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NBA : ATS Matchup
Friday 1/24/2020Line$ LineOU LineScore
HOUSTON
 
MINNESOTA
-5.5  

+5.5  
-220

+180

234.5
 
131
Final
124

HOUSTON (27 - 16) at MINNESOTA (15 - 29)
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Friday, 1/24/2020 8:05 PM
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573HOUSTON-5-5.5
574MINNESOTA234.5235
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games27-16-18.421-2218-25118.460.645.3%55.7114.057.545.6%56.0
Road Games12-9-7.210-117-14117.760.845.3%52.0116.760.747.5%55.6
Last 5 Games1-4-10.41-41-4112.059.443.7%55.6115.857.246.3%56.0
HOUSTON Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)118.460.641-9145.3%15-4434.6%21-2778.2%561122228155
vs opponents surrendering111.455.741-8945.7%12-3435.4%18-2377.4%541024218145
Team Stats (Road Games)117.760.841-9045.3%16-4535.8%20-2679.9%521121228154
Stats Against (All Games)114.057.542-9345.6%12-3634.6%17-2375.6%561126218145
vs opponents averaging111.155.641-8945.7%12-3335.3%18-2377.4%541024218145
Stats Against (Road Games)116.760.744-9247.5%12-3535.8%17-2277.5%561126219155

MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games15-29-2117-2524-20111.156.343.2%55.4114.656.946.2%56.9
Home Games6-15-21.35-1510-11108.055.941.7%57.0112.356.345.6%57.6
Last 5 Games0-5-5.71-43-2107.057.643.6%49.4113.258.650.7%52.6
MINNESOTA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)111.156.340-9243.2%13-3932.5%19-2575.5%551123218156
vs opponents surrendering111.255.541-8945.7%12-3435.5%17-2377.2%531024218145
Team Stats (Home Games)108.055.939-9341.7%12-4029.8%19-2574.5%571222219146
Stats Against (All Games)114.656.942-9146.2%11-3135.5%19-2479.0%571123227155
vs opponents averaging111.255.541-8946.0%12-3335.6%18-2377.5%531024217145
Stats Against (Home Games)112.356.341-9045.6%11-3235.7%19-2478.8%581123227155
Average power rating of opponents played: HOUSTON 95.7,  MINNESOTA 97
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
HOUSTON - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
12/16/2019SAN ANTONIO109-107W-10L231.5U40-9840.8%661239-9242.4%5718
12/19/2019@ LA CLIPPERS122-117W5W236.5O43-8650.0%511843-8749.4%4718
12/21/2019@ PHOENIX139-125W-9W238O51-8758.6%391047-9151.6%538
12/23/2019@ SACRAMENTO113-104W-6W230U39-8744.8%431141-8747.1%6217
12/25/2019@ GOLDEN STATE104-116L-11L230U37-10037.0%531241-8747.1%6116
12/28/2019BROOKLYN108-98W-9W234.5U44-10143.6%671437-9240.2%6215
12/29/2019@ NEW ORLEANS112-127L5L223O42-8151.9%471750-10249.0%559
12/31/2019DENVER130-104W-6W225O46-8752.9%581545-9746.4%4716
1/3/2020PHILADELPHIA118-108W-3W225O41-8647.7%561142-9245.7%5411
1/8/2020@ ATLANTA122-115W-7.5L237.5U39-9242.4%681339-10636.8%6511
1/9/2020@ OKLAHOMA CITY92-113L-3L228U34-8938.2%461443-8749.4%5813
1/11/2020MINNESOTA139-109W-11W232O49-9551.6%651836-9537.9%5818
1/14/2020@ MEMPHIS110-121L-6L238.5U37-8643.0%501546-9051.1%487
1/15/2020PORTLAND107-117L-8.5L237.5U38-9639.6%591241-9543.2%667
1/18/2020LA LAKERS115-124L-3.5L234.5O40-9044.4%552045-9348.4%5817
1/20/2020OKLAHOMA CITY107-112L-7.5L230.5U43-9744.3%541140-9243.5%6312
1/22/2020DENVER121-105W-10W226.5U42-8947.2%601742-9245.7%4515
1/24/2020@ MINNESOTA              
1/26/2020@ DENVER              
1/27/2020@ UTAH              
1/29/2020@ PORTLAND              
1/31/2020DALLAS              
2/2/2020NEW ORLEANS              
2/4/2020CHARLOTTE              
2/6/2020@ LA LAKERS              
2/7/2020@ PHOENIX              
2/9/2020UTAH              

