Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets Final — November 4, 2026
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Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before tip-off. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.
No key players listed.
Key players only. Injury report as of November 4, 9:40 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Timberwolves (5-3) visited the Rockets (7-1) on Wednesday, November 4 at 8:30 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Timberwolves scored 118.0 points per game (7th of 30) and allowed 114.7 (13th). The Rockets scored 115.2 points per game (18th of 30) and allowed 110.0 (5th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Timberwolves 115.7 (13th), Rockets 117.5 (8th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Timberwolves 112.4 (8th), Rockets 112.2 (6th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Timberwolves +3.3 (10th), Rockets +5.3 (6th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Timberwolves are 5-3 and 7-1 against the spread; their last game was a 112-100 win over the Bucks. The Rockets are 7-1 and 7-1 against the spread; their last game was a 109-93 win over the Celtics.
The Rockets closed as 7.5-point favorites at home against the Timberwolves. The spread opened at Rockets -9.5. The total closed at 219.5, down from 224.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Timberwolves +223, Rockets -276) prices the Timberwolves at 30% and the Rockets at 70%.
Written from the numbers available before tip-off.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Minnesota Timberwolves 117, Houston Rockets 107
Minnesota Timberwolves won by 10.
- Against the closing spread (Houston Rockets -7.5): Minnesota Timberwolves covered.
- Combined score 224 vs the closing total of 219.5: Over.
- Minnesota Timberwolves closed at +223 on the moneyline (a 30% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Timberwolves +9.5 (-113)
Timberwolves +7.5 (-114)
Rockets -357 75%
Rockets -276 70%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at tip-off. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game28.83rd
- Rebounds per game5.0119th
- Assists per game3.776th
- Minutes per game35.0
- Points per game20.144th
- Rebounds per game4.8127th
- Assists per game7.112th
- Minutes per game28.0
- Points per game26.015th
- Rebounds per game5.592nd
- Assists per game4.850th
- Minutes per game36.4
- Points per game20.438th
- Rebounds per game8.917th
- Assists per game6.220th
- Minutes per game33.3
Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 392 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 16 times since 2022: the Timberwolves won 12 and the Rockets 4.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | Timberwolves 136, Rockets 132 Timberwolves won | ||
| Apr 10, 2026 | Timberwolves 136, Rockets 132 Timberwolves won | ||
| Mar 25, 2026 | Rockets 108, Timberwolves 110 Timberwolves won | ||
| Mar 25, 2026 | Rockets 108, Timberwolves 110 Timberwolves won | ||
| Jan 16, 2026 | Timberwolves 105, Rockets 110 Rockets won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Minnesota Timberwolves
- Minnesota Timberwolves team stats
- Dallas Mavericks at Minnesota Timberwolves (Nov 12)
- Utah Jazz 100, Minnesota Timberwolves 115 (Nov 8)
- Minnesota Timberwolves 115, New Orleans Pelicans 109 (Nov 6)
- Milwaukee Bucks 100, Minnesota Timberwolves 112 (Nov 2)
Houston Rockets
- Houston Rockets team stats
- Golden State Warriors 108, Houston Rockets 115 (Nov 11)
- Denver Nuggets 100, Houston Rockets 110 (Nov 9)
- Houston Rockets 99, Phoenix Suns 102 (Nov 7)
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More NBA games on November 4, 2026
- Philadelphia 76ers 112, Detroit Pistons 106 (Nov 4)
- Atlanta Hawks 120, Washington Wizards 105 (Nov 4)
- Charlotte Hornets 104, Brooklyn Nets 114 (Nov 4)
- Milwaukee Bucks 102, Boston Celtics 109 (Nov 4)
- Chicago Bulls 105, New York Knicks 135 (Nov 4)
- Cleveland Cavaliers 116, Oklahoma City Thunder 124 (Nov 4)
- Indiana Pacers 107, Memphis Grizzlies 103 (Nov 4)
- Utah Jazz 113, New Orleans Pelicans 120 (Nov 4)
- Toronto Raptors 109, Denver Nuggets 128 (Nov 4)
- Portland Trail Blazers 132, Phoenix Suns 119 (Nov 4)
- Dallas Mavericks 111, San Antonio Spurs 112 (Nov 4)
- Los Angeles Lakers 116, Sacramento Kings 103 (Nov 4)
- Miami Heat 117, Los Angeles Clippers 116 (Nov 4)
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