Follow-Up: Edwards Scores 45 as Timberwolves Rout Heat 131-106 in Miami; Antetokounmpo Nets 35 in Heat Debut
The Minnesota Timberwolves opened the NBA season with a 131-106 road rout of the Miami Heat in Miami on October 22, Reuters reported.
Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards scored 45 points on 16-of-29 shooting, including 9-of-17 from three-point range, and grabbed 10 rebounds, becoming only the third player in NBA history with multiple 40-point opening-night games, alongside Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan.
For Miami, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who joined the Heat this summer, scored 35 points with 6 rebounds in his Heat debut. New Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball had 21 points and 6 assists in his first game for Minnesota.
(Pictured: Anthony Edwards, file photo.)
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