Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) reacts after making a 3-point basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) AP AP

Analyzing Thursday’s Houston Rockets at Minnesota Timberwolves odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

It’s Thursday, February 6, and the Houston Rockets (32-18) and Minnesota Timberwolves (28-23) are all set to square off from Target Center in Minneapolis. Houston gave away their game in Brooklyn Tuesday night losing 99-97 to the Nets giving up two 3-pointers sandwiched around a turnover with under 10 seconds to play.

D'Angelo Russell sank the game-winning 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds remaining as the Brooklyn Nets snapped an 11-game home losing streak with an unlikely 99-97 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night in New York.

What a rough sequence for the Rockets as they let a very winnable game against the Nets slip away from their fingertips.

There is losing, and then there is what the Houston Rockets did on Tuesday. Facing the Brooklyn Nets on the road, the Rockets coughed up two different multi-score leads in the final 90 seconds in a 99-97 loss.