With the Minnesota Timberwolves leading by three in the final 20 seconds of regulation, Anthony Edwards dribbled out the shot clock, tried to cross up Celtics guard Derrick White and kicked the ball, picked it up and fired.

Splash.

Edwards finished with 39 points and zero turnovers to power Minnesota to a 119-115 victory at home against Boston on Saturday.

Was that play ugly? You bet. Minnesota doesn’t care at the moment. It had to win one of these games — because disaster nearly struck again.

The Wolves cranked up their defensive pressure in the second half to turn a 10-point halftime deficit into a 12-point lead with fewer than four minutes to play. Two minutes later, Boston tied the game on a Jaylen Brown triple with 98 ticks left on the clock.

It wouldn’t be a Timberwolves’ game i

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