Anthony Edwards returned to Minnesota with his All-Star Game MVP award and scored 40 points to help the Timberwolves hold off Dallas 122-111 on Friday, the 10th straight loss for the Mavericks.<\/p>\n
Rudy Gobert had 22 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks and Naz Reid added 21 points for the Timberwolves, who squandered a 17-point first-half lead before Edwards took over down the stretch.<\/p>\n
Tyus Jones tied the game at 103 on a floater with 6:55 left, capping a 12-2 spurt for the Mavericks and ending a stretch of 36:32 during which the Timberwolves were ahead. But Edwards answered with a step-back 3-pointer and Reid hit one too less than a minute later, and the Mavericks never grabbed the lead.<\/p>\n
Edwards, who has eight 40-point games this season, had 14 points in the fourth quarter. <\/p>\n
Khris Middleton had 18 points and Marvin Bagley added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Mavericks, who are on their longest losing streak in 28 years. <\/p>\n
The Mavericks last won on Jan. 22 against the Golden State Warriors. They played without star rookie Cooper Flagg for the second straight game, whose sprained foot needed a little more time to heal than the All-Star break afforded him. Max Christie (ankle) was also out for a team that’s also missing Kyrie Irving and Dereck Lively with injuries for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n
The Timberwolves started 8 of 13 from 3-point range, posted a 40-point first quarter and ballooned their lead to 17 points late in the second quarter before a lackadaisical start to the second half. Julius Randle finished with just 13 points on 4-for-15 shooting.<\/p>\n
Gobert was given a flagrant foul in the second quarter that will trigger an automatic one-game suspension due to his running season total.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Dallas: at Indiana on Sunday. <\/p>\n
Minnesota: vs. Philadelphia on Sunday. <\/p>\n
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