Minnesota Timberwolves at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball AssociationEdwards shakes off injury scare and scores 28 points to lead Timberwolves past Nets 105-90
Edwards, who also added five rebounds, appeared to avoid serious injury when he briefly left the game after he stepped backward onto the foot of Nets coach Jordi Fernandez while making a 3-pointer late in the second quarter. Edwards was helped off the court, but returned for the start of the second half.
Rudy Gobert added 21 points for Minnesota while shooting 9 of 10 from the field and adding 18 rebounds.
Nic Claxton had 18 points for Brooklyn and Dariq Whitehead scored 17.
Nets: Host the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
MIN leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 105 - 90 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 105 - 90 |
| 4th 19.2 |  |
Bones Hyland defensive rebound | 105 - 90 |
| 4th 23.1 |  |
Tosan Evbuomwan misses 25-foot three point jumper | 105 - 90 |
| 4th 25.0 | |
Maxwell Lewis offensive rebound | 105 - 90 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 BKN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 39-78 | FG | 38-89 |
| 50.0 | Field Goal % | 42.7 |
| 13-42 | 3PT | 11-36 |
| 31.0 | Three Point % | 30.6 |
| 14-21 | FT | 3-4 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 0 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Brooklyn Nets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ziaire Williams, F | Out | Apr 13 |
| Reece Beekman, G | Out | Apr 13 |
| Cameron Johnson, SF | Out | Apr 12 |
| D'Angelo Russell, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Day'Ron Sharpe, C | Out | Apr 12 |
Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,926 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
68 | 14 | .829 | - | W4 |
 Denver |
50 | 32 | .610 | 18 | W3 |
 Minnesota |
49 | 33 | .598 | 19 | W3 |
 Portland |
36 | 46 | .439 | 32 | W1 |
 Utah |
17 | 65 | .207 | 51 | L2 |
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
- | 21 | W2 | 0.74390244 | 61 |
 New York |
10 | 31 | W1 | 0.6219512 | 51 |
 Toronto |
31 | 52 | L2 | 0.36585367 | 30 |
 Brooklyn |
35 | 56 | L3 | 0.31707317 | 26 |
 Philadelphia |
37 | 58 | L2 | 0.29268292 | 24 |
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