Minnesota Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert came frighteningly close to a catastrophic injury on Monday night when a piece of the Target Center's jumbotron came crashing down-landing j

Minnesota Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert narrowly avoided being hit by what appeared to be a falling piece of equipment from the jumbotron at the Target Center during a game against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch wanted Edwards to catch the ball in the backcourt, giving him more of a running start toward the rim after he had taken 18 free throws in a rugged afternoon in FedExForum. But that was far too easy for the Grizzlies to cut off, which has been the problem for the Wolves this season.

The Timberwolves are seeking revenge on the Mavericks for last season's Western Conference Finals loss on Wednesday night.

Guess what? The Minnesota Timberwolves have been playing a little bit better, of late. On Monday night, Anthony Edwards & Co won their third straight game, a 100-92 victory over the putrid Atlanta Hawks.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic had 13 points, four assists and a rebound in the first quarter of Saturday afternoon's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Still, the Wolves outscored the Nuggets by nine points in the opening frame.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are struggling to build chemistry this season after cornerstone forward Karl-Anthony Towns was traded to New York in the offseason.

That led Edwards to reach out to Jordan, ESPN’s Mark Jones said during ESPN’s Timberwolves vs. Nuggets broadcast Saturday. “I was told by someone in his circle that three weeks ago Ant reached out

Anthony Edward's third three-pointer of the night against Denver, meant the 967th of his career, for most in Minnesota's history.

Rudy Gobert corralled an offensive rebound with five minutes left in the third quarter against the Denver Nuggets. He awkwardly passed the ball back out

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta heads into the matchup against Minnesota after losing four games in a row. The Timberwolves have gone 11-10 at home. Minnesota ranks third in the Western Conference in team defense, allowing only 108.1 points while holding opponents to 45.4% shooting.