Anthony Edwards scored a career-high 49 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs 127-121.
The Timberwolves took control with a 25-9 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 18.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Spurs 4-2.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 13 rebounds. Edwards scored 17 of his 49 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Spurs, Keldon Johnson scored 20 points (8 in the third quarter). The Spurs had 8 players in double-digit scoring.
The Timberwolves grabbed 13 offensive rebounds to the Spurs’ 8. The Timberwolves made 20 3-pointers, 6 of them by Edwards and 4 by Towns. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:29. The Spurs’ starters were outscored 35-22 in 12 minutes together.