Anthony Edwards scored 20 of his 41 factors within the fourth quarter because the Minnesota Timberwolves used a late surge to overpower the league-worst Washington Wizards 120-106 on Monday.
A lackluster efficiency, which included 13 turnovers within the first half, noticed the Timberwolves path briefly within the third interval earlier than taking an 82-79 lead into the ultimate interval.
However they went on a 20-7 run to take management.
Edwards’ huge recreation got here hours after the NBA fined him $50,000 for making “obscene gestures towards a recreation official” throughout Minnesota’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.
That is the fifth time this season the 23-year-old has been fined by the league, which has now fined him $285,000 for the infractions.
In November, he was fined $35,000 for giving the finger to a Sacramento fan.
And in December, he was fined 3 times: $25,000 for swearing throughout a media interview, $75,000 for utilizing foul language and criticizing match officers, and $100,000 for swearing throughout a post-match tv interview.
Within the newest incident, Edwards gave a match official the finger.
Edwards, who gained Olympic gold with the U.S. basketball staff in Paris final 12 months, is averaging 25.4 factors, 5.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists per recreation this season.
He signed a five-year, $244.6 million rookie contract extension in 2023, which pays him $42.2 million this season.
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