MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards did his part — and the Timberwolves theirs — to avoid the NBA's play-in tournament that starts next week.
They all did so with Thursday's 127-121 victory over San Antonio at Target Center on a night when Edwards scored 49 points, one more than his previous career high at Golden State in November.
He made two free throws with 9.1 seconds left to surpass those 48 points he scored in San Francisco after he took several 3-point shots in the final minute.