Timberwolves escape late in New Orleans again

NEW ORLEANS AP Julius Randle had points and nine rebounds carrying Minnesota on a quiet night from Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Pelicans - on Thursday night Edwards finished with just points in minutes He scored a season-high points on Tuesday in Minnesota s - overtime supremacy in the opener of the two-game set Naz Reid added points seven rebounds and six assists for the Timberwolves who won their fourth straight Rudy Gobert had points and rebounds and Donte DiVincenzo also had points Trey Murphy III had points eight assists and seven rebounds for the Pelicans who have lost five straight and fell to - Jeremiah Fears and Saddiq Bey each added points The Pelicans scored the first point of the fourth quarter for a - lead The Wolves then scored straight for a - lead and held on from there Reid who played at LSU had two -pointers and an alley-oop dunk during the run Up next Timberwolves Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday Related Articles Chris Finch says Timberwolves have got to try to raise our standards Anthony Edwards late layup forces OT as Timberwolves edge Pelicans - Timberwolves participant net ratings through games Donte DiVincenzo is Minnesota s new No Frederick Timberwolves set standard in fourth quarter of Spurs win Timberwolves survive late to snap three-game losing streak