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The Wolves blew an eight point lead with a minute left and it was the leaders of the team that hold responsibility.

Minnesota had the game in the bag until two turnovers and a pair of missed free throws killed them in Phoenix.

The ball pressure did. Minnesota was stiff enough defensively to force 28 turnovers Friday. At the same time, Phoenix took advantage of Minnesota’s propensity to overhelp and rotate poorly on that end, which allowed the Suns to generate a number of open looks. Phoenix shot 48% from the field, including 45% from distance.

Julius Randle is surging and Anthony Edwards is slumping for Minnesota, which is beating the bad teams and losing to the good ones so far.

Julius Randle had 32 points and 10 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves held off a late rally by the Washington Wizards for a 120-109 victory on Wednesday night.

The Washington Wizards and Minnesota Timberwolves meet Wednesday at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

And since Nov. 1, Randle’s 128.2 offensive rating is tops in the entire NBA. He’s one of four players currently averaging 25-plus points, seven-plus rebounds and six-plus assists, joining Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered one of their most frustrating losses of the season on Friday night, letting a late lead slip away in a 114-113 defeat to the Phoenix Suns.