The Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from 13 points down in overtime to edge the Houston Rockets 110-108 on Wednesday night in Minneapolis, marking the largest overtime comeback since the NBA began tracking play-by-play data in 1997-98.
The decisive surge was a 15-0 run that started after Houston center Alperen Sengun dunked for a 108-95 lead less than two minutes into the extra period. Despite being without five of their top seven players at that point, Minnesota scored on its next six possessions and held Houston scoreless for the final 2:45.
Who stepped up
• Julius Randle scored 24 points—all after halftime—and hit the go-ahead pull-up jumper with 8.8 seconds left.
• Donte DiVincenzo tied the game with a three-pointer 33 seconds earlier.
• Mike Conley, starting in place of injured All-Star Anthony Edwards, opened the late push with a corner three.
Missing pieces
Minnesota was already without Edwards (knee) and Ayo Dosunmu (calf) before Jaden McDaniels limped off late in regulation, Rudy Gobert fouled out, and Naz Reid was ejected early in overtime for arguing an offensive-foul call.
Key numbers
• Timberwolves record: 45-28, half-game behind Denver for fourth in the Western Conference.
• Rockets record: 43-29, now 1½ games back of Minnesota; season series tied 1-1 with a rubber match set for April 10 in Houston.
• Free throws: Houston hit its first 23 attempts before Kevin Durant missed two with 3.3 seconds remaining.
How it unfolded
Minnesota led by 11 with 3:30 left in regulation but was forced into overtime after a 26-2 Houston burst that bridged the fourth quarter and the opening moments of OT. Once down 108-95, the Timberwolves answered with relentless defense—forcing an eight-second violation and limiting the Rockets to 0-for-6 shooting the rest of the way—while Conley, Randle, DiVincenzo and Kyle Anderson supplied the points.
“They fought through a ton of adversity,” coach Chris Finch said postgame. “We deserved to win that game, and when it got away, we stole it right back.”
Source: ESPN
