Anthony Edwards may have won the stats battle, but Jalen Green and the Houston Rockets won the game.
Green went point-for-point with Edwards’ 37, racking up 35 markers on his own in a hard-fought 121-115 decision against the Minnesota Timberwolves for a bounce-back win, Saturday, February 22.
JALEN GREEN TAKES THE LEAD FALLING AWAY 🚀
— NBA (@NBA) February 22, 2025
He's got 31 on the night and we're down to the wire on ESPN!
Alperen Sengun collected a 24-point, 13-rebound double for the Rockets, who stormed to a 48-point first quarter before limiting Edwards to just three markers in the fourth.
Amen to Jabari closes out the highest-scoring quarter of the season for the Rockets 🚀
— NBA (@NBA) February 22, 2025
They've got 48 PTS through 1Q on ESPN!
Houston improved to 35-21 with the win while the Timberwolves, who missed key starters in Rudy Gobert (back), Donte DiVincenzo (toe) and Julius Randle (groin), dropped to 34-22.
Up next for Minnesota are the West-leading OKC Thunder (45-10) while the Rockets visit the Jazz (13-42) in Utah.
(With reports from Pao Ambat)
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[Editor's note: This article was written by a member of the One Sports Digital with the help of AI, and then checked by the staff to ensure accuracy.]
