Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets Prediction and Preview for 2024 Summer League | July 18

The Minnesota Timberwolves will face the Houston Rockets on Thursday in the NBA 2024 2K25 Summer League. Minnesota, which lost a 92-90 decision to the Philadelphia 76ers two nights ago, hopes to return to the win column versus Houston. Terrence Shannon Jr., Rob Dillingham and Leonard Miller will again lead the Wolves.

Meanwhile, the Rockets suffered their first loss in the Summer League on Tuesday. They went down 87-73 to the Detroit Pistons. Cam Whitmore, Reed Sheppard and Nate Williams Jr. all had good games, but couldn’t drag their team to the win. They will be looking to bounce back with a victory on Thursday.

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets: Game details and odds

The Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas will host the face-off between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets. Space City Home Network and Bally Sports North will air the game locally while ESPN will cover the same on national TV. Basketball fans can also stream the action by subscribing to the NBA League Pass.

Moneyline: Timberwolves (-128) vs. Rockets (+104)

Spread: Timberwolves (-1.5) vs. Rockets (+1.5)

Total (O/U): Lakers (o179.5 -110) vs. Rockets (u179.5 -110)

Editor’s Note: The odds could change closer to the game. The odds listed were as per available information at the time of writing.

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets: NBA 2K25 Summer League Rosters

Minnesota Timberwolves Summer League roster

Philadelphia guard Jeff Dowtin Jr.’s free throws with five seconds remaining prevented the Timberwolves from staying undefeated in the Summer League. Despite the loss to the 76ers, Minnesota’s coaching staff has to be elated with the play of Terrence Shannon Jr. and Rob Dillingham. When Shannon struggled a bit versus Philly, Leonard Miller stepped up to nearly lead the Timberwolves to the win.

All three will again be at the forefront of Minnesota’s goal of getting back to the win column.

Here is the Timberwolves’ Summer League lineup

Player	Position
James Bishop IV	PG
Jaylen Clark	SG
Javonte Cooke	PG
Rob Dillingham	PG
Nojel Eastern	SG
Jesse Edwards	C
Nadir Hifi	PG
Gabe Kalscheur	SG
Jaedon Lee	SG
Leonard Miller	PF
Josh Minott	PF
Terrence Shannon Jr.	G-F
Tyler Wahl	SF
Joe Wieskamp	G-F

Houston Rockets Summer League roster

The Rockets were just as impressive in Las Vegas behind rookie Reed Sheppard and sophomore Cam Whitmore. Only their worst quarter in the competition dropped them to their first defeat in three games. Houston was embarrassed 24-9 in the final quarter in the loss to the Pistons.

Sheppard and Whitmore should be raring to erase that stinging loss when they take on the highly-touted Timberwolves

Here’s the Rockets’ Summer League Lineup

Player	Position
N'Faly Dante	PF
A.J. Griffin Jr.	SF
Nathaniel Hinton	G-F
Trevor Keels	SG
Kira Lewis Jr.	PG
Mike Miles Jr.	PG
Orlando Robinson	C
Jermaine Samuels	SF
Reed Sheppard	PG
Morris Udeze	PF
Shahada Wells	PG
Fabian White	PF
Cam Whitmore	SF
Nate Williams Jr.	SG
Vonterius Woolbright	SG

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets: Prediction

The Timberwolves and Rockets are two of the most explosive teams in the NBA 2K25 Summer League. A mouthwatering matchup between former Kentucky teammates Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham will be the biggest sub-headline in the game.

Terrence Shannon Jr. and Cam Whitmore could also steal the Thunder from the two former Wildcats on Thursday.

Minnesota has slightly been more consistent than Houston and might have been 3-0 in the Summer League if not for Jeff Dowtin’s clutch free throws. The Timberwolves could eke out a win against the Rockets in their matchup.