NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Edwards shook off an injury scare and finished with 28 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Brooklyn Nets 105-90 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win. Edwards, who also added five rebounds, appeared to avoid serious injury when he briefly left the g ame after he stepped backward onto the foot of Nets coach Jordi Fernandez while making a 3-pointer late in the second quarter. Edwards was helped off the court, but returned for the start of the second half. Rudy Gobert added 21 points for Minnesota while shooting 9 of 10 from the field and adding 18 rebounds. Nic Claxton had 18 points for Brooklyn and Dariq Whitehead scored 17. Key moment The Timberwolves took the lead with 8:26 left in the second quarter and never looked back. Edwards led his team in scoring with 15 points in the first half to help put them up 49-37 at the break. Key stat The Timberwolves shot 31.0% — 13 of 42 — from 3-point range, led by Edwards’ 5 of 10. Up next Timberwolves: Take on the 76ers in Philadelphia on Saturday night. Nets: Host the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. ...read more read less