• Towns scores 27 points, Edwards gets 24, Timberwolves hang on for win over Nets

    Towns scores 27 points, Edwards gets 24, Timberwolves hang on for win over Nets
    NEW YORK — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points, Anthony Edwards added 24 and the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 96-94 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.Minnesota led by as many as 17 points in the third quarter and was still ahead by 10 midway through the fourth quarter.An 8-0 Nets run, capped by Mikal Bridges' short jumper with 3:34 left, made it 91-89. Cam Thomas' free throws with 1:11 left tied the game 94-94."We made some mistakes in the four

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