The Minnesota Timberwolves faced off against a red hot Houston Rockets, winners of 11 of their past 12 games, at Target Center on Tuesday night coming off a loss on Sunday to the blistering-hot Chicago Bulls, who made 58.6% of their 3-pointers in the game.
The Rockets were without Alperen u015eengün, who is likely out for the remainder of the regular season with an ankle sprain and a bone bruise in his right knee. In response to losing their talented big man, Houston been playing much smaller lineups with a focus on playing fast and getting out in transition.