Anthony Edwards, T-Wolves Excite NBA Followers in Win vs. Nikola Jokić, Westbrook, Nuggets

The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets in a rematch of final season’s Western Convention semifinals on Friday evening.

Led by Anthony Edwards, the Timberwolves took down the Nuggets by the ultimate rating of 119-116 on the Goal Heart.

Edwards completed with 29 factors, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in 38 minutes on the ground. He shot 11-23 and hit seven three-pointers, connecting on a go-ahead floater with roughly 25 seconds left within the fourth quarter.

The Timberwolves trailed by 10 factors with lower than 4 minutes remaining within the contest, however they had been capable of rapidly erase the deficit and safe the victory.

There wasn’t any love misplaced between the 2 Western Convention rivals, as Rudy Gobert and Christian Braun had been each assessed technical fouls as a consequence of an altercation following a dunk by Braun.

Followers had been amazed by Edwards’ late-game heroics.

Regardless of the loss, Nikola Jokić nonetheless wrapped up an environment friendly efficiency. The three-time MVP completed with 26 factors and 13 assists to go together with 9 rebounds. He shot 8-16 from the sector, connecting on two of his three long-range makes an attempt.

Russell Westbrook struggled to seek out his shot, hitting simply one among his eight makes an attempt from the sector. He recorded 5 factors, six rebounds and 5 assists.

The 2 groups will face off once more on Jan. 25