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“You can’t go 82-0 if you don’t start 1-0.” – LeBron James (paraphrasing)
Expectations were high, and the degree of performance was even higher. On opening night, your Minnesota Timberwolves dusted the Miami Heat by a final score of 131-106. This game got out of hand for Miami in the third quarter and Minnesota never looked back. The new Wolves jerseys were hotter than the otherwise electric introduction of Giannis Antetokounmpo, whose historic 35-point debut will be forgotten amidst the drubbing by the hands of Anthony Edwards and his new supporting cast.
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There is not, in truth, a ton of room to poke holes in this performance from the Timberwolves. It was seamless and fluid. This team played like they’d been playing together for a few seasons at minimum. It was an encouraging start to a season where many naysayers will claim that newcomer LaMelo Ball does not impact winning.
However, the result of this game against a retooled Miami Heat team would suggest that sustained success is on the way.
Anthony Edwards
The headline for this section does not need much else. What more can you say?
Edwards finished the game with a massive 45 points on 16 of 29 shooting from the floor, including a sterling nine of 17 mark from three-point range. His 10 rebounds capped off a sensational double-double. It was just another electric performance.
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All of the offseason chatter about Edwards feeling more at home without primary ballhandling duties seemed to ring true. At no point in the game did Ant look uncomfortable moving off-ball and finding his shots. Much of this comfortability can be attributed to the play of LaMelo Ball and the schemes drawn up by head coach Chris Finch to ensure that Edwards can be fully unleashed this season.
Ant cashed in on his open looks. He will likely continue to do so. It figures to stay this way for the foreseeable future.
The sample size is obviously small, though this type of offensive output from Edwards is exactly what president of basketball operations Tim Connelly had in mind when making the seismic trade for LaMelo Ball. Anything else on top of this is just gravy as the…
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