{"id":597735,"date":"2026-04-10T11:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/597735\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:00:10","slug":"houston-takes-home-win-streak-into-matchup-with-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/597735\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston takes home win streak into matchup with Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> (47-33, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets<\/a> (51-29, fifth in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Houston; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

Rockets -10.5; over\/under is 219.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Houston hosts Minnesota looking to extend its six-game home winning streak.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are 28-22 against Western Conference opponents. Houston leads the Western Conference in rebounding, averaging 48.0 boards. Alperen Sengun<\/a> paces the Rockets with 8.9 rebounds.<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves have gone 29-21 against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota has a 6-4 record in one-possession games.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are shooting 47.7% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points higher than the 46.1% the Timberwolves allow to opponents. The Timberwolves are shooting 48.0% from the field, 2.1% higher than the 45.9% the Rockets’ opponents have shot this season.<\/p>\n

The teams play for the third time this season. The Timberwolves won the last meeting 110-108 in overtime on March 26. Jaden McDaniels<\/a> scored 25 points to help lead the Timberwolves to the win.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Sengun is shooting 51.6% and averaging 20.3 points for the Rockets. Kevin Durant<\/a> is averaging 27.0 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Julius Randle<\/a> is averaging 21.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and five assists for the Timberwolves. Donte DiVincenzo<\/a> is averaging 3.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 8-2, averaging 120.4 points, 48.3 rebounds, 28.8 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.9 points per game.<\/p>\n

Timberwolves: 4-6, averaging 109.0 points, 43.1 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 9.5 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.7 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Steven Adams<\/a>: out for season (ankle).<\/p>\n

Timberwolves: Ayo Dosunmu<\/a>: day to day (rest), Julius Randle: day to day (hand), Rudy Gobert<\/a>: out (rest), Anthony Edwards<\/a>: day to day (knee), Bones Hyland<\/a>: day to day (hip), Joe Ingles<\/a>: out (personal).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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