Rudy Gobert matched his career high with 35 points and had 11 rebounds for Minnesota in a 117-91 victory over the Brooklyn Nets that put the Timberwolves on the brink of a top-six finish that would avoid the play-in games.

The Nets trailed by 28 and got dominated inside by Rudy Gobert. “It’s really hard to win a basketball game when you shoot 37 percent from the field and 29 percent from 3. You’re just not going to win many games,

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Edwards was slapped with his NBA -high 18th technical foul of the season for using profanity to complain about a call in Minnesota's 117-91 win over Brooklyn on Friday night, prompting an automatic suspension for the next game against Utah on Sunday.

The star guard’s likely absence against Utah could complicate Minnesota's pursuit of a top-six seed in the West.