Rob Dillingham finished in double figures for the fifth time this season to help the Timberwolves knock off the Nuggets on Saturday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 34 points and became the Minnesota Timberwolves’ career leader in 3-pointers in a 133-104 victory over the Denver Nuggets 133-104 on Saturday. Edwards made 14 of 23 shots from the floor and scored 23 points in the second half as Minnesota pulled away after leading by 11 at halftime.

Minnesota Timberwolves season is too reminiscent of the team’s up and down 2022-23 campaign that frustrated fans.

The Phoenix Suns continue their three-game homestand Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers at Footprint Center in what will be their third matchup of the season. The Suns are 2-0 against the Clippers, winning both games in October at the new Intuit Dome.

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The Dallas Mavericks will start the first night of a back-to-back against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, both a Christmas Day and Western Conference Finals rematch. Nearly every Maverick is on the injury report as they look to make up for Monday's disappointing loss to the Charlotte Hornets.

The Minnesota Timberwolves head to American Airlines Center to face the Dallas Mavericks in a Western Conference matchup. The Timberwolves are 22-21, which puts them in ninth place. The Mavs are 23-20, which puts them in seventh place.

The game is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ABC. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial, or FuboTV, which also offers a free trial and $30 off your first month. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.

The 23rd-ranked Gophers women's basketball team let arch-rival Wisconsin hang around for a while through the first half but dominated the second half on its way to a 71-50 blowout victory Sunday afternoon at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

For MFFLs who can stomach keeping track, that’s three Dallas centers lost to injury in an 11-day span: Dereck Lively II, Dwight Powell and Kleber. The Mavericks’ season-long “next man up” mantra is being tested at a mind-boggling rate and proportion.

Anthony Edwards had already tied the franchise record for 3-pointers made all-time that was held by Karl-Anthony Towns. Then midway through the fourth quarter of Saturday afternoon's game against the Denver Nuggets,