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.

Edwards was averaging 38.3 points in his previous six games, but he let everyone else do the work on Thursday night.

Julius Randle powered the Minnesota Timberwolves with 28 points and nine rebounds, leading them to a 125–116 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night despite a rare quiet outing from Anthony Edwards.

The New Orleans Pelicans may be without multiple key players in Thursday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Wolves again made life tough on themselves vs. the worst team in the West, but they left New Orleans with two victories in two games.

Pelicans point guard Jose Alvarado left Thursday's game vs. Timberwolves with a wrist injury before returning late in the fourth quarter

Anthony Edwards scored 34 of his season-high 44 points in the second half, including a driving layup to force overtime, and Julius Randle scored eight points in the extra period to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 149-142 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Timberwolves head back home for a game against the reeling Los Angeles Clippers, who rank above only the Pelicans in the Western Conference standings and recently sent Chris Paul home as they await either trading or releasing the future Hall-of-Fame point guard.

Gobert, DiVincenzo and Randle each scored three points during an 11-0 run that gave Minnesota the biggest lead of the first half, 50-40. Matkovic made consecutive dunks to trigger a 22-12 closing run by New Orleans that produced a 62-all tie at halftime after the Pelicans outscored the Wolves 22-8 in the paint in the second quarter.

Julius Randle anotó 28 puntos y consiguió nueve rebotes, para sacar adelante a Minnesota en una noche discreta de Anthony Edwards, y los Timberwolves vencieron el jueves 125-116 a los Pelicans de Nueva Orleans.

Naz Reid took a shot at the Pelicans despite trying to remain humble following the Timberwolves' road win on Thursday night.