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 fourth quarter and they punished us for that," Towns said.