After Edwards shot the 3 with time winding down, Julius Randle could be seen on ESPN's cameras making his way towards the locker room. A review had held up the final inbounds play, but Randle was already on his way out of the tunnel, and he's been the subject of criticism for his early exit and body language during crunch time in Wednesday's game.

One of the men instrumental in beginning the trend of winning there is Naz Reid, who had his jersey retired Thursday night in Roselle, where his alma mater, No. 5 in the NJ.com Top 20, defeated Westfield, 67-58, in a Union County Conference matchup.

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The shorthanded New York Knicks are facing a daunting test against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. The Knicks will take on the contending Timberwolves with All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns questionable with a thumb injury.

Julius Randle is not a good fit for the Wolves and Anthony Edwards is not playing within the offensive system.

The harsher penalties for teams that spent aggressively are impacting the present and futures of two former All-Stars — and their teams.

Julius Randle had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Anthony Edwards added 21 points and seven assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Orlando Magic 104-89 on Thursday night for their third straight victory.

Ja Morant made a tiebreaking jumper with 18 seconds left, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 33 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 on Saturday night in a game that was tight from start to finish.

(AP) Julius Randle had 23 points and 10 rebounds ... Magic 104-89 on Thursday night for their third straight victory. Naz Reid came off the bench to score 16 points, and Rudy Gobert added 10 ...