Anthony Edwards scored 49 points (20 in the third quarter), and the Minnesota Timberwolves went on a 13-4 run in the third quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 127-108.
The Bulls led 82-79 with 4:08 left in the third quarter. Edwards’ putback put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 3:27 left in the quarter. He scored 8 points during the run, and they led 92-86 with 1:03 left in the quarter.
Naz Reid had 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
For the Bulls, Coby White scored 20 points. The Bulls had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Timberwolves made 20 3-pointers, 6 of them by Edwards and 4 by Reid. The Bulls gave up 23 offensive rebounds, about 11 more than usual for the shots the Timberwolves missed. The Timberwolves’ starters outscored the Bulls 50-35 in 19 minutes together.