MINNEAPOLIS (FLM)- Anthony Edwards scored 22 of his game-high 32 points in the third quarter to help the Minnesota Timberwolves seize control of a 111-90 win over the visiting Houston Rockets on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After missing 7 of 8 shots in the first half, Edwards caught fire in the third period. He began his tear with a driving layup at the 10:07 mark that doubled the Timberwolves\u2019 halftime lead to 54-46 and followed with an assortment of shots showcasing his scoring talents<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edwards converted two floaters before sandwiching a pair of 3-pointers around a 9-footer. Mike Conley made a free throw with 5:47 left in the period that snapped a stretch of 16 consecutive points for Minnesota by Edwards, who resumed his onslaught with two more 3s that extended the lead to 73-54 with 3:59 remaining in the third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Edwards scored 22 of 23 points for Minnesota before Jordan McLaughlin buried a corner 3 for a 78-60 lead with 1:06 left. Edwards shot 9 of 12 overall in the third, including 4 of 5 from behind the arc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Rockets, meanwhile, missed 20 of 27 attempts in the frame, reflective of their game-long struggles against the Timberwolves\u2019 stifling defense. Alperen Sengun posted a double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds) for Houston while rookie Cam Whitmore scored 14 off the bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Whitmore shot only 4 for 13 while Fred VanVleet tallied 11 points on 4-for-11 shooting. Houston shot 35.2 percent overall, including 10 for 30 on 3s, and missed nine of 27 free throw attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rudy Gobert paired 17 points with 13 rebounds and added four blocked shots while Karl-Anthony Towns (14 points, 10 boards and two blocks) also recorded a double-double for Minnesota. Naz Reid added 13 points and two blocks off the bench. The Timberwolves outrebounded Houston 58-41.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Houston started 3 for 3 from deep before cooling off precipitously, closing the first quarter 8 for 20 from the floor. Edwards\u2019 lone field goal of the first half was part of a three-point play that gave Minnesota a 21-13 lead, an advantage the Timberwolves stretched to 12 early in the second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Rockets took advantage of the Timberwolves\u2019 nine second-quarter turnovers to claw back, pulling even at 44-44 on a Sengun layup with 1:25 left in the half. But a transition dunk from Gobert plus two Edwards free throws provided Minnesota a 48-44 halftime advantage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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