LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Anthony Edwards condemned the Dallas Mavericks to a 10th consecutive loss — their worst slump since —1998 — scoring 40 points in an ultimately convincing win Friday for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Fresh from winning MVP at last weekend’s National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game in Los Angeles, Edwards also managed six rebounds, while Rudy Gobert scored a double-double, with 22 points and 17 rebounds.
Down by 18 points in the second quarter, the ailing Mavericks had nearly pulled off an improbable comeback.
Dallas showed resilience to draw level at 103-103 with just under seven minutes to go, only for Edwards to take the game away from them again, with a final score of 122-111.
“We take pride in being able to win clutch games,” said Edwards. “We struggled with that last year.”