The Houston Rockets (35 - 34) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (22 - 47) 116 - 111 on Friday. The game was an entertaining offensive display that was befitting of both teams' high - octane attacks. Both clubs managed to top the 50 percent mark from the field, and drained a total of 17 three - pointers between them. The two teams also saw all five members of their respective starting fives manage double - digit point totals, and the Rockets received another standout performance from reserve forward Michael Beasley, who's proven to be a spectacular signing so far. In the end, it was another stat - sheet - stuffing effort from perennial All-Star James Harden that helped key the victory. Minnesota was led by a 32 - point effort from standout rookie Karl-Anthony Towns, who also tallied 11 rebounds, two steals, an assist and a block. Andrew Wiggins was next with 21 points, five assists, two rebounds and three steals. Ricky Rubio followed with 14 points, six assists, three rebounds and a block. Gorgui Dieng contributed 13 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two steals and a block. Shabazz Muhammad paced the reserves with 12 points, two assists, a rebound and a steal. The Timberwolves remain in last place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They face off at home against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday afternoon. Harden paced the Rockets with 29 points, 14 assists, five rebounds and three steals, his 13th double - double of the campaign. He did, however, commit a team - high nine turnovers, giving him 17 over the past two games. Patrick Beverley was next in line with his own double - double, which consisted of 18 points, 10 assists, five rebounds, a steal and a block. Donatas Motiejunas bounced back from a scoreless performance on Wednesday versus the Clippers to post 17 points, nine rebounds, an assist, two blocks and a steal. Trevor Ariza was solid with 15 points, four assists, two rebounds and a steal. Dwight Howard rounded things out for the starting five with a 10 - point, 11 - rebound double - double that also included an assist, a steal and a block. Beasley paced the bench with 17 points, six rebounds and a block. The Rockets remain in third place in the Western Conference's Southwest Division, and are currently slotted in the seventh seed in the conference. They head to Atlanta to take on the Hawks on Saturday.
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