Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards loves competing. He loves talking trash. But there's a point where someone can take things too far, and that's what he felt Houston Rockets guard Dillon Brooks did Thursday night in a game the Wolves won 127-119 at Target Center in Minneapolis.

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

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,