Timberwolves beat Raptors 117-94 to move to 3-0

Third team in NBA history to win first three by 20+

Wire Report IntelligenceUpdated 54m1 min read

That 3-0 feeling 🗣️ Anthony Edwards (26 PTS) & LaMelo Ball (15 PTS, 8 AST) are FIRED UP after helping the @Timberwo Via @NBA on X

What happened: Minnesota beat Toronto 117-94 in its home opener. Anthony Edwards led all scorers with 26 points, and LaMelo Ball added 15 points and 8 assists.

Minnesota Timberwolves shot chart: every field-goal attempt by court location, final MIN 117, TOR 94 — Timberwolves 117, Raptors 94 (Oct. 25, at home). Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting. The Timberwolves shot 43-of-77 (55.8%) and 15-of-31 from 3. Every Timberwolves field-goal attempt, by location: Graphic: wire.report

Toronto Raptors shot chart: every field-goal attempt by court location, final TOR 94, MIN 117 — Timberwolves 117, Raptors 94 (Oct. 25, on the road). Ja'Kobe Walter led the Raptors with 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting. The Raptors shot 35-of-91 (38.5%) and 10-of-38 from 3. Every Raptors field-goal attempt, by location: Graphic: wire.report

Why it matters: It was the Timberwolves' 11th consecutive home-opener win. Minnesota is also the third team in NBA history to win its first three games of a season by 20 or more points.

By the numbers: Edwards: 26 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST. Ball: 15 PTS, 8 AST. Minnesota's three wins have each come by at least 20 points.

What to watch: Minnesota puts its 3-0 record on the line in its next game.

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