"It was fun, I told him. He was at the free throw line, I was like ‘(expletive), you got stronger,’" said Reid.

"The way Bones is playing right now, it's really important we keep him in this group when Ant comes back," coach Chris Finch said.

Julius Randle scored 32 points and Bones Hyland had 22 points off the bench to help the Minnesota Timberwolves offset the absence of All-Star Anthony Edwards and beat the Phoenix Suns 116-104.

The Portland Trail Blazers visit the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night for an 8 p.m. ET tip from Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

On Wednesday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves will host the Utah Jazz at the Target Center.The Timberwolves most recently beat the Phoenix Suns (at home) by a score of 116-104.Julius Randle led the way with 32 points,

Jerami Grant made a 3-pointer with 22.2 seconds left and the Portland Trail Blazers escaped with a 108-104 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Playing without Anthony Edwards, the Wolves came out flat against the Blazers. "We feel like we gave the game away," Julius Randle said.

"They made some shots, give credit to them, but offensively we didn’t," said Brown.