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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has a greater chance of playing against the Houston Rockets on Friday, after getting upgraded to questionable.
The Philadelphia 76ers head to Houston for a pivotal late-season matchup against the red-hot Houston Rockets, with both teams fighting for critical playoff positioning on opposite ends of the bracket.
Houston registered its sixth straight game of 30 or more assists against the Warriors on Sunday, a sign of growing trust.
Locked into the No. 6 seed, the Minnesota Timberwolves still don't know who they'll face in the first round of the playoffs, which begin Saturday, April 18.
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NBA Announces Multiple Mistakes in Rockets-Timberwolves Game
There were a total of six confirmed officiating errors in the Rockets-Timberwolves game.
The Philadelphia 76ers (43-36, 8th in Eastern Conference) take on the red-hot Houston Rockets (50-29, 5th in Western Conference) for an interconference tilt on Thursday night (8 ET, League Pass).
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The Rockets have won 8 games in row and for most of Thursday’s matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers it looked as if they would coast to their 52nd win of the season. However, even if you have just followed this Rockets team causally, you were not comfortable even with the Rockets leading 96-73 going into the fourth quarter.