Wolves Snap Rockets 8-Game Winning Streak in 136-132 Thriller

In a Friday night full of rest and half-empty rosters, the Timberwolves and Rockets actually played basketball. Real, meaningful, playoff-implications basketball. And Minnesota came out on top, snapping Houston's 8-game winning streak with a 136-132 victory.

This was one of the few games on Friday where both teams had something to fight for. Houston had been one of the hottest teams in the league, riding an 8-game tear that had vaulted them up the Western Conference standings. The Rockets entered at 51-29. Minnesota, sitting at 47-33, needed every win they could get.

The Wolves' ability to match Houston's intensity in a game like this says something about their playoff readiness. When everyone else was resting, Minnesota chose violence.