Amen Thompson set a career-high with 41 points, but it wasn’t enough for the Houston Rockets to beat a short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves squad. The Rockets lost, 136-132, at Toyota Center to snap their longest win streak of the season at eight.

The loss drops the Rockets to the No. 5 seed in the West with one game left. 

The Timberwolves welcomed back star guard Anthony Edwards, who logged 27 minutes in his first game in a week, but were without starters Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle, bench big Naz Reid, guard Bones Hyland and forward Joe Ingles.

Neither team played much defense in a first half that featured a combined 142 points. Houston, on the second night of a back-to-back, shot a scorching 68.2% from the field across the first two quarters but only led by four. The culprits for that inadequate advantage? Minnesota shot a strong 56.5% from the field and made six triples — four more than Houston — and scored 11 points off seven Rocket turnovers.

Houston extended its cushion to 10 in the third quarter but Edwards scored 12 of his 22 points in the period to keep Minnesota close — the Timberwolves briefly took a lead and ended the third quarter down three.

Minnesota outscored Houston 27-14 over the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter to go up ten with 3:52 left. The Rockets got back within four with 68 seconds left but Edwards hit a step-back triple over former teammate Josh Okogie to seal the win.

Every Timberwolves starter had at least 14 points, but it was Terrence Shannon Jr. who plagued them. The wing came off the bench and scored a team-high 23 points — the second-most he’s had all season — on 8-for-13 shooting. He made five threes, more than the Rockets, who shot 4-for-18 from deep.

Thompson shot 16-for-21 from the field and added nine rebounds and seven assists. Kevin Durant added 33 points and Alperen Şengün had 22. Houston finished shooting 61% but just 22% on 3-pointers.