Houston Rockets 129 Minnesota Timberwolves 106-Recap

All areas clicked for the Houston Rockets as they recorded a season high 36 assists and hit 16 3-pointers in a 129-106 blowout win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Mar 20, 2014; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets forward Chandler Parsons (25) drives to the basket against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Corey Brewer (13) during the second quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Richardson-USA TODAY Sports

The Rockets looked dead out of the water in the first 16 minutes of the game, starting the game with 8 turnovers to find themselves down 41-31. James Harden would then hit two consecutive 3’s that would spark a 17-0 run, and the Rockets wouldn’t trail for the rest of the game.

Harden finished with 28 points in all, while adding 8 assists and hit 6 of 10 3-pointers. He was one of seven Rockets to score in double-digits as Chandler Parsons broke out of a recent slump with 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.

Omer Asik started in place of Dwight Howard and added 12 points and 5 rebounds. Patrick Beverley scored 14 points, Terrence Jones added 10 points and 7 rebounds, while Jeremy Lin scored 11 points and dished out 10 assists off the bench.

But the player of the night goes to Donatas Motiejunas, who put in a career high 20 points and 9 of 11 shooting.

Minnesota Timberwolves

STARTERS

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

30

10-19

5-9

4-4

1

5

6

5

1

2

1

2

-6

29

17

0-3

0-2

0-0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

-14

0

38

6-16

0-0

10-11

8

13

21

4

1

0

0

3

-10

22

25

2-6

1-2

0-0

0

2

2

8

0

0

2

1

-5

5

20

2-5

1-3

1-2

0

1

1

1

1

0

2

2

-13

6

BENCH

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

25

5-7

1-1

0-2

2

1

3

1

1

1

1

0

-2

11

18

2-4

0-0

0-0

0

2

2

3

0

0

0

2

-17

4

6

1-2

0-0

1-2

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

-7

3

10

1-2

1-1

0-0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

2

-13

3

27

5-14

1-5

0-0

1

1

2

2

1

0

0

3

-14

11

15

1-5

0-2

2-2

1

0

1

3

0

0

4

0

-11

4

9

3-4

2-3

0-0

0

0

0

1

0

0

3

0

-3

8

DNP SORE RIGHT ANKLE

TOTALS

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

PTS

Fast break points:   4Points in the paint:   44Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   16 (26)

Houston Rockets

STARTERS

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

23

4-9

0-4

2-2

3

4

7

4

0

3

0

3

0

10

34

8-15

2-5

1-1

0

9

9

5

2

0

2

1

+15

19

27

4-4

0-0

4-5

1

4

5

3

0

4

2

4

+9

12

25

5-10

4-7

0-0

0

2

2

3

2

0

1

3

+18

14

36

9-16

6-10

4-4

1

4

5

8

1

0

7

1

+21

28

BENCH

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

26

9-11

1-2

1-1

3

3

6

0

1

0

1

1

+19

20

19

3-6

1-3

0-2

1

5

6

2

2

0

1

1

+18

7

16

1-4

0-2

1-2

0

1

1

1

2

0

0

2

-5

3

3

2-3

1-2

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

+3

5

30

4-7

1-3

2-2

0

3

3

10

1

0

1

3

+17

11

DNP RIGHT KNEE SURGERY

DNP COACH’S DECISION

TOTALS

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

PTS

Fast break points:   25Points in the paint:   60Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   15 (18)