Karl-Anthony Towns (right) of the Minnesota Timberwolves shoots the ball against the Brooklyn Nets on January 23, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo: VCG

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 15 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter as the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away down the stretch for a 136-125 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Minneapolis on Sunday night.

Towns was two-of-11 from the field through three quarters as Minnesota held a 102-95 lead. After Brooklyn was within 111-105 on a three-point play by Kyrie Irving with 7:04 left, Towns hit a variety of shots to help Minnesota clinch its seventh win in 10 games.

Towns made five of seven shots in the fourth as he hit two three-pointers, converted a three-point play along with a dunk and a floater when Minnesota used a 16-5 run to take a 127-110 lead with 3:41 remaining on the center's three-pointer from the top of the key.

Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 25 points on eight-of-17 shooting but was helped back to the locker room with an apparent right leg injury late in the fourth. Former Nets player D'Angelo Russell collected 23 and 10 assists as Minnesota shot 52.2 percent, hit 14 three-pointers and led for the final 32:45.

Jaylen Nowell contributed 16 points, Taurean Prince 15 and Jaden McDaniels 14 for Minnesota, which scored 28 points off 19 Brooklyn turnovers.

Irving led all scorers with 30 points as the Nets finished a 2-2 road trip in their fourth game since losing Kevin Durant to a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee.

Patty Mills added 21 points but James Harden was held to 13 as the Nets allowed their most points of the season on a night when they shot 50.5 percent and hit 15 3-pointers.

Elsewhere, Jimmy Butler finished with a triple-double of 20 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds as the Miami Heat held on to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-107.

Butler posted his 10th triple-double with Miami breaking the team record for triple-doubles which was held by LeBron James, who led the Lakers with 33 points on Sunday.

Duncan Robinson scored 25 points, Caleb Martin tallied 15, Bam Adebayo scored 14 and Gabe Vincent chipped in 11 in the win.

James recorded  his 17th consecutive game with at least 26 points. ­Russell Westbrook scored 24 for the Lakers, former Heat guard Avery Bradley added 15 and Carmelo ­Anthony scored 11.

James says he's playing some of the best basketball of his career although the Lakers have lost five of their last seven games. "I'm in one of the best zones offensively I've been in in my career," James said.