Edwards scored more than 40 points for the second straight night, finding an energy boost from Houston's chippy, chirpy ways.

The recent blockbuster trade sending Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers gives the defending Western Conference champions an elite inside-outside combination with Kyrie Irving and AD.

The Timberwolves stood pat at Thursday’s trade deadline in part because there is a strong internal belief that when they are fully healthy, the Wolves have the ability to make a run. With Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo out at least another few weeks,