The Wolves overcame miscues and a sloppy second half for a 100-92 victory despite De’Andre Hunter’s 35 points for injury-depleted Atlanta.

Anthony Edwards scored 23 points and Julius Randle added 20 to help the Minnesota Timberwolves hold off the short-handed Atlanta Hawks 100-92.

Nothing went particularly well for the Timberwolves on Monday at Target Center, even in victory. Minnesota didn’t carry over any momentum from its masterpiece Saturday against Denver. The

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.

At issue was a brutal second half in which the Timberwolves were outscored 49-40 by the zombie Hawks, who were missing Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels and Bogdan Bogdanović. The Wolves still needed to play Rudy Gobert 38 minutes, Anthony Edwards 35 and Mike Conley 31 to ensure they finished off the Hawks.

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The Timberwolves will be playing the full four quarters on Monday, but they're expected to have things wrapped up well before that. They will host the Atlanta Hawks at 8:00 p.m. ET at Target Center. The Timberwolves will be strutting in after a victory while the Hawks will be stumbling in from a defeat.

Analyzing Monday’s Atlanta Hawks at Minnesota Timberwolves odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Atlanta Hawks are currently on a four-game losing streak and have a lot of tough road games coming up, starting with tomorrow night in Minnesota against the

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Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert reacts to an object nearly hitting him in the first half of Monday's game versus the Hawks.