Jaden McDaniels scored 21 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder 123-111.
The Timberwolves never trailed and led by as many as 22.
Anthony Edwards scored 26 points (12 in the first quarter).
For the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 points and 8 assists on 12 for 18 shooting.
The Timberwolves shot 50.6% from the field and 46.8% from 3 to the Thunder’s 47.7% and 35.5%. The Timberwolves made 22 3-pointers, 5 of them by McDaniels and 4 by Edwards. The Thunder gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Timberwolves missed. The Thunder’s starters were outscored 34-21 in 12 minutes together.