Timberwolves top Thunder in battle for West lead

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Anthony Edwards scored 27 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 107-101 win over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.

The victory put the Timberwolves a game up on the Thunder for the top record in the Western Conference and gave Minnesota a split in the teams' four-game season series.

The Timberwolves had struggled in the fourth quarter recently, but Minnesota