MVP: Kevin Love, Wolves
Hard to pick against Pek, but Love's 14 fourth-quarter points and huge back-to-back three-pointers won the game just when the Wolves threatened to kick it all away.
BY THE NUMBERS
9 Nikola Pekovic's offensive rebounds. He and Love combined for 29 rebounds, three more than the Rockets grabbed as a team.
7-6 The Wolves' record on the road.
15-2 Rockets' run that opened the fourth quarter after the Wolves rested Pekovic for two minutes and went to a zone defense that didn't work at all.
![Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly speaks during a press conference to introduce the team's 2022 NBA draft selections Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at Target Center in Minneapolis. ]](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/5TJRTEW45B4MW7WV6N7UJSXBU4.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)