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Regular season<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Houston Rockets vs Minnesota Timberwolves<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Thursday, 5 November 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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Following wins in their latest NBA Western Conference<\/a> fixtures, the Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves will eye consecutive victories when they battle at the Toyota Centre on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Timberwolves claimed a 112-100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at the Target Centre on Tuesday with LaMelo Ball stealing the show by recording 34 points alongside Ayo Dosunmu, who noted the second-highest score for his team with 19.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Minnesota recorded five wins and three losses this season and will enter the game sitting in eighth position on the Western Conference. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reflecting on the Timberwolves’ latest win, coach Chris Finch expressed that his side needs to work on increasing their game pace while remaining defensively sound.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“But we weren’t running well off of defensive rebounding, and we’ve been playing good defense and making people miss,\u2019 Finch said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd when we’ve been able to get clean rebounds, we just weren’t running. So we’ve got to continue to find ways to put pace in the game.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Houston Rockets took home a 109-93 win against Boston Celtics at the Toyota Center on Tuesday, as they took their tally to seven wins and one loss in first place on the Western Conference standings.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Spurred on by Alperen Sengun, the Rockets center scored 26 points in 38 minutes, while Jabari Smith Jr and Amen Thompson scored 14 points each.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking after Houston\u2019s latest win, coach Ime Udoka expressed that his side outran Celtics on the court, which paved the way for a strong second-half of the match.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“We really in the second half created a lot of turnovers,” Udoka said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“They missed some shots, we got out and ran, and that’s what kind of broke it open. Our activity was pretty good when we did go to switching. I think we made plays on certain guys, and our scramble was really good.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“I gave guys kudos for that, for outrunning them to that extent. That’s what really helped break it open in the second half.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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