Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves
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Both the Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets may be without multiple key players in Friday night's matchup.
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The Rockets will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight, hoping to get back into the win column. Last night, Houston took on the defending-champion Thunder,
• The Timberwolves, who will be coming off a Friday night game at Houston, are 4-2 this season on the second night of a back-to-back. One of those victories came Sunday against the Spurs, who were also playing for the second time in as many nights when they dropped a 104-103 decision at the Target Center.
The second game in the national television doubleheader on Friday, Jan. 16 takes place down at the Toyota Center in Houston where the Houston Rockets are hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Wolves' second half kicks off with quite the back-to-back in the state of Texas. Late Friday night (8:30 p.m. CT), they've got an ESPN game against Kevin Durant and the sixth-seeded Rockets. Then,
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves hit the road for Houston on Friday night for a Western Conference showdown with Kevin Durant and the Rockets.
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota visits Houston in Western Conference action Friday. The Rockets are 12-14 against Western Conference opponents. Houston ranks third in the Western Conference with 53.2 points per game in the paint led by Alperen Sengun averaging 13.7.
Bones Hyland and rookie Joan Beringer showed the team's depth against the Bucks as Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert sat out.
Another player Charlotte could shop is backup point guard Collin Sexton. The eight-year pro is on the final year of his current contract, making him a free-agent this summer. In 32 games for Charlotte this season, he's averaged 14.9 points, 4.1 assists, two rebounds and 0.8 steals.