The Minnesota Timberwolves picked up their biggest win of the season on Wednesday, defeating the Houston Rockets, 117-107.

The Rockets entered the game with a healthy squad, while the Timberwolves are still missing superstar Anthony Edwards. The Rockets were on top of the Western Conference with a 7-1 record, while the Timberwolves were 5-3, slipping in recent games without Edwards.

Despite the disadvantages on paper and playing on the road, the Timberwolves showed their resolve by slowing down the Rockets’ offense and coming up with enough points on the other end against their stingy defense.

Following the victory, who boosted their stock moving forward?

Bones Hyland is a top-tier athlete in a sport filled with top-tier athletes. He’s been inconsistent throughout his first six seasons in the league, playing with three teams during that time, but he’s found a home in Minnesota.

Despite his minutes being down this season (16.6 last season compared to 12.4 this season), he’s averaging the same number of points (8.5 last season, 8.4 this season). He’s found his role on offense, and Minnesota has become a more complete team with him.

He has a 7.9 BPM per 100 possessions, by far the highest of his career.

He scored 19 points in 15 minutes against the Rockets, and though his defense remains inconsistent, he’s a proven scorer off the bench.

With Anthony Edwards sidelined, Minnesota needed Ayo Dosunmu to step up, and he’s shown the ability to do just that. Fans saw it in the first round of the playoffs against the Nuggets last season when Edwards went down, and he’s showing it again. The team needs scoring without Edwards, and Ayo has averaged 19.8 points per game since joining the starting lineup.

He had 21 points and six assists against a strong Rockets defense, looking comfortable playing off of LaMelo Ball. He took advantage of Amen Thompson’s attention being on LaMelo by going after Fred VanVleet and torturing him throughout the night.

Rudy Gobert is never going to have numbers that pop on the offensive end, but his defense remains at an elite level.

He had four blocks in the game, and Houston players shot 2-for-17 when defended by Gobert.

Alperen Sengun came into the game averaging 23.3 points and shooting 57% from the field. With Gobert challenging him throughout the evening, Sengun was held to 17 points on 33% shooting.