Edwards hits winning 3-pointer to cap Timberwolves rally with 113-112 win over Rockets
HOUSTON (AP) Anthony Edwards made a step-back 3-pointer with 23 seconds left to cap a furious rally and lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 113-112 win over the Houston Rockets Friday night.
The Rockets were up by by 12 with about three minutes left before a 10-0 run by the Timberwolves, highlighted by a 3-point play by Edwards, cut the lead to 110-108 with 90 seconds to go.
Alperen Sengun made 1 of 2 free throws after that, but Julius Randle's dunk on the other end got Minnesota within 1. Sengun was fouled a second time and again made just 1 of 2 free throws to leave Houston up 112-110.
Edwards then sunk the 3-pointer to give Minnesota its first lead since midway through the third quarter.
The Rockets had a chance for the win, but Fred VanVleet's 3-point attempt was off.
Randle had 27 points and Edwards added 24 as the Timberwolves won their second straight after losing three in a row.
Sengun had a season-high 38 points with 12 rebounds to lead the Rockets, who had a four-game winning streak snapped.
Timberwolves: Edwards had scored just one point in the second half before his late-game heroics secured the win.
Rockets: Houston could have used Dillon Brooks for his defense down the stretch Friday night. He missed his third straight game with a sore right ankle.
The 3-pointer by Edwards.
The Timberwolves got the win despite being outscored 66-40 in the paint.
Houston hosts Miami and Minnesota hosts San Antonio Sunday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Â | Rudy Gobert vs. Alperen Sengun (Julius Randle gains possession) | Â |
| 11:42 |  | Â | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:38 | | Â | Rudy Gobert misses two point putback layup | Â |
| 11:37 | | Â | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:32 | | +3 | Julius Randle makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:12 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving dunk | 3-2 |
| 10:53 | | Â | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:52 | | Â | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:31 | | Â | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:25 | | Â | Rudy Gobert blocks Alperen Sengun's two point turnaround hook shot | Â |
| 10:24 | | Â | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:16 | | Â | Jalen Green misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 10:15 | | Â | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:14 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point tip layup | 3-4 |
| 10:01 | | Â | Julius Randle turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 9:46 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point stepback jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 3-7 |
| 9:32 | | Â | Mike Conley misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 9:31 | | Â | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:27 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 3-9 |
| 9:08 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point stepback jump shot | 6-9 |
| 8:53 | | Â | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Julius Randle defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:45 | | Â | Julius Randle misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 8:44 | | Â | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:23 | | Â | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:23 | | Â | Fred VanVleet misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:23 | | Â | Rockets offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:23 | | Â | Fred VanVleet misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 8:23 | | Â | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:06 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point cutting layup (Julius Randle assists) | 8-9 |
| 7:49 | | Â | Jalen Green misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 7:48 | | Â | Rockets offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:48 | | Â | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Loose ball) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:40 | | Â | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving reverse layup | Â |
| 7:39 | | Â | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:38 | | Â | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point putback layup | Â |
| 7:37 | | Â | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:22 | | Â | Julius Randle turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 7:02 | | Â | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:01 | | Â | Julius Randle defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:44 | | Â | Julius Randle misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:42 | | Â | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:37 | | Â | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | Â |
| 6:15 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point turnaround hook shot | 10-9 |
| 6:04 | | Â | Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:57 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving reverse layup | 10-11 |
| 5:38 | | Â | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:24 | | Â | Amen Thompson misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 5:22 | | Â | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:07 | | Â | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | Â |
| 5:07 | | Â | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Loose ball) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:07 | | Â | Rockets 60 second timeout | Â |
| 4:58 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving dunk | 10-13 |
| 4:40 | | Â | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (bad pass) (Steven Adams steals) | Â |
| 4:17 | | Â | Jalen Green misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 4:15 | | Â | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:05 | | Â | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:05 | | Â | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 4:05 | | Â | Timberwolves offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:05 | | Â | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:05 | | Â | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:54 | | Â | Jae'Sean Tate offensive foul (Donte DiVincenzo draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:54 | | Â | Jae'Sean Tate turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 3:43 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving finger roll layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 12-13 |
| 3:24 | | Â | Cam Whitmore misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 3:23 | | Â | Naz Reid defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:20 | | Â | Naz Reid turnover (bad pass) (Jae'Sean Tate steals) | Â |
| 3:16 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point jump shot (Cam Whitmore assists) | 12-16 |
| 3:02 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point stepback jump shot | 15-16 |
| 2:49 | | Â | Jalen Green misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Steven Adams offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Steven Adams misses two point tip layup | Â |
| 2:47 | | Â | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:41 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point running pullup jump shot | 18-16 |
| 2:21 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point stepback jump shot (Steven Adams assists) | 18-19 |
| 2:19 | | Â | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | Â |
| 1:57 | | Â | Naz Reid misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 1:57 | | Â | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:35 | | Â | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot | Â |
| 1:34 | | Â | Timberwolves defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:34 | | Â | Amen Thompson personal foul (Loose ball) (Naz Reid draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:18 | | Â | Julius Randle misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 1:17 | | Â | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:07 | | Â | Cam Whitmore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:06 | | Â | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:59 | | Â | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 0:41 | | Â | Julius Randle shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:41 | | Â | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | Â |
| 0:41 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-20 |
| 0:41 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-21 |
| 0:30 | | Â | Jae'Sean Tate personal foul (Donte DiVincenzo draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:30 | | +1 | Donte DiVincenzo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-21 |
| 0:30 | | +1 | Donte DiVincenzo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-21 |
| 0:06 | | Â | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 22-21 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |