The Minnesota Timberwolves pulled off a thrilling comeback against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday in front of a roaring home crowd at Target Center. 

Anthony Edwards shot the dagger with 16.8 seconds left when he landed in a basket off the back court while he was on the move to complete a 19 point comeback by the Timberwolves.  Edwards led the Timberwolves with 23 points while Donte DiVincenzo followed with 19 points and Naz Reid added a crucial 17 points coming off the bench. 

Minnesota was down early having been outscored 55-42 through the first half. The Timberwolves put up more of a fight in the third quarter, but were still outscored by one to being them into the fourth. 

Things looked bad at that point until the Timberwolves put together 7-0 and 8-2 runs to cut the lead down before they were eventually able to come within enough distance for Edwards to put in the go-ahead basket. 

“Sometimes it’s going to be ugly. As long as you pull it out and you win, that’s all that matters. We all played pretty softly in the first half. We figured it out, some way, some form. That’s the kind of team we are though, we’re resilient. Sometimes we might get in our way and sometimes we might do things that normal people wouldn’t do," Reid said (via Timberwolves).

Even as they fell well behind the Spurs, the Timberwolves had the home field advantage in Minnesota. The Timberwolves faithful didn't give up on their team and as Minnesota started climbing back up the board, the crowd grey louder and louder to help turn the momentum in the Timberwolves favor. 

The idea of a home court advantage isn't just a superstition. The Timberwolves have the seventh-best home record in the NBA at 16-5 and all the support they've earned from their home town crowd paid off in their win. 

“It was definitely lively. That’s our sixth man, you know, it’s rockin’ in there. It kind of gets us going and helps us do things that we do. Julius [Randle] got a stop and the whole crowd gets going, Julius gets  two offensive rebounds and-1s and the crowds just going," Reid said. 

On top of the offensive effort led by Edwards, the part that Julius Randle played in locking down Victor Wembanyama was a major factor in keeping the Spurs at bay when it mattered most. 

Wembanyama did finish the game with 29 points, but as held the ball with just over six seconds left in the game Randle put the Sours superstar on lock and forced him to miss a three-point shot that would have won the game for San Antonio. 

Randle will have to face off against Wembanyama again when the Timberwolves face the Spurs again on Jan. 17, so Randle will have to rise to the challenge again. 

“We do play him in a few days so I can’t really say too much, but just trying to make everything difficult. It’s unbelievable, all the respect in the world for him, just how he approaches the game, unbelievable talent, he’s a tough challenge for sure," Randle said (via Timberwolves).