Edwards scores 30 points as Timberwolves rally for 5th win in six games, beat Raptors 128-126

TORONTO (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, Bones Hyland had 20 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame an 18-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 128-126 on Wednesday.

Minnesota won in Toronto for the first time since Jan. 21, 2004. The Timberwolves' previous road win in the series came Feb. 14, 2021, when the Raptors were playing in Tampa because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jaden McDaniels scored 19 points, Naz Reid and Julius Randle each had 17 and Donte DiVincenzo added 15 as the Timberwolves won for the fifth time in six games.

Rudy Gobert had 10 points and 12 rebounds as the Timberwolves improved to 14-5 against Eastern Conference opponents.

Brandon Ingram scored 25 points, Immanuel Quickley had 23 and Scottie Barnes had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors.

Ingram hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, but Toronto lost for the fourth time in its past five home games.

Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 14 points for Toronto. RJ Barrett and Collin Murray-Boyles each had 13.

Minnesota trailed 77-59 after the Raptors scored five straight points to start the third quarter. Toronto led 104-94 after three.

Edwards’ driving layup with 2:26 left in the fourth gave the Timberwolves a one-point edge, 118-117, their first lead since early in the second.

Edwards finished 1 for 8 from 3-point range but made 10 of 15 attempts from inside the arc and shot 7 for 10 at the free throw line.

Toronto made seven of its 13 turnovers in the final period, leading to 11 points for the Timberwolves.

Guard Ochai Agbaji was not with the Raptors on Wednesday in the final game before Thursday afternoon’s trade deadline.

Timberwolves: Host New Orleans on Friday.

Raptors: Host Chicago on Thursday.

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Minnesota Timberwolves' Julius Randle (30) drives at Toronto Raptors' Sandro Mamukelashvili (54) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards (5) protects the ball from Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards (5) protects the ball from Toronto Raptors' RJ Barrett (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Timberwolves' Jaden McDaniels (3) is fouled by Toronto Raptors' Collin Murray-Boyles (centre back) as Brandon Ingram (3) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Timberwolves' Jaden McDaniels (3) passes to Rudy Gobert (27) as Toronto Raptors' Collin Murray-Boyles (top left) and Brandon Ingram (right) defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 42 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and the New York Knicks outlasted the Denver Nuggets 134-127 in two overtimes Wednesday night for their eighth straight victory.

Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 12 rebounds while playing with a bandage over his right eye after he was bloodied in a head-to-head collision in the first quarter. He fouled out in the first overtime, but Brunson took over with 10 points in the second extra period.

Jamal Murray scored 39 points for the Nuggets, while Nikoka Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in his first triple-double since returning from a knee injury last week. Denver lost its third straight, having fallen to conference leaders Oklahoma City and Detroit in his previous two games.

The Knicks had won by an average of 24.7 points during their winning streak before Wednesday's thriller in which neither team led by double digits. OG Anunoby scored 20 points.

The Nuggets lost starting forwards Peyton Watson and Spencer Jones to injuries during the game, with Watson limping off in the fourth quarter with an apparent right leg injury,

The Knicks appeared to have it won in the first overtime when Murray was short on a 3-point attempt in the last second. But officials whistled Mikal Bridges for a loose-ball foul against Christian Braun that review showed came before the clock expired. Braun hit the two free throws with 0.3 seconds left to tie it at 119.

Brunson then scored the first six points of the second OT.

Towns was driving to the basket in the first quarter when he banged heads with Jones, opening a cut over his right eye. After getting treated and bandaged, he made the free throws in his blood-stained white jersey before going directly to the locker room.

Nuggets: Visit Chicago on Saturday.

Knicks: Visit Detroit on Friday.

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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) fights for control of the ball with New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Denver Nuggets guard Peyton Watson (8) shoot over New York Knicks center Ariel Hukporti (55) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23) and Denver Nuggets guard Peyton Watson (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Denver Nuggets forward Spencer Jones (21) fights for control of the ball with New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)