Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 2/21/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets

Date: Friday, February 21, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Toyota Center is the location where the Houston Rockets (34-21) will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (31-25) on Friday.

The Timberwolves faced the Thunder and went home with a win by a final score of 116-101 in their last game. Minnesota finished the contest having earned a 42.4% field goal percentage (42 out of 99) and converted 12 out of their 46 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Timberwolves made 20 of 22 shots for a rate of 90.9%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 54 with 20 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 28 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 42.0% from the floor on 37 of 88 shooting. Oklahoma City doled out 25 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. On top of that, Oklahoma City grabbed 49 rebounds (12 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Oklahoma City walked away from this one shooting 83.3% at the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 24 tries. They also knocked down 7 of their 29 shots from distance. When discussing fouls, the Timberwolves walked away with 17 while the Thunder racked up 17 fouls.

Naz Reid is a player who was a major factor in this game. Reid walked away from this one shooting 61.1% from the field and earned 7 assists. He played 38 mins and also totaled 14 boards. He ended up scoring 27 points on 11 of 18 shooting.

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Minnesota will play this game with a win-loss record of 31-25 so far this year. They are giving up possession 15.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Minnesota is collecting 44.3 boards per game and has accounted for 1,416 dimes for the campaign, which is 16th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Timberwolves are connecting on 37.7% on three-point attempts (831 of 2,203) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 111.5 points per game (20th in basketball) while hitting 46.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Timberwolves are able to force 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.7% from 3-point land and they are 4th in basketball in PPG allowed (108.1). The Timberwolves are allowing a FG percentage of 45.6% (2,243 of 4,920) and they surrender 42.9 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 6th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,365 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Rockets went home defeated by a final of 105-98 when they played the Warriors. In regard to cleaning the glass, Houston permitted Golden State to collect 42 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 26.8% from downtown by shooting 11 of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 27 at the free throw line (88.9%). The Rockets permitted the Warriors to convert 35 out of 89 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.3% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets finished shooting 38 for 93 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.9%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Houston converted 12 of their 36 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 10 of those for a percentage of 55.6%. The Warriors committed 18 fouls in the game which took the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They turned the ball over 20 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Rockets corralled 37 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 52 in the matchup.

Aaron Holiday pitched in for the Rockets in this game. He made 10 of 20 for the contest for a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Holiday recorded 25 points in his 37 minutes on the court and totaled 4 assists in this game.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 34-21 for the year. As an offensive team, the Rockets are shooting 44.6% from the field, which ranks 25th in the league. Houston has scored 6,200 points on the campaign (112.7 per game) and they pull in 48.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.7 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest. The Rockets are responsible for committing 19.7 fouls every game and they go 74.9% from the free throw line.

The Rockets are ranked 6th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 108.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (5th in basketball). The Houston defense gives up 35.5% on three-point shots (671 of 1,891) and opponents are connecting on 75.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 22.7 assists and 42.9 boards every game, which is ranked 1st and 8th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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