After sitting out All-Star Weekend to tend to a minor hip issue, Edwards looked just fine in his first game coming out of the break. The fifth-year guard has scored at least 20 points in 17 straight appearances, averaging 32.6 points, 6.1 boards, 5.2 assists, 4.3 threes, 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks over that stretch.

Edwards didn't play during All-Star weekend due to a hip issue, but that won't keep him out Friday's game in Houston. The superstar guard was on a hot streak heading into the All-Star break, scoring 41 or more points in three of the last five games for the Timberwolves.

Anthony Edwards missed Sunday’s All-Star game in San Francisco due to a groin injury, or maybe it was a cold? Multiple things were reported in the immediate aftermath. The guard’s injury designation ahead of Minnesota’s bout in Houston was “questionable” with a hip ailment.

It might not be a bona fide rivalry, but every game between the Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves this season unfolded with the distinctly physical, spine-tingling tone of two teams who desperately want to beat each other.