Timberwolves coach Chris Finch wanted Edwards to catch the ball in the backcourt, giving him more of a running start toward the rim after he had taken 18 free throws in a rugged afternoon in FedExForum. But that was far too easy for the Grizzlies to cut off, which has been the problem for the Wolves this season.

After bouncing around between the G-League and the NBA over the past two seasons, Butler seems to have finally found his footing with the Washington Wizards ... that the Jazz acquired as part of the Rudy Gobert trade. They opted to keep Bolmaro, which ...

Julius Randle added 20 points and 10 rebounds and Rudy Gobert had 11 points and ... first half and briefly trailed the Wizards in the third quarter. Kyle Kuzma scored 22 points and and Jordan Poole added 20 in Washington’s seventh straight loss.

For three quarters Monday, the Minnesota Timberwolves looked as if they wanted to give an easy win away to the league-worst Wizards. They got their act together in the fourth quarter and staved off disaster for a 120-106 victory.

Julius Randle added 20 points and 10 rebounds and Rudy Gobert had 11 points and 11 ... turning the ball over only six times after the break. Wizards: A strong 3-point shooting game hints at what rebuilding Washington hopes to be in the future.

Minnesota got double-doubles from both Julius Randle (20 points, 10 rebounds) and Rudy Gobert ... Washington rookie Kyshawn George came off the bench to score 10 points, his second double-figure performance in the past three outings. The Wizards shot ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 20 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcome a sloppy first half and beat the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 120-106 on Monday night. Earlier Monday, Edwards was fined $50,000 by the NBA for an obscene gesture directed at an official in Saturday's loss in Memphis.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves team that made it to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history might feel lightyears away. But these Minnesota Timberwolves aren’t that far from replicating that success.

At 32, Gobert is amid one of his worst statistical seasons but offered his most forceful performance of the season Saturday against Denver.

James Harden scored 17 of his 40 points in the third quarter and Norman Powell added 33 points as the Los Angeles Clippers finished off a 127-117 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks at Inglewood,

DALLAS — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.