a whole. Although Amen Thompson continued his recent hot offensive streak, the Rockets still trailed 23-31. Whitmore and Jalen Green have been in poor offensive form and have not performed as well as they should. There was a sudden change in the situation in the third section.
I thought that the rocket would launch a crazy counterattack, but was beaten by the opponent. The Timberwolves opened the game with a 4-18 run to further extend the Rockets' disadvantage. Edwards had a strong performance in the quarter, scoring 22 points in a single quarter to help his team run a 32-20 one-quarter score. Edwards' individual score was even 2 more than the Rockets' entire single-quarter score. As a result, the Rockets trailed by 16 points heading into the final quarter. At the start of the final quarter, the main force of the Rockets was still on the field. However, their chasing effect was average, and the suspense of the game was basically lost in advance. With 4 minutes and 16 seconds left in the game, Edwards scored on a dunk to extend the advantage to 28 points.
At this time, the Rockets finally removed their main players. The loss in this game was mainly due to the fact that the Rockets' offensive touch was too poor and there were not many tough scoring points. In the end, the Minnesota Timberwolves won the game, regaining the Oklahoma City Thunder and regaining the first place in the West. For the Rockets, Green had eight points and seven assists, Shin Kyung had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and VanVleet had 11 points, three rebounds and four blocks. The Rockets' Whitmore came off the bench to score 14 points and shoot 3-of-8 from three-point range. Edwards scored 32 points. In conclusion, the main reason why the Rockets lost in this game was the poor offensive touch and the lack of tough scoring points.
The Timberwolves won the game and regained the Thunder to regain the No. 1 spot in the West.