Washington Wizards rookie center Alex Sarr is beginning to establish himself in the league a little more. Sarr is doing that by receiving Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honors for December, making him the first Wizards player to earn the award since Bradley Beal did so back in 2013.
For three quarters Monday, the Minnesota Timberwolves looked as if they wanted to give an easy win away to the league-worst Wizards. They got their act together in the fourth quarter and staved off disaster for a 120-106 victory.
Anthony Edwards scored 20 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcome a sloppy first half and beat the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 120-106 on Monday night.
Right now, there are five teams with 10 or fewer wins in an apparent race for the best odds to land the No. 1 pick.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are struggling to build chemistry this season after its cornerstone forward Karl-Anthony Towns was traded to New York in the offseason.
The Warriors were up 34-10 late in the first quarter, a mind-boggling combination of Minnesota ineptitude and Golden State desperation.