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How the Rockets Lost Their Second Game of the Season: They Couldn't Stop LaMelo Ball in Final Quarter

How the Rockets Lost Their Second Game of the Season: They Couldn't Stop LaMelo Ball in Final Quarter
World Sports · 16:59:50 - Tuesday, 10 November 2026

The Houston Rockets suffered their second loss of the season, falling 117-107 to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Toyota Center on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Rockets players Fred VanVleet, Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, and Tari Eason were seen conferring during a timeout as the team struggled to contain the opposition's late surge.

According to the report, the decisive factor was the Rockets' inability to stop LaMelo Ball in the final quarter, which allowed the Timberwolves to pull away and secure the victory.

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