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And we are talking about two legends: Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edwards shone brightly with <strong>45 points, 10 rebounds and nine three-pointers made<\/strong> to beat the Florida side <strong>131-106<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This game has been crazy,&#8221; exclaimed Edwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ANT JUST WENT OFF TO LEAD MINNESOTA TO VICTORY!\n\n45 PTS\n10 REB\n9 3PM \n\nFIRST PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY WITH 45+ PTS, 10+ REB, AND 5+ 3PM IN A SEASON OPENER \ud83e\udd2f https:\/\/t.co\/m1Y3cKKUAE<\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBA\/status\/2113097987501223975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The T-Wolves star moved like a fish in water and scored more threes than the entire Miami Heat team combined (8 of 33 attempts).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His stat line finished with 16\/29 from the field, 9\/17 from three-point range and 4\/5 from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First player in history to post 45 points, 10 rebounds and five or more three-pointers made in an opening game.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Given his mentality and abilities, Anthony has always thrived in moments like this. He lives them with intensity and embraces them,&#8221; said Chris Finch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;And the opening night is always special for any player,&#8221; the coach acknowledged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was also the case last season for Anthony Edwards, who went as high as 41 points against Portland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And he has repeated it this 2026-27 season <strong>with 45 in total<\/strong>. 12 points in the first quarter; nine in the second; 15 in the third, and another nine in the fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chamberlain managed to score 40 points in four consecutive opening games between 1959 and 1962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For his part, Michael Jordan achieved it on three occasions: 1986, 1989 and 1995. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Cover photo: Reuters)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Timberwolves star makes history with 45 points, 10 rebounds and nine three-pointers made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[68,23,47],"class_list":["post-200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-anthony-edwards","tag-miami-heat","tag-minnesota-timberwolves","no-featured-image-padding","resize-featured-image"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-10-22T010922Z_680863688_MT1USATODAY30149457_RTRMADP_3_NBA-MINNESOTA-TIMBERWOLVES-AT-MIAMI-HEAT.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Kiera Gardner","author_link":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/author\/kiera\/"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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