The Minnesota Timberwolves leaned on their franchise star again Tuesday night, and Anthony Edwards delivered . The superstar guard powered the sixth-seeded Timberwolves past the New Orleans Pelicans in a 149-142 overtime win, taking over the second half to extend the Wolves’ winning streak to three games. For a team trying to climb the Western Conference ladder, it felt like the kind of night that could shape the Timberwolves’ season.

Edwards finished with 44 points, five rebounds, and four assists while shooting 16-of-30 from the floor and 6-of-13 from beyond the arc. He dropped 34 of those points after halftime and tied a career high with 30 in the second half alone. The Timberwolves trailed by as many as 15 when the Pelicans went on a 15-0 run late in the second quarter, but Edwa

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