MINNEAPOLIS -- With the Target Center pulsating, Anthony Edwards decided to take the temperature of his shooting streak.
The Minnesota Timberwolves' dynamic young superstar, dripping with confidence, had already buried a string of jumpers, becoming more animated after each one widened the score. Then, with 48 seconds left in the game-defining third quarter, Edwards drifted toward the left wing and took aim.
Kevin Durant's infinite wingspan was a touch too late on the close-out and Edwards' 3-pointer danced through the net, letting loose a deafening roar from a sellout crowd.
The Timberwolves lead stretched to 16, and the 22-year-old Edwards celebrated by bobbing his head up and down, pounding one hand on his chest and shouting at the 35-year-old Durant, who shook his head and smiled.