It wasn’t really that close, guys.
The Minnesota Timberwolves came into Houston a 13.5 point favorite, and played as such. There was plenty to be desired on the defensive end out of both teams, ESPECIALLY at the end of the fourth quarter when Houston crawled back in, but the differentiator being a more methodical offense on the side of Minnesota.
Moral of the story? The better team won. The Wolves were able to spread the Rockets out and attack in multiple ways. Anthony Edwards got it rolling early, and KAT got it done down low in the second half with an advantageous 1 on 1 matchup against Alperen u015eengün.