Minnesota Timberwolves reclaim top spot in the West: Anthony Edwards leads the way over Brooklyn Nets

Anthony Edwards put on a show tonight and is making a case to be the face of the NBA one day. In this matchup, he took over to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 101-86 victory over the Brooklyn Nets at Target Center.

The fight for the 1st seed in the West is as tight as it could be, and tonight the Wolves reclaimed the top spot for now. It’s a 4-team race between them, the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Clippers, and Denver Nuggets, and with the amount of talent on each squad anybody can win the conference.

Ant-Man did his part to help Minnesota, as he led the team with 29 points and 8 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns also played amazing, finishing with 28 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 made three pointers. Mike Conley had 14 points while Kyle Anderson recorded 12 points and 9 rebounds.

For the Nets, Mikal Bridges struggled, scoring 15 points on 33% shooting. Cam Thomas led the team in scoring with 18 points and Nic Claxton finished with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Dorian Finney-Smith ended with 11 points while Cam Johnson had 10 points off the bench.

Minnesota jumps up to 40-17 with this win and hold a 0.5 game lead over the 2nd seeded OKC Thunder. The Wolves are 7-3 over their last 10 games and will look to build off this win on Tuesday against the San Antonio Spurs.

Meanwhile, this loss drops the Nets to 21-35, which makes them 11th in the Eastern Conference. Brooklyn is now 3 games behind the 10th seeded Hawks for the last play-in spot. They are 2-8 over their last 10 games and currently on a 4-game losing streak. Their next matchup will be on Monday against the Memphis Grizzlies where they’ll look to bounce back after a tough stretch of games.