Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets Live Stream, Start Time: Watch NBA Online
West teams meet.
Desperately trying to keep their playoff hopes alive, the Houston Rockets meet the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center in the regular season of the National Basketball Association.
The matchup is on April 11, 2016 at 8:00 PM ET.
These two teams are familiar with each other as they have battled twice already this year. The Rockets won both games but the young Timberwolves squad challenged them on both occasions.
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Now, the Rockets are looking to get a big win that would not only give them a sweep over the Wolves, but hand them a win they desperately need in order to stay in the race for the playoffs in the West.
For Minnesota, the season may be close to over and they are preparing for the summer, but they have shown a lot of promise and have made strides forward that does not only excite many fans, but opens the eyes of the other teams to look at Minnesota as a possible threat in the years to come.
In this game, a bigger load weighs on Houston's shoulders.
Currently outside looking in, the Rockets are ninth in the Western Conference and are 1.0 games behind the Utah Jazz for the final slot in the post season.
At 39-41, the Rockets only have two games left in the calendar and will need to get wins in order to still have a fighting chance.
Utah are at 40-40 and have a game against the Dallas Mavericks on the same day. If Utah win and Houston lose, then that spells the end of the playoff hopes of Houston.
So looking at their matchup against the Wolves, Houston should stay aggressive and focused throughout 48 minutes.
They should also hope that the Jazz lose the game against Dallas so they have the momentum heading into the final game of their season.
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