Sunday will be the first of the Rockets' three games against Minnesota this month.
The Rockets ended practice on Saturday with a team tradition by making the rookies sing happy birthday to third-year forward K.J. Martin, who turned 22 on Friday.
Ten of the 16 players who have logged NBA minutes for Houston are 22 or younger. The majority of those 20-somethings are in their first few NBA seasons, and still getting accustomed to losing more often than winning. Even after experiencing a 20-win season with the Rockets last year, Green said, it’s still a“It’s my second year just losing and I'm starting to feel it.
The Rockets will do just that on Sunday at Toyota Center when they play the first of three games against the Timberwolves this month. The first meeting between the two teams this season was a 129-117 Timberwolves win on Nov. 5 in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves are a different story. Starting guard Anthony Edwards and backup center Naz Reid both left Friday’s game against the Clippers during the second half because of nagging injuries which resurfaced.Last time the Rockets played the Timberwolves, Rudy Gobert was out but Alperen Sengun had his hands full with Karl-Anthony Towns, who started at center for Minnesota and scored 25 points with nine rebounds.
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