Anthony Edwards wasn't going to let the Minnesota Timberwolves lose. Edwards made a pair of 3-pointers and had two and-1s in the waning minutes of a wire-to-wire battle to lift the Wolves to a 127-119 victory over the Houston Rockets Thursday night at a sold-out and loud Target Center in Minneapolis.

The Timberwolves stood pat at Thursday’s trade deadline in part because there is a strong internal belief that when they are fully healthy, the Wolves have the ability to make a run. With Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo out at least another few weeks,