Scouting report: at Minnesota

When/where: 7 p.m. Wednesday; Target Center. TV/radio: Root; 740 AM and 850 AM (Spanish). Rockets update: They have won their past eight games against the Timberwolves, including three straight in Minneapolis. … The Rockets’ comeback from a 17-point second-half deficit to win in overtime last month against the Timberwolves was their largest of the season. … The Rockets are 9-0 in the second half of back-to-backs. … Guard Eric Gordon (sprained left big toe) was out Tuesday and also will miss Wednesday’s game. Timberwolves update: Their win against Dallas on Monday snapped a four-game losing streak. … Center Karl-Anthony Towns, who averages 21.7 points and 11.6 rebounds, scored 41 points with 16 rebounds and five assists in the first meeting with the Rockets. … The Timberwolves’ loss to the Rockets in Minneapolis was not unusual. They have made 49.4 percent of their shots in the first half, 42.6 percent in the second half. … Guard Zach LaVine is day-to-day with a bruised left hip. Statistically speaking: 40 — Points scored by Zach LaVine against Sacramento last month, making the Timberwolves the eighth team in NBA history with three players, along with Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns, to score 40 points in a game in the same season and the first with all three 22-years-old or younger.