After teammate Julius Randle<\/a> made his first free throw and missed the second, Rudy Gobert<\/a> leaped to tap the ball into the backcourt and help keep the Wolves within reach of Oklahoma City on Friday night.<\/p>\n Edwards quickly took possession, steered Thunder guard Cason Wallace<\/a> toward the wing, faked a drive, and swished a 25-foot step-back 3-pointer with 38.5 seconds left to give the Wolves the lead for good in a 112-107<\/a> victory.<\/p>\n “I’m not passing the ball. I knew it was going up,” said Edwards, who returned from a three-game injury absence<\/a> with 26 points and 12 rebounds. “When it left my hand, I knew it was going in. He played great defense. It was a tough shot. But I probably shoot that shot 1,000 times in a week when I’m in the gym, so it felt like a natural shot.”<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks Edwards, who has been managing a foot injury, said there was no doubt in his mind he would play against the Thunder, who ousted the Wolves in five games in the Western Conference finals last spring and beat them 113-105 in Oklahoma City last month.<\/p>\n “At the end of the day, we’re putting the ball in his hands, asking him to bring us home,” said Donte DiVincenzo<\/a>, who had 15 points. “That’s exactly what he did.”<\/p>\n Edwards didn’t stop with the hero shot, either.<\/p>\n He blocked reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a>‘s shot at the rim on the next possession and grabbed the defensive rebound after the Thunder hung on to the ball for another try, setting up Randle for two free throws that put the Wolves up by three.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2025\/1218\/r1591205_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&w=130&h=130&scale=crop&location=center\")
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