Anthony Edwards scored 20 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcome a sloppy first half and beat the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 120-106 on Monday night. Earlier Monday,

For three quarters Monday, the Minnesota Timberwolves looked as if they wanted to give an easy win away to the league-worst Wizards. They got their act together in the fourth quarter and staved off disaster for a 120-106 victory.

Julius Randle added 20 points and 10 rebounds and Rudy Gobert had 11 ... six times after the break. Wizards: A strong 3-point shooting game hints at what rebuilding Washington hopes to be in ...

Washington Wizards rookie center Alex Sarr is beginning to establish himself in the league a little more. Sarr is doing that by receiving Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honors for December, making him the first Wizards player to earn the award since Bradley Beal did so back in 2013.

Minnesota got double-doubles from both Julius Randle (20 points, 10 rebounds) and Rudy Gobert ... Washington rookie Kyshawn George came off the bench to score 10 points, his second double-figure performance in the past three outings. The Wizards shot ...

Anthony Edwards scored 20 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcome a sloppy first half and beat the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 120-106.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are struggling to build chemistry this season after cornerstone forward Karl-Anthony Towns was traded to New York in the offseason.