Timberwolves stun Rockets, become first NBA team on record to erase 13-point deficit in OT
The Rockets were up 108-95 with three minutes left in OT. The Timberwolves were down five rotation players.
The Minnesota Timberwolves might have just recorded the win of the season. The Wolves completed an unprecedented comeback on Wednesday, erasing a 13-point deficit in overtime to stun the Houston Rockets while short-handed. The Rockets scored the first 13 points in overtime, then Minnesota scored 15 unanswered points in front of a raucous Target Center crowd.
Per Jace Frederick of the Pioneer Press , they are the first team of the NBA play-by-play era (since 1996-97) to overcome a 13-point overtime deficit. The Rockets scored on the first six possessions of overtime to take a 108-95 lead with 3:01 remaining, then the Timberwolves scored on the next six possessions. Julius Randle capped things off with a fadeaway jumper.
JULIUS RANDLE HITS THE GO-AHEAD JUMPER! AFTER TRAILING BY 13 POINTS IN OT, THE TIMBERWOLVES CLOSE OUT THE GAME ON A 15-0 RUN TO STORM BACK AND WIN BY 2 AT HOME 🤯 pic. twitter.
com/YdmtZWEeNa — NBA (@NBA) March 26, 2026 Minnesota was without star Anthony Edwards and key reserve Ayo Dosunmu to start the game. Then Jaden McDaniels exited with an apparent injury in the fourth quarter, Rudy Gobert fouled out at the end of regulation and Naz Reid got Scott Foster’d a minute into overtime. The former Sixth Man of the Year was ejected by the notorious official for something he said about a questionable replay decision involving Alperen Şengün.