MINNESOTA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
12/18/2019NEW ORLEANS99-107L-3L230U36-9537.9%581038-8644.2%6317
12/20/2019@ DENVER100-109L10.5W215U36-8741.4%541444-8949.4%5215
12/21/2019@ PORTLAND106-113L7T228U38-8743.7%481640-9442.6%6114
12/23/2019@ GOLDEN STATE104-113L1L220.5U35-8839.8%511638-8644.2%6119
12/26/2019@ SACRAMENTO105-104W7W220U36-10434.6%731337-10734.6%7512
12/28/2019CLEVELAND88-94L-6.5L217U33-9335.5%451732-7741.6%7528
12/30/2019BROOKLYN122-115W4.5W216O42-10440.4%701440-9940.4%6616
1/1/2020@ MILWAUKEE104-106L18W220.5U34-9137.4%601140-9442.6%6717
1/2/2020GOLDEN STATE99-84W-3W211.5U38-9540.0%621233-7742.9%5216
1/5/2020@ CLEVELAND118-103W-6W217O47-9549.5%501640-8447.6%4920
1/7/2020@ MEMPHIS112-119L4.5L228O40-9044.4%501846-8951.7%4916
1/9/2020PORTLAND116-102W-1.5W224.5U44-8949.4%641435-9636.5%5810
1/11/2020@ HOUSTON109-139L11L232O36-9537.9%581849-9551.6%6518
1/13/2020OKLAHOMA CITY104-117L2L218O38-9141.8%44941-8250.0%5815
1/15/2020INDIANA99-104L4.5L217.5U38-8843.2%491544-8551.8%4915
1/17/2020@ INDIANA114-116L6.5W218O40-8845.5%421346-8256.1%5013
1/18/2020TORONTO112-122L3.5L224O38-9440.4%601747-9151.6%4714
1/20/2020DENVER100-107L-3.5L221U38-9141.8%46943-9047.8%5913
1/22/2020@ CHICAGO110-117L1L219O41-8647.7%501839-8446.4%5812
1/24/2020HOUSTON              
1/25/2020OKLAHOMA CITY              
1/27/2020SACRAMENTO              
2/1/2020@ LA CLIPPERS              
2/3/2020@ SACRAMENTO              
2/5/2020ATLANTA              
2/8/2020LA CLIPPERS              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
HOUSTON: LAST SEASON: 53-29, lost 4-2 to Golden State in Western Conference semifinals.
COACH: Mike D'Antoni (fourth season with Rockets, 173-73; 16th season overall, 628-499).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Russell Westbrook (22.9 ppg with Oklahoma City), G James Harden (36.1), F Eric Gordon (16.2), F P.J. Tucker (7.3), C Clint Capela (12.0).
KEY LOSSES: G Chris Paul, G Iman Shumpert, C Kenneth Faried
KEY ADDITIONS: Westbrook, C Tyson Chandler, F Thabo Sefolosha, F Ryan Anderson, F Ben McLemore.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: All eyes will be on Westbrook and Harden as the Rockets try to prove that these two ball-dominant guards can coexist after Houston sent Paul to Oklahoma City in exchange for Westbrook. Harden and Westbrook are longtime friends and played together in Oklahoma City at the beginning of Harden's career when he was the sixth man for the Thunder and insist that things will work out because they want them to. But things have changed a lot since their Oklahoma City days and it will be interesting to see how Westbrook will adjust to playing a supporting role to Harden after being the face of the Thunder for years.
OUTLOOK: The addition of Westbrook to this team starring Harden gives the Rockets two of the league's most dynamic scorers and playmakers a year after Houston lost to Golden State in the Western Conference semifinals. If the pairing of is successful it could help the Rockets become an offensive juggernaut in the stacked Western Conference. While Harden and Westbrook will drive Houston's success, players like Eric Gordon and center Clint Capela will have to continue to improve if the Rockets hope to finally get over the hump and compete for their first title since winning back-to-back championships in 1994-95.
MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 36-46, finished 11th in Western Conference.
COACH: Ryan Saunders (second season, 17-25 as interim coach last season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Jeff Teague (12.1 ppg), G Andrew Wiggins (18.1), F Jake Layman (7.6), F Robert Covington (14.5), C Karl-Anthony Towns (24.4).
KEY LOSSES: G Derrick Rose, G Tyus Jones, F Taj Gibson, F Dario Saric, F Anthony Tolliver, G Jerryd Bayless, F Luol Deng.
KEY ADDITIONS: Layman, G Jarrett Culver, G Shabazz Napier, G/F Treveon Graham, F Noah Vonleh, F Jordan Bell, G Jaylen Nowell, C Naz Reid.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Towns is as versatile of a big man as there is in the league, but he can't carry the scoring load alone so the pressure will be on Wiggins to take a step forward under Saunders in the second year of his max contract extension carrying a $27 million salary cap hit. Having a healthy Covington, the team's best defender who arrived in the Jimmy Butler trade from the Sixers last season but missed the last 45 games because of a bone bruise on his knee, will be a critical factor. Culver, the sixth overall pick in the draft out of NCAA runner up Texas Tech, ought to provide more of that valuable perimeter defense along with Josh Okogie off the bench. Either of them could crack the starting lineup at some point, too.
OUTLOOK: The Timberwolves have started fresh, yet again, with Saunders, the youngest coach in the league, beneath an overhauled front office headed by new president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas. With Towns and Wiggins, they have a pair of under-25 standouts locked in, and a quiet offseason relative to the rest of the NBA yielded some useful role players in Layman, Vonleh, Bell, Napier and Graham. The first steps are to establish themselves as a far more consistent and efficient team on defense and shooting from the outside. With the Western Conference even more loaded than before, though, it will be tough to measure progress in the standings. Increasing their win total will be a tall order.
PREVIEW
Rockets tip off 4-game road trip at T-wolves
 

