Anthony Edwards scored 25 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks 138-119 for their fourth straight win.
The Timberwolves took control with a 31-13 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 24.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points (11 in the first quarter) and 11 rebounds.
For the Bucks, Brook Lopez scored 15 points on 6 for 10 shooting. The Bucks had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Timberwolves shot 51.1% from the field and 46.8% from 3 to the Bucks’ 44.3% and 36.5%. The Timberwolves made 22 3-pointers, 5 of them by Edwards and 4 by Towns. They outscored the Bucks 21-4 off turnovers. The Timberwolves outscored the Bucks 34-17 in 9 minutes with Russell, Towns, Beasley, Vanderbilt and Edwards on the floor together.