Minnesota scored the first 10 points of the game and held the Blazers scoreless for over five minutes after tipoff, displaying the defensive intensity and focus that was a team trademark last season. By two minutes into the second quarter, the Wolves had built a 27-point lead over Portland, but then they got sloppy.

Anthony Edwards hit nine 3-pointers and scored 37 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 127-102.

On Friday evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the Portland Trail Blazers at the Target Center. The Timberwolves won by a score of 127-102 to improve to 6-3 in their first nine games. Anthony Edwards finished the victory with 37 points,