Rockets vs Timberwolves: head-to-head
44 meetings since 2015-16
Houston Rockets24wins
Minnesota Timberwolves20Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Rockets and the Timberwolves have met 44 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Rockets lead the series 24-20, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Rockets won 2 and the Timberwolves won 4. The most recent game, on November 4, 2026, ended Timberwolves 117-107.
The home team won 27 of the 44 games (61%). These matchups averaged 228.0 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.8 points; 10 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Timberwolves in 2023-24, Timberwolves in 2021-22, Rockets in 2019-20, Rockets in 2017-18, Rockets in 2015-16. They have also met 5 times in the playoffs (2017-18), with the Rockets winning 4 and the Timberwolves 1. Their next meeting is scheduled for January 5, 2027 in Houston.
Next meetings
| Jan 5, 2027 | Timberwolves @ Rockets | 8:00 PM EST | HOU 60% |
| Jan 20, 2027 | Rockets @ Timberwolves | 8:00 PM EST | |
| Apr 11, 2027 | Rockets @ Timberwolves | 8:30 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Rockets | MIN 109 – 139 HOU · 2020-01-11 |
| Timberwolves | MIN 122 – 95 HOU · 2024-01-05 |
2026-27 HOU 0 – 1 MIN
| 2026-11-04 | MIN 117 – 107 HOU | Final |
2025-26 HOU 1 – 2 MIN
| 2026-04-10 | MIN 136 – 132 HOU | Final |
| 2026-03-25 | HOU 108 – 110 MIN | Final/OT |
| 2026-01-16 | MIN 105 – 110 HOU | Final |
2024-25 HOU 2 – 2 MIN
| 2025-02-21 | MIN 115 – 121 HOU | Final |
| 2025-02-06 | HOU 114 – 127 MIN | Final |
| 2024-12-27 | MIN 113 – 112 HOU | Final |
| 2024-11-26 | HOU 117 – 111 MIN | Final/OT |
2023-24 HOU 0 – 3 MIN
| 2024-04-02 | HOU 106 – 113 MIN | Final |
| 2024-02-04 | HOU 90 – 111 MIN | Final |
| 2024-01-05 | MIN 122 – 95 HOU | Final |
2022-23 HOU 1 – 3 MIN
| 2023-01-23 | MIN 114 – 119 HOU | Final |
| 2023-01-21 | HOU 104 – 113 MIN | Final |
| 2023-01-08 | MIN 104 – 96 HOU | Final |
| 2022-11-05 | HOU 117 – 129 MIN | Final |
2021-22 HOU 0 – 3 MIN
| 2022-04-03 | MIN 139 – 132 HOU | Final |
| 2022-01-09 | MIN 141 – 123 HOU | Final |
| 2021-10-20 | HOU 106 – 124 MIN | Final |
2020-21 HOU 1 – 2 MIN
| 2021-04-27 | MIN 114 – 107 HOU | Final |
| 2021-03-27 | HOU 129 – 107 MIN | Final |
| 2021-03-26 | HOU 101 – 107 MIN | Final |
2019-20 HOU 4 – 0 MIN
| 2020-03-10 | MIN 111 – 117 HOU | Final |
| 2020-01-24 | HOU 131 – 124 MIN | Final |
| 2020-01-11 | MIN 109 – 139 HOU | Final |
| 2019-11-16 | HOU 125 – 105 MIN | Final |
2018-19 HOU 1 – 2 MIN
| 2019-03-17 | MIN 102 – 117 HOU | Final |
| 2019-02-13 | HOU 111 – 121 MIN | Final |
| 2018-12-03 | HOU 91 – 103 MIN | Final |
2017-18 HOU 8 – 1 MIN
| 2018-04-25 · playoffs | MIN 104 – 122 HOU | Final |
| 2018-04-23 · playoffs | HOU 119 – 100 MIN | Final |
| 2018-04-21 · playoffs | HOU 105 – 121 MIN | Final |
| 2018-04-18 · playoffs | MIN 82 – 102 HOU | Final |
| 2018-04-15 · playoffs | MIN 101 – 104 HOU | Final |
| 2018-03-18 | HOU 129 – 120 MIN | Final |
| 2018-02-23 | MIN 102 – 120 HOU | Final |
| 2018-02-13 | HOU 126 – 108 MIN | Final |
| 2018-01-18 | MIN 98 – 116 HOU | Final |
2016-17 HOU 3 – 1 MIN
| 2017-04-12 | MIN 118 – 123 HOU | Final |
| 2017-02-25 | MIN 130 – 142 HOU | Final |
| 2017-01-11 | HOU 105 – 119 MIN | Final |
| 2016-12-17 | HOU 111 – 109 MIN | Final |
2015-16 HOU 3 – 0 MIN
| 2016-04-11 | HOU 129 – 105 MIN | Final |
| 2016-03-18 | MIN 111 – 116 HOU | Final |
| 2016-01-13 | MIN 104 – 107 HOU | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.