Anthony Edwards scored 41 points (22 in the paint), and the Minnesota Timberwolves went on a 27-6 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 121-109.
The Trail Blazers went on an 8-0 run to lead 86-84 with 11:45 left in the fourth quarter. Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s corner 3-pointer put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 10:07 left. He made 4 3-pointers and Edwards added 7 during the run. The Timberwolves led 111-92 with 4:42 left.
For the Trail Blazers, Deandre Ayton had 22 points (16 in the paint) and 16 rebounds on 11 for 12 shooting, and Anfernee Simons added 20 points but shot 6 for 19.
The Timberwolves went 30 for 34 at the line to the Trail Blazers’ 20 for 25. The Timberwolves outscored the Trail Blazers 21-6 in 5 minutes with Gobert, Anderson, Alexander-Walker, Reid and Edwards on the floor together.