Rudy Gobert matched his career high with 35 points and had 11 rebounds for Minnesota in a 117-91 victory over the Brooklyn Nets that put the Timberwolves on the brink of a top-six finish that would avoid the play-in games.

The Nets trailed by 28 and got dominated inside by Rudy Gobert. “It’s really hard to win a basketball game when you shoot 37 percent from the field and 29 percent from 3. You’re just not going to win many games,

Current Timberwolves star, Anthony Edwards is one of our top five in single-season points per game leaders. The Minnesota Timberwolves have had some stellar scorers play for the franchise. They currently have one of the best scorers in the league in Anthony Edwards. Let’s highlight their top five all-time single-season points-per-game leaders.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are fighting to avoid the play-in tournament, a Wild West late-season showdown which has them — and four other teams — within one game from the No. 4 through No. 8 seeds. The T’Wolves happen to be the eight-seed entering this game.

Edwards was slapped with his NBA -high 18th technical foul of the season for using profanity to complain about a call in Minnesota's 117-91 win over Brooklyn on Friday night, prompting an automatic suspension for the next game against Utah on Sunday.

The star guard’s likely absence against Utah could complicate Minnesota's pursuit of a top-six seed in the West.