The Cavaliers shot 51 percent from the field and knocked down 17 triples. Evan Mobley, who didn’t play at Target Center in the mid-January meeting, led the Cavaliers’ charge with 28 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four blocked shots. Jarrett Allen also had a double-double, and Donovan Mitchell poured in 23 points.

With the Minnesota Timberwolves missing two key contributors and searching for a mid-winter spark, Anthony Edwards played up to his NBA superstar status. Two games. Two days. 90 points. Two wins. “I think he knows what we need from him now,

Edwards scored more than 40 points for the second straight night, finding an energy boost from Houston's chippy, chirpy ways.