The Timberwolves had answered Thompson’s dunk with a 15-2 run in just 2½ minutes, cutting the lead to two. Şengün sank one of two free throws, but Julius Randle drove to a dunk with 58 seconds left, pulling the Timberwolves to within one.

Despite leading by 16 points with under 5:00 left, the Rockets (21-10) fell apart down the stretch in a stunning home loss to Minnesota (16-14).

The first half didn’t look great, with the Timberwolves shooting lights out from three. Minnesota shot around 70% from the 3pt line at halftime, but only lead by five points, 56-52, basically due to Rockets tenacity,

Anthony Edwards drilled a 3-pointer with 23.2 seconds left to cap a stunning fourth-quarter rally and lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 113-112 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday. The Timberwolves closed the game on a 23-6 run over the last five minutes.

Anthony Edwards made a step-back 3-pointer with 23 seconds left to cap a furious rally and lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 113-112 win over the Houston Rockets Friday night. The Rockets were up by by 12 with about three minutes left before a 10-0 run by the Timberwolves,