Anthony Edwards became the Timberwolves’ franchise leader in 3-pointers at 23 years old during a 34-point day. Malone waved the white flag and went to his reserves with more than five minutes remaining.

A Wolves team that often struggles out of the gates was moving the ball the best it had all season and knocking down shot after shot. The result was a 40-point opening frame, and Minnesota never lost that offensive momentum in a 133-104 win over the Denver Nuggets Saturday afternoon at Target Center in Minneapolis.

Anthony Edwards scored 34 points with nine assists to lead Minnesota. In addition to the defeat, Nikola Jokic's streak of consecutive triple-doubles ended at five. The Nuggets center scored 20 points and dished out 11 assists, but only grabbed three rebounds.