Randle scores 28 as the Timberwolves beat the Pelicans again on a quiet night for Edwards

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Julius Randle had 28 points and nine rebounds, carrying Minnesota on a quiet night from Anthony Edwards, and the Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-116 on Thursday night.

Edwards finished with just 11 points in 31 minutes. He scored a season-high 44 points on Tuesday in Minnesota's 146-142 overtime victory in the opener of the two-game set.

Naz Reid added 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Timberwolves, who won their fourth straight. Rudy Gobert had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Donte DiVincenzo also had 15 points.

Trey Murphy III had 21 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the Pelicans, who have lost five straight and fell to 3-20. Jeremiah Fears and Saddiq Bey each added 20 points.

The Pelicans scored the first point of the fourth quarter for a 91-88 lead. The Wolves then scored 15 straight for a 103-91 lead and held on from there.

Reid, who played at LSU, had two 3-pointers and an alley-oop dunk during the run.

Timberwolves: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

Pelicans: Visit Brooklyn on Saturday.

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New Orleans Pelicans guard-forward Saddiq Bey looks on in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ella Hall)

Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Julius Randle (30) goes up to shoot against New Orleans Pelicans center Derik Queen, second from right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ella Hall)

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) drives with the ball against New Orleans Pelicans guard Bryce McGowens (11) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ella Hall)

Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Julius Randle, right, goes up to shoot against New Orleans Pelicans center Derik Queen (22) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ella Hall)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Police said Friday they have recovered a stolen James Bond-inspired Fabergé pendant after six days of closely watching the man accused of swallowing the jewelry in an Auckland store.

They said the pendant was recovered Thursday night after it exited the suspect's gastrointestinal tract naturally without medical intervention.

The limited-edition, Fabergé egg pendant was inspired by the 1983 James Bond film “Octopussy," in which a jewel-smuggling operation involves a fake Fabergé egg.

A less glamorous photo supplied by New Zealand’s police Friday showed a gloved hand holding the recovered pendant and its long, gold chain with an intact price tag showing the jewelry's 33,000 New Zealand dollar ($19,000) value.

The man was arrested inside Partridge Jewelers in Auckland on Nov. 28 shortly after the alleged theft.

He made a court appearance Nov. 29, when he didn’t enter a plea to a charge of theft. Since then, he's been in police custody and officers had been stationed round the clock with the man to wait for the evidence to reemerge.

The 32-year-old man has not been publicly named. He is due to appear in Auckland District Court on Monday and will remain in police custody until then.

“Given this man is in Police custody, we have a duty of care to continue monitoring him given the circumstances of what has occurred,” Inspector Grae Anderson said in a statement Wednesday.

The store’s website says the egg, one of only 50 made, was crafted from gold, painted with green enamel and encrusted with 183 diamonds and two sapphires. The pendant is 8.4 centimeters (3.3 inches) tall and is mounted on a stand.

“The egg opens to reveal an 18ct yellow gold octopus nestled inside, adorned with white diamond suckers and black diamond eyes,” an item description said. “The octopus surprise pays homage to the eponymous antagonist at the center of the ‘Octopussy’ film.”

In this photo provided by the New Zealand Police a Fabergé pendant is held after it was recovered, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, from a man accused of stealing and swallowing the pendant. (New Zealand Police via AP)