MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Saddiq Bay scored 30 points, including two free throws with 10.8 seconds remaining, helping the New Orleans Pelicans overcome an 18-point second-half deficit in a 119-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.

After being a player short for much of this season, the Timberwolves after the NBA trade deadline have a roster that looks similar to the ones that were good enough to reach the Western Conference finals each of the past two years.

Anthony Edwards is just toying with the Pelicans as the Timberwolves continue their strong run of form in the NBA.

Veteran guard Mike Conley Jr. is set to rejoin the Minnesota Timberwolves after a whirlwind trade sequence. Following deals to Chicago and then Charlotte, the Hornets waived him, allowing him to return to Minnesota under NBA rules.

An NBA insider claims that the Minnesota Timberwolves showed interest in trying to trade for LaMelo Ball of the Hornets.

Veteran point guard Mike Conley is expected to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves after being traded twice this week, NBA insider Shams Charania reports.

For a team staring down the barrel of a fourth straight loss, the New Orleans Pelicans certainly didn’t play like a group ready to fold. On a Friday night

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Saddiq Bay scored 30 points, including two free throws with 10.8 seconds remaining, helping the New Orleans Pelicans overcome an 18-point second-half deficit in a 119-115 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.