Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns both shook off underwhelming performances in the Wolves’ previous two games against the Rockets and delivered when their team needed them most.
Fittingly, that led to a Wolves win.
Butler led the way with a team-high 28 points. He added seven rebounds and five assists, and was a sterling plus 19 in 41 minutes of action.
He flashed his shooting stroke, hitting four threes, and used his strength to punish the Rockets whenever they put smaller guards on him. Butler’s attitude and impact always starts on the defensive end, but when he’s rolling on offense the Wolves are hard to stop.