ANTHONY Edwards delivered a dominant offensive performance to power M Minnesota Timberwolves to a 117-110 victory over Memphis Grizzlies in the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season on Tuesday night (Wednesday in the Philippines) in Minneapolis.
Edwards scored 41 points on 15-of-29 from the field to lead Minnesota, which stretched its winning streak to four games and secured its seventh win in the last eight outings.
Julius Randle added a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds, while Jaden McDaniels chipped in 16 points. Ayo Dosunmu provided a boost off the bench with 14 markers.
Minnesota appeared to have the game under control after Edwards drilled a three-pointer that pushed the lead to 111-94 with 3:41 remaining. Memphis responded with a late surge, closing the gap with a 16-6 run.
However, Edwards calmly sank two free throws with 17.2 seconds left to keep Minnesota ahead, 116-110, before Randle added another free throw in the final seconds to seal the victory.
Memphis was led by Jaylen Wells, who finished with 19 points on efficient 7-of-12 shooting. Cedric Coward scored 15 points off the bench, and Ty Jerome contributed 14.
Over at Charlotte, Brandon Miller scored 17 points as the Hornets used stretches of strong perimeter shooting in a 117-90 victory against Dallas Mavericks for its fifth consecutive win.
LaMelo Ball’s 15 points along with contributions from Kon Knueppel (13 points), Sion James (13), Grant Williams (12), Miles Bridges (11), Josh Green (11) and Ryan Kalkbrenner (10) supplied a well-balanced attack as the Hornets have won 15 of their last 18 games.
Brandon Williams had 18 points — 10 of those on free throws — to lead the Mavericks. P.J. Washington had 13 points, Dwight Powell notched 12 points from the bench, Max Christie added 11 points and Daniel Gafford had 10 points.
In other results, New York Knicks dominated Toronto Raptors, 111-95; Oklahoma City Thunder edged Chicago Bulls, 116-108; San Antonio Spurs clobbered Philadelphia 76ers, 131-91; Miami Heat mauled Brooklyn Nets, 124-98; and Cleveland Cavaliers escaped Detroit Pistons, 113-109./PN