In desperate need of a win, or anything to reverse their recent trend of suboptimal play, the Rockets were in no position to debate the merits of their victory over Denver on Wednesday.

The Nuggets were missing four key rotation players, including a trio of starters, but the Rockets did not apologize following their 121-105 home victory. Houston had dropped four consecutive games and five of six overall, so any step in the right direction was welcome with a warm embrace.

And now, the Rockets will be charged with taking what they mustered at Toyota Center against the Nuggets on the road, starting on Friday at Target Center against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the opener of a four-game road trip that includes stops in Denver, Utah and Portland.

"Obviously, we need to build on (it)," Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said. "We need to get better. Obviously we're always going to make some mistakes, but at least (we) came out from the opening tip and we came out and fought them. They're undermanned too, so we don't want to sit here and sing our praises. They're hurting a little bit and they have a lot of guys out, but it's a start."

The one constant for the Rockets during their recent slump was the stellar play of guard Russell Westbrook, who posted 28 points, a season-high-tying 16 rebounds, eight assists and four steals against Denver. The Rockets remain dependent upon guard James Harden, named an All-Star Game starter on Thursday, but with Westbrook averaging 30 points, 8.9 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game this month, Houston is developing a secondary option capable of carrying their offense.

"He's so versatile, he gets everybody involved," Harden said of Westbrook. "Once he's attacking the rim and doing what he does, everybody's on alert. Guys get open shots, we saw that from Eric (Gordon), we saw that from P.J (Tucker), we saw that from all the guys that made shots, and even Clint (Capela) -- was able to get some finishes around the rim. It's key to what we do."

The Timberwolves are mired in their second extended slump of the season, dropping their seventh consecutive game at Chicago on Wednesday 117-110 to the Bulls. Minnesota lost 11 consecutive games last month, a skid that included seven games without Karl-Anthony Towns.

But Towns returned on Jan. 17 and the losing has continued unabated, despite Towns averaging 26.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists over the subsequent four games. Ahead of only the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference standings, the Timberwolves have struggled to generate any positive momentum following their surprising 10-8 start to the season.

Their problems are myriad. Unfortunately for the Timberwolves, the solutions are less plentiful.

"It's a number of things," Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders said. "We've been trying to integrate Karl back into (things). Our package is a little bit different offensively. Also, when you get to this point in the season everywhere you go when you see other teams, everybody says the same thing: 'Hey, these are the dog days of the season.'

"But we're not good enough to have that type of mindset so we've got to make sure that we don't fall into that."

--Field Level Media


Last Updated: 3/28/2024 3:51:12 PM EST.


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