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Fri Feb 4, 2005 · 9:30 PM
Houston RocketsRockets
84
away
Chemistry Tense
Minnesota TimberwolvesWolves
107
home
Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Houston RocketsRockets 22 15 18 29 84
Minnesota TimberwolvesWolves 26 21 26 34 107

After Action Report

In Minnesota, the Timberwolves blew the doors off the Rockets 107-84. The tempo dragged the Rockets into a rhythm they couldn't survive. The Timberwolves pushed the pace until the other side broke; second-chance points piled up for the Rockets. The Timberwolves locker room is humming, and it showed. The Rockets rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Garbage time started early.

What tipped it

  • Timberwolves · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Rockets · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Rockets · Ice Cold On a 4+ game losing streak — shots aren't falling.