Julius Randle sank the game-winning bucket with 8.8 seconds remaining to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Houston Rockets 110-108 in overtime on Wednesday at Target Center.
The Timberwolves had to come back In an expansion to dispose of the Rockets and improve to 45-28.
Julius Randle's game-winner lifts Wolves over Rockets
15-0 run in overtime hits stand-alone.pic.twitter.com/1rFEy7qjL5
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They also had to endure the loss of Naz Reed in overtime after he was ejected by referee Scott Foster after a critical call.
Randle's courageous basket felt like poetic justice for the Timberwolves, and the veteran forward made his true feelings known after the game, as SB Nation's Ryan Eichten reported.
"Julius Randle is walking down the hallway to the locker room right now: 'Scott Foster didn't do this,'" Eichten wrote on X.
The Timberwolves were trailing by five points when Reid scored with 4:13 left in overtime.
Randle finished with 24 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals, while Reed had 14 points, 13 rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
In a postgame interview with ESPN, the 31-year-old Randle Gave credit for this to my colleaguesAlso admitted that they now have the tie-breaker against the Rockets.
"We're ready for now. It's as simple as that," Randall said.
"It feels good. We took care of business, especially at home. We've got another game against this team, so it's important for us to get it done. I'm very proud of our team, for the resiliency we showed. Everyone stepped up and made big plays at different points in the game."
“We are ready for now.” 😤
-Julius Randle after Minnesota's OT win over the Rockets pic.twitter.com/0v7hv9JAgK
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Jaden McDaniels added 25 points, two steals and two blocks, while Rudy Gobert added 14 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks.
The Timberwolves are still without Anthony Edwards due to a knee injury.
