In New York, Minnesota overcame an injury scare to Anthony Edwards before easing to a 105-90 win against the Brooklyn Nets.
Edwards needed to be helped from the court after rolling an ankle when he landed on the foot of Nets coach Jordi Fernandez standing at courtside during the second quarter.
The Wolves ace returned in the second half and finished with 28 points in a win that keeps Minnesota firmly in the hunt in the playoff race.
In Philadelphia, the Milwaukee Bucks stayed on course for the postseason with a 126-113 defeat of the already eliminated 76ers thanks to an imperious triple-double performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Bucks’ Greek star finished with 35 points, 17 rebounds and 20 assists on a night when seven Milwaukee players finished in double figures.
Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers left the game late in the first half after falling ill, leaving assistant Darvin Ham to take over for the remainder of the contest.
“He just tapped me on the shoulder and said ‘You got it from here man, my stomach is messed up,'” Ham said afterwards.
“Next man up, next men up. That’s why you build a good crew.”
The win keeps Milwaukee in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with a 42-34 record.
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