About half of the Houston Rockets’ rotation watched Saturday’s matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves from the sidelines or at home. The Houston Rockets played without Russell Westbrook, Clint Capela, Eric Gordon and Danuel House. The Timberwolves were without Andrew Wiggins, who is averaging career-highs in points, rebounds, assists and field goal percentage to start the season.
Despite landing in Minnesota with a short-handed roster, the Rockets played a solid game from start to finish. They out scored Minnesota in every quarter and they held the Wolves to just 12-for-38 shooting from 3-point range.