A huge run in the final minutes settled it as Edwards sat out because of a sore hip and Rob Dillingham stood in for injured Mike Conley at the point.

With the Minnesota Timberwolves missing two key contributors and searching for a mid-winter spark, Anthony Edwards played up to his NBA superstar status. Two games. Two days. 90 points. Two wins. "I think he knows what we need from him now,

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