Anthony Edwards rose up on a stepback over Cason Wallace, fired and hit an impossible shot to lift the Timberwolves over an impossible opponent.
His late 3-pointer put Minnesota up by one with 38 seconds to play, and the Wolves got a pair of stops to hold on for a 112-107 victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Target Center.
Minnesota couldn’t hit a free-throw to save its life Friday night at Target Center. That trend continued all the way to the finish, as Julius Randle missed the back end of a pair with 45 seconds to play. But Rudy Gobert collected his 15th rebound of the night to set up the Edwards’ winner.
Edwards finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds in his return after missing three games with foot soreness. Six Wolves players scored 13-plus points, and that doesn’t include Gobert, who dominated on the interior.
The Thunder were on the second half of a back to back after playing the Clippers on Thursday in Oklahoma City.
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was ejected just minutes into the game after he stomped out onto the floor and screamed an endless number of expletives at the officials after what he felt was a missed call. Perhaps his tirade wasn’t in vain, as Minnesota possessed a sizable free-throw advantage throughout the affair, though the Wolves missed 14 of their 47 attempts.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 35 points, seven assists and five rebounds for the Thunder.
Neither team shot the ball well, as has become the norm for these two teams in their matchups, but Minnesota won enough loose balls to give itself the edge.
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