Jaylen Nowell scored 28 points and Anthony Edwards added 27 points as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves ended a nine-game losing streak by routing the New Orleans Pelicans 135-105 on Thursday night.
The Timberwolves won their first game in six tries under new coach Chris Finch, a one-time New Orleans assistant who was hired from Toronto’s staff when Ryan Saunders was fired last month.
Minnesota, which has the worst record in the NBA, won for just the eighth time and improved to 2-0 against the Pelicans. The host Wolves won 120-110 on Jan. 23.
Jaden McDaniels scored 20, Karl-Anthony Towns had 16, Naz Reid had 15 and Jake Layman 12.
Zion Williamson scored 24 points, Steven Adams ha…
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