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Edwards scores 45 as Timberwolves beat Heat 131-106
Minnesota attempted fifty threes, thirty of them from Edwards and LaMelo Ball, while Giannis Antetokounmpo scored thirty-five in his Heat debut; the other Wolves rebounded.
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At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Edwards hits 9 3-pointers, scores 45 as Timberwolves beat Heat 131-106”, with reporting from Star Tribune.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 12:32 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Brock Thunderson.
- BBN covered this story before: Mike Tirico addresses Michael Jordan's disappointing interview with… (October 15).
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- Yahoo SportsEdwards hits 9 3-pointers, scores 45 as Timberwolves beat Heat 131-106
- Yahoo SportsTimberwolves’ Anthony Edwards join Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan with historic season-opener feat
- Star TribuneMinnesota Timberwolves beat Miami Heat. Get score, Anthony Edwards stats October 21, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAnthony Edwards hits nine threes, scores forty-five, and Minnesota beats Miami one thirty-one to one oh six in Giannis Antetokounmpo's first game as a Heat player.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistIs forty-five a lot? In my world that's a mild breeze.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt's a lot. Only Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan have multiple season openers with forty or more, and now Edwards is the third.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, that's a club with three members.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistAnd LaMelo Ball scored twenty-one in his Minnesota debut. Who took the other shots?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNobody. The Wolves took fifty threes, and Edwards and Ball took thirty of them. I'm telling you, that's two guys at a private range.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThen who was getting the ball back?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe rebounders. Fifty-two to thirty-four. Those guys didn't play basketball, they ran a lost-and-found.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSo fifty threes, thirty from two guys, and somebody still had to go get the ball.
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