MINNEAPOLIS — – Anthony Edwards hit nine 3-pointers and scored 37 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-102 on Friday night.

The nine 3s on 15 attempts were one short of a career-high for Edwards, who made 33 as Minnesota rallied past the Bulls in Chicago on Thursday. He added six rebounds and five assists as the Wolves dominated the Trail Blazers from the start.

Julius Randle scored 22 points and Rudy Gobert had eight points, 15 rebounds and three blocks for Minnesota, which won its third straight.

Scoot Henderson led the Blazers with 16 points. Anfernee Simons had 14 and Robert Williams III added 13 points.

Takeaways

Trail Blazers: Portland played its eighth game in seven different cities in thirteen days, and it showed. After a loss to San Antonio on Thursday night, the Blazers were flat from the start, falling behind by 27 in the second quarter. The Blazers are getting healthier, though, as Williams made his season debut and Shaedon Sharpe played his second game of the year.

Timberwolves: Third in the league in three-point shooting, the Wolves again clicked from beyond the arc. They made a season-high 22 3s on 50 attempts.

Key moment

Portland started the third quarter with four quick points, cutting Minnesota’s lead to nine. But on three straight possessions, Mike Conley hit a runner and Edwards buried a pair of threes to cut the lead to 72-55.

Key stat

The Blazers were held scoreless for the first 5:12 of the game. They missed 11 field goal attempts in that stretch and trailed 10-0 before Simons ended the drought with a long baseline jumper as the shot clock was about to expire.

Next

The Blazers return home to take on Memphis on Sunday, and the Timberwolves host the Heat on Sunday.

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