Anthony Edwards scored 23 points and Julius Randle added 20 to help the Minnesota Timberwolves hold off the short-handed Atlanta Hawks 100-92.

Anthony Edwards scored 23 points ... Naz Reid contributed 15 points off the bench. De’Andre Hunter scored a career-high 35 points to lead Atlanta. Fellow reserve Clint Capela chipped in 10 ...

Timberwolves Top Performers Anthony Edwards – 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists Julius Randle – 20 points, 8 rebounds Hawks Top Performers De’Andre Hunter – 35 points (career-high), 4 3PM Tied for most points by a bench player in a game this season Keaton Wallce – 13 points,

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 23 points and Julius Randle added 20 to help the Minnesota Timberwolves hold off the short-handed Atlanta Hawks 100-92 on Monday night. DeAndre Hunter ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 23 points and Julius Randle added 20 to help the Minnesota Timberwolves hold off the short-handed Atlanta Hawks 100-92 on Monday night. DeAndre Hunter ...

The Wolves overcame miscues and a sloppy second half for a 100-92 victory despite De’Andre Hunter’s 35 points for injury-depleted Atlanta.

Atlanta will try to break its four-game slide when the Hawks take on Minnesota. The teams match up Monday for the first time this season.

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert and Atlanta Hawks big man Mouhamed Gueye walked away unscathed as a piece of debris fell from the Target Center jumbotron.

Strong options off the bench an essential piece for any contending team during the taxing 82-game season and the intense postseason that follows. A good bench can help pick up the slack if a star player is having an off night, or if the team is dealing with injury woes.

This season, the Hawks had been double-digit underdogs in three games, but found a way to win them. With Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance,

DeAndre Hunter had a career-high 35 points and Keaton Wallace added 13 for the Hawks, who played without leading scorer and NBA assist leader Trae Young (hamstring) and starters Dyson Daniels (ankle) and Jalen Johnson (shoulder).