The Houston Rockets earned their tenth - straight win and did it in epic fashion as they came back from a 12 - point deficit with two and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter, to defeat the host Minnesota Timberwolves, 111 - 109, in overtime, at Target Center on Saturday evening. The Timberwolves (7 - 19) led the entire second half and were ahead 93 - 81 with two and a half minutes to go but fell apart in the final minutes, allowing the Rockets (21 - 7) to come back thanks to a clutch three by Trevor Ariza with six seconds remaining, that sent the game to overtime. James Harden scored the Rockets' first seven points in overtime, followed by a three from Eric Gordon and some clutch team free throw shooting to finish off a 30 - 16 run by Houston in the final seven and a half minutes of action, and seal the win. Harden was one assist shy of his third - straight triple - double as he finished with 28 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds, in 43 minutes of action. Ryan Anderson got out to a hot start, shooting 3 - of - 5 from long range in the first quarter; he finished the game 7 - of - 16 from downtown, with 28 points. Eric Gordon continued his strong play, with 20 points, six rebounds and four assists, in 36 minutes off the bench. The Rockets shot 17 - of - 51 from long range and 41 percent from the field overall. This marked the second night of a back - to - back and third game in four nights for the Rockets, however they dug deep to move to 50 on the second night of a back - to back, and 11 - 5 on the road. Houston now looks ahead to Tuesday when it hosts the Spurs. Karl-Anthony Towns had a monstrous night for the T-Wolves, with a game - high 41 points on 15 - of - 28 shooting, along with 15 rebounds and five assists, in 43 minutes. Zach LaVine added 24 points, along with six assists, while Andrew Wiggins was quiet offensively with only 13 points, to go along with six rebounds, five assists and three steals. The Timberwolves gave up 22 turnovers in the game including a few late, which cost them what could have been a great win. They will look to bounce back as they play host to the Suns on Monday.
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