Edwards, KAT power West-leading Wolves to 40th win

Anthony Edwards scored 11 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, punctuated by a dunk in the final minute, as the Minnesota Timberwolves took sole possession of first place in the Western Conference with a 101-86 win over the Brooklyn Nets Sunday (PHL).

Anthony Edwards finishes with 29 points and eight rebounds to lead the Timberwolves past the Nets 👏

Minnesota (40-17) now has the best record in the Western Conference. pic.twitter.com/6ub7LoOO0d

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) February 25, 2024

Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards SHOWED OUT in their win over the Nets 🔥

KAT:
28 PTS
9 REB
4 AST

4-of-8 3PT

Ant:
29 PTS
8 REB pic.twitter.com/YAbUOVhtWa

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 25, 2024

Karl-Anthony Towns followed and finished with 28 points and nine rebounds.

The Timberwolves' star duo leads the way in the home W over the Nets 🐺🐺

Ant Edwards: 29 PTS, 8 REB
KAT: 28 PTS, 4 3PM, 9 REB, 4 AST pic.twitter.com/PVyCTb3gEi

— NBA (@NBA) February 25, 2024

Mike Conley had 14 points while Kyle Anderson put up 12 markers and nine rebounds for the Wolves.

Cam Thomas led Brooklyn with 18 points. Nets leading scorer Mikal Bridges, who entered the match averaging 21.7 points per game, added 15 points.

Center Nic Claxton contributed 12 points and seven rebounds, while Dorian Finney-Smith added 11 points and nine rebounds.

The Timberwolves were without center Rudy Gobert, who missed the game with a sprained left ankle. 

The Nets fell to 0-2 under interim head coach Kevin Ollie. Ollie took over for Jacques Vaughn, who was fired during the All-Star break.

The gritty Nets trailed only by two at the halfway mark of the fourth quarter, 80-78, but the Timberwolves went on a 9-0 run for an 89-78 cushion that prevented Brooklyn from overtaking them again.

Jaden McDaniels made a 3-pointer and Edwards made a long two-point jump shot during the run. Towns added two free throws and Kyle Anderson made a layup.