Edwards went 16-of-29 and 9-of-17 from three with 10 rebounds in 33 minutes, and finished plus-27.

No player had ever posted 45 points, 10 rebounds and five threes in a season opener.

Edwards scored 15 in the third with four threes in five minutes, and Minnesota took a 99-81 lead into the fourth.

Technicals for Tim Hardaway Jr. and Edwards and a flagrant 1 on Antetokounmpo. Edwards' ninth three made it 121-93.

Antetokounmpo scored 35 on 13-of-19 shooting in his Heat debut, but Miami made just 8 of 33 threes.

LaMelo Ball added 21 points, 5 threes and 6 assists in his first game for Minnesota.

Photo by All-Pro Reels, CC-BY-SA-2.0, resized. Anthony Edwards with the Minnesota Timberwolves in December 2021.

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