Anthony Edwards scored 25 factors on 10-for-15 taking pictures, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 141-124 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday evening in Minneapolis.
Naz Reid added 20 factors on 8-for-15 taking pictures off the bench for Minnesota, which received its fifth recreation in a row. Julius Randle flirted with a triple-double with 14 factors, 10 assists and 7 rebounds, and Donte DiVincenzo scored 17 off the bench.
De’Aaron Fox scored 22 factors on 8-for-12 taking pictures, together with 4-for-6 from past the arc, to guide San Antonio. Harrison Barnes contributed 15 factors for the Spurs, who misplaced for the seventh time of their previous 9 video games.
The Timberwolves shot 55.8 % (53 of 95) total and 50 % (21 of 42) from 3-point vary. The Spurs shot 55.3 % (47 of 85) from the sphere and 36.7 % (11 of 30) from lengthy distance.
San Antonio struggled to maintain tempo down the stretch. Bismack Biyombo and Sandro Mamukelashvili made back-to-back pictures to drag the Spurs inside 129-111 with 4:28 left, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker rapidly responded with a layup to increase the lead again to twenty.
Minnesota completed the third quarter with a 109-94 lead.
Devin Vassell made a 3-pointer to drag the Spurs inside 94-88 with 3:24 remaining within the third quarter.
Reid made a turnaround hook shot 21 seconds later to extend Minnesota’s benefit to 96-88. That began a 15-6 run for the Timberwolves to complete the quarter.
Jaylen Clark made a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left within the session to assist Minnesota.
The Timberwolves led 68-60 on the half.
Minnesota led by as many as 14 factors earlier than halftime. Mike Conley drained a 3-pointer to place the Timberwolves on high 52-38 with 7:53 to go earlier than the break.
The Spurs pulled inside 5 factors when Fox made a 3-pointer to chop the deficit to 65-60 with 32.2 seconds remaining within the half.
On the following possession, Reid made a 3-pointer to extend Minnesota’s result in eight.
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