most points by a timberwolve on opening night all time single game

Anthony Edwards has posted the most points for the Timberwolves in a season opener, with 45 points against the Heat on October 21.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	45	10/21/2026	MIN	@	MIA	33	10	3	2	1	16	29	55.2	9	17	52.9	4	5	80.0	72.1	0	10	4	1	+25
2	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	41	10/22/2025	MIN	@	POR	39	7	1	0	1	14	28	50.0	5	10	50.0	8	8	100.0	65.0	1	6	4	4	+9
3	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	36	10/23/2019	MIN	@	BKN	39	14	3	3	3	11	22	50.0	7	11	63.6	7	8	87.5	70.5	1	13	3	5	-1
4	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	34	11/5/1999	MIN	@	SAC	43	17	4	3	1	12	23	52.2	3	5	60.0	7	8	87.5	64.1	3	14	5	4	+3
5	Kevin Love K. Love	31	10/30/2013	MIN	vs	ORL	41	17	4	0	0	8	19	42.1	3	8	37.5	12	16	75.0	59.5	4	13	1	3	+9
6	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	30	10/20/2021	MIN	vs	HOU	29	10	2	2	2	11	15	73.3	3	4	75.0	5	5	100.0	87.2	5	5	3	3	+34
7	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	29	10/20/2021	MIN	vs	HOU	31	6	3	1	0	10	21	47.6	6	12	50.0	3	4	75.0	63.7	2	4	4	2	+26
8	Ricky Rubio R. Rubio	28	10/28/2015	MIN	@	LAL	32	2	14	1	0	10	17	58.8	2	4	50.0	6	7	85.7	69.7	0	2	1	3	+12
9	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	28	11/3/2004	MIN	vs	NYK	39	20	7	0	3	13	20	65.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	65.7	1	19	2	3	+8
10	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	28	10/31/2000	MIN	@	HOU	37	11	5	1	1	12	27	44.4	0	2	0.0	4	5	80.0	47.9	2	9	3	3	+8
11	Tom Gugliotta T. Gugliotta	28	10/31/1997	MIN	vs	GSW	38	11	4	0	1	10	15	66.7	0	0		8	10	80.0	72.2	2	9	1	2	+4
12	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	27	10/22/2024	MIN	@	LAL	41	6	3	0	0	10	25	40.0	5	13	38.5	2	3	66.7	51.3	0	6	4	3	0
13	Jeff Teague J. Teague	27	10/17/2018	MIN	@	SAS	32	1	4	2	0	8	12	66.7	2	3	66.7	9	9	100.0	84.6	0	1	2	2	-5
14	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	26	10/25/2023	MIN	@	TOR	38	14	1	0	0	8	27	29.6	4	7	57.1	6	6	100.0	43.9	5	9	2	1	0
15	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	26	10/18/2017	MIN	@	SAS	30	5	1	0	0	9	14	64.3	4	6	66.7	4	9	44.4	72.4	1	4	1	0	-19
16	Thaddeus Young T. Young	26	10/29/2014	MIN	@	MEM	34	4	4	2	0	10	18	55.6	2	3	66.7	4	4	100.0	65.8	2	2	1	2	-6
17	Donyell Marshall D. Marshall	26	11/4/1994	MIN	@	DEN	26	4	2	0	3	9	18	50.0	5	8	62.5	3	6	50.0	63.0	2	2	0	0
18	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	25	10/26/2016	MIN	@	MEM	34	7	0	0	1	7	14	50.0	1	1	100.0	10	14	71.4	62.0	4	3	2	1	-5
19	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	25	10/29/2003	MIN	vs	MIL	41	21	6	1	3	11	23	47.8	0	0		3	6	50.0	48.8	5	16	1	2	+6
20	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	25	10/31/1997	MIN	vs	GSW	40	11	7	0	6	10	17	58.8	0	0		5	6	83.3	63.6	2	9	3	1	+19
21	Michael Beasley M. Beasley	24	12/26/2011	MIN	vs	OKC	36	5	1	1	1	11	27	40.7	0	3	0.0	2	3	66.7	42.4	2	3	2	2	-8
22	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	24	11/1/2006	MIN	vs	SAC	41	12	3	0	3	7	9	77.8	0	0		10	10	100.0	89.6	1	11	3	1	+13
23	Tom Gugliotta T. Gugliotta	24	11/1/1996	MIN	vs	SAS	43	10	1	1	2	9	20	45.0	0	1	0.0	6	7	85.7	52.0	3	7	4	2	+11
24	Chuck Person C. Person	24	11/6/1992	MIN	@	BOS	42	5	7	0	0	9	18	50.0	1	5	20.0	5	9	55.6	54.6	2	3	4	3
25	Tony Campbell T. Campbell	24	11/2/1990	MIN	vs	DAL	38	5	1	3	1	11	20	55.0	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	57.5	3	2	3	5

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PPG

17.7

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RPG

11.8

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APG

6.1

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.2

8th

DRTG

106.6

3rd

NETRTG

10.6

2nd

3P%

37.3

8th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Spurs	7	2	.778	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	6	2	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	UTA	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	DAL	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	CHI	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Mon 11/16	POR	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 11/17	POR	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Timberwolves

7 - 3

115

Final

109

Pelicans

4 - 5

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.5

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.8

Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

75.9

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

121.9

121.1

118.7

118.2

117.6

DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.5

106.6

108.2

108.6

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.0

9.5

9.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-7

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FanDuel Points Leaders

567.5

Dončić

565.1

Wembanyama

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

550.3

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

36.9

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

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NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

7-2

6-2

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

1-6

2-7

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	1.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.0
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Nets	2	7	.222	5.5
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	8	2	.800
2	Thunder	8	2	.800
3	Rockets	7	2	.778	0.5
4	Spurs	7	2	.778	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	6	2	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	2	5	.286	4.5
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
Sun 11/8	UTA	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Sun 11/8	BKN	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Anthony Edwards has posted the most points for the Timberwolves in a season opener, with 45 points against the Heat on October 21.

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