MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 24 points despite a poor night shooting and the Minnesota Timberwolves rode timely 3-pointers from Donte DiVincenzo and Terrence Shannon Jr. to a 103-100 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.
Two days after closing out defending champion Oklahoma City in its third loss of the season, Edwards went 7 for 24 from the field and 2 for 11 from 3-point range, leading six Wolves in double figures. DiVincenzo made 4 of 8 3-point attempts for 18 points, and Rudy Gobert had 11 points and 18 rebounds, becoming the 45th NBA player with 10,000 rebounds.
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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Terrence Shannon Jr. (1) celebrates next to Milwaukee Bucks guard Gary Trent Jr. after making a three-point shot during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Milwaukee Bucks guard Ryan Rollins shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle (30) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle shoots during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid, left, works toward the basket as Milwaukee Bucks guard Ryan Rollins defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Terrence Shannon Jr. (1), back, celebrates after making a 3-point shot during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Edwards' driving layup with 21 seconds left gave Minnesota a 103-97 lead and sealed the Wolves' ninth win in their past 11 games.
Kevin Porter Jr. finished an assist short of a triple-double with 24 points, 10 rebounds and four steals in the Bucks' third straight loss. Bobby Portis and Ryan Rollins added 16 points apiece.
Shannon made three straight 3s in a 2 1/2-minute span to give Minnesota an 89-85 lead with 7:55 remaining.
Milwaukee led by 16 before the Wolves mounted a 25-8, third-quarter run. Naz Reid dunked off a rebound of his own missed 3-pointer to cut the Bucks' lead to 68-65 with 5:47 left. DiVincenzo made back-to-back 3s, and Gobert followed with a dunk of his own.
Edwards missed back-to-back free throws to end one of Minnesota's worst offensive halves of the season. The Bucks took a 60-48 lead into halftime after the Wolves missed their first 13 3-point attempts and went 15 for 43 overall in the first half.
The Wolves began the game at full health with Mike Conley returning from a four-game absence due to Achilles tendinopathy. Jaden McDaniels left in the first half with left hip pain and didn't return.
Porter led the Bucks with 13 first-half points on 4-of-7 shooting.
Bucks: At Indiana on Tuesday.
Wolves: Host New York on Tuesday.
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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Terrence Shannon Jr. (1) celebrates next to Milwaukee Bucks guard Gary Trent Jr. after making a three-point shot during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Milwaukee Bucks guard Ryan Rollins shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle (30) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle shoots during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid, left, works toward the basket as Milwaukee Bucks guard Ryan Rollins defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Terrence Shannon Jr. (1), back, celebrates after making a 3-point shot during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears appeared as though they were headed to yet another loss to the Green Bay Packers trailing by 10 points in the closing minutes.
Then again, these aren't the same old Bears.
A 22-16 overtime victory on Saturday night was just the latest reminder.
“When it’s this late in games, just, they don’t bat an eye,” coach Ben Johnson said. "You don’t feel any despair on the sideline from any of the phases. You might feel it in the stadium a little bit. I could feel the fans kind of coming to life again once we got a little momentum going in the fourth quarter, but our guys, they don’t miss a beat.
"They just keep plucking along, and they know good things will come if we keep swinging away.”
The win, combined with old nemesis Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers beating the Detroit Lions on Sunday, secured Chicago’s first postseason appearance since 2020.
Good things rarely come to the Bears against the Packers. Chicago is 7-30 against Green Bay since 2008, counting the playoffs. But maybe — just maybe — the momentum is starting to shift in the NFL's longest-running rivalry.
The Bears won at Lambeau Field in last year's finale to snap an 11-game losing streak against the Packers. On Saturday, they beat Green Bay at home for the first time since 2018. They also got some payback for what happened at Lambeau two weeks earlier, when they briefly fell out of the division lead.
Williams went from throwing a late interception in the end zone that sealed a 28-21 loss to the Packers to beating them with a 46-yard touchdown to DJ Moore in overtime. And Chicago (11-4) widened its lead in the division over Green Bay (9-5-1) to 1 1/2 games with two remaining.
The receivers. The depth at receiver showed even though the Bears were without two of their top targets in Rome Odunze (foot) and Luther Burden (ankle). Then again, they still had Moore. And he came up big for the second straight game.
Moore caught five passes for a season-high 97 yards and hauled in the winning touchdown even though he had Keisean Nixon draping him. He had 69 yards and two touchdowns the previous week in a blowout win over Cleveland.
It was a huge turnaround from the game at Green Bay, when Moore was targeted just three times and caught one pass for a 4-yard loss. It was the first time in his eight seasons that his receiving total was for negative yardage.
But in the rematch with the Packers, it wasn't just Moore. The Bears had seven players catch passes.
The Bears had trouble sustaining drives, going 2 for 11 on third downs. The Packers, by comparison, were 6 of 12 and had a big advantage in time of possession: 38:57 to 26:13.
WR Jahdae Walker. An undrafted rookie out of Texas A&M, Walker caught the first two passes of his career, including the tying 6-yard touchdown with 24 seconds remaining in regulation. Facing an all-out blitz on fourth down, Williams lofted a pass to a wide-open Walker in the right corner of the end zone, and Cairo Santos kicked the extra point.
“Whoever is on that field in that time, I trust them that they’re going to do their job and go make plays when the ball is in the air," Williams said. "Jahdae is my guy. When Jahdae first got here, I allowed him to stay in my house a little bit until he found a spot.”
DE Austin Booker. He got flagged twice for roughing the passer. He knocked Jordan Love out of the game with the second one with a helmet-to-helmet hit that resulted in a concussion for Green Bay's quarterback.
Odunze missed his third straight game. ... CB C.J. Gardner-Johnson (knee) exited in the fourth quarter.
6 — For the Bears, sixes are wild. They have six straight wins at home since a season-opening loss to Minnesota. And with their latest victory, they stopped a six-game losing streak at Soldier Field against Green Bay. They also have six wins when trailing in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter, and this one might have been their most incredible, considering the Packers had a win probability of 99%. Williams extended a franchise record with his league-leading sixth fourth-quarter comeback.
The Bears visit San Francisco in a game with potential playoff seeding implications for both teams.
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Chicago Bears' DJ Moore catches a touchdown pass with Green Bay Packers' Keisean Nixon defending during overtime of an NFL football game Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Huh)
Chicago Bears' Caleb Williams gets away from Green Bay Packers' Lukas van Ness during the second half of an NFL football game Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Huh)
Chicago Bears' DJ Moore catches a touchdown pass with Green Bay Packers' Keisean Nixon defending diring overtime an NFL football game Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Chicago Bears' DJ Moore celebrates after an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
