PORTLAND, Ore. -- — Anthony Edwards had 41 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied late in the fourth quarter for a 118-114 season-opening win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.

Edwards, who set a career high last season with an average of 27.6 points, was questionable for the game because of back spasms, but started.

The Blazers went ahead 46-40 midway through the second quarter on Kris Murray's 3-pointer. But Jaden McDaniels answered on the other end with an emphatic dunk over Portland's 7-foot-1 rookie Yang Hansen.

The Blazers, who missed out on the playoffs last season for the fourth straight year, led 61-57 at the break and maintained a narrow edge until late in the fourth quarter.

Edwards hit a step-back jumper to pull Minnesota within 107-105, then made a 3-pointer to make it 108-107 with 3:36 left. Another Edwards 3 gave Minnesota a 114-112 lead and Rudy Gobert’s dunk with 32.1 seconds to go sealed it.

Julius Randle finished with 19 points for the Timberwolves, who went to the Western Conference finals last season.

Jerami Grant led the Blazers with 29 points.

Damian Lillard, who returned to the Blazers in the offseason, got a rousing ovation from the fans at Moda Center when he was introduced before the game. Lillard has an Achilles injury and won't play this season.

Portland was also playing without guard Scoot Henderson, who was sidelined for the start of the season with a left hamstring tear.

Tom Dundon, owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, was at the game. Dundon leads a group that has agreed to purchase the Trail Blazers from Paul Allen's estate. The sale still must be approved by the NBA Board of Governors.

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Rudy Gobert vs. Donovan Clingan (Deni Avdija gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Jrue Holiday misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:37	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	0	0
11:31	Julius Randle misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	0	0
11:29	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	0	0
11:28	Jrue Holiday lost ball turnover (Julius Randle steals)	0	0
11:24	Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:22	Deni Avdija defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Julius Randle shooting foul	0	0
11:14	Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:14	Deni Avdija makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
10:58	Donte DiVincenzo misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:55	Donovan Clingan defensive rebound	2	0
10:44	Shaedon Sharpe makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Toumani Camara assists)	4	0
10:28	Donte DiVincenzo makes 29-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)	4	3
10:14	Shaedon Sharpe lost ball turnover (Donte DiVincenzo steals)	4	3
10:11	Donte DiVincenzo makes two point shot	4	5
10:03	Toumani Camara makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)	7	5
9:49	Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot three pointer	7	8
9:39	Jrue Holiday misses driving layup	7	8
9:39	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	7	8
9:39	Rudy Gobert loose ball foul	7	8
9:31	Shaedon Sharpe misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	8
9:28	Julius Randle defensive rebound	7	8
9:15	Donovan Clingan blocks Rudy Gobert 's 2-foot dunk	7	8
9:14	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	7	8
9:06	Toumani Camara makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shaedon Sharpe assists)	10	8
8:50	Jaden McDaniels makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	10	11
8:35	Donovan Clingan makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)	13	11
8:25	Donte DiVincenzo bad pass (Donovan Clingan steals)	13	11
8:12	Donovan Clingan bad pass (Donte DiVincenzo steals)	13	11
8:03	Jerami Grant enters the game for Shaedon Sharpe	13	11
8:03	Trail Blazers Full timeout	13	11
8:03	(08:03) [Trail Blazers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Trail Blazers] charged with a timeout	13	11
8:03	(08:03) [Timberwolves] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	13	11
8:02	Donte DiVincenzo out of bounds bad pass turnover	13	11
7:43	Deni Avdija misses driving layup	13	11
7:41	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	13	11
7:29	Anthony Edwards misses driving layup	13	11
7:27	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	13	11
7:13	Jerami Grant makes driving layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	15	11
7:13	Rudy Gobert shooting foul	15	11
7:13	Yang Hansen enters the game for Donovan Clingan	15	11
7:13	Naz Reid enters the game for Rudy Gobert	15	11
7:13	Jerami Grant makes free throw 1 of 1	16	11
6:47	Donte DiVincenzo misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	11
6:45	Jerami Grant defensive rebound	16	11
6:39	Jaden McDaniels shooting foul	16	11
6:39	Deni Avdija misses free throw 1 of 2	16	11
6:39	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	16	11
6:39	Deni Avdija makes free throw 2 of 2	17	11
6:17	Jaden McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	11
6:15	Jerami Grant defensive rebound	17	11
6:08	Jerami Grant misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	11
6:05	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	17	11
6:05	Blake Wesley enters the game for Jrue Holiday	17	11
6:05	Kris Murray enters the game for Toumani Camara	17	11
5:52	Donte DiVincenzo makes 16-foot jumper (Julius Randle assists)	17	13
5:42	Deni Avdija makes driving dunk (Jerami Grant assists)	19	13
5:31	Yang Hansen defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	19	13
5:31	Anthony Edwards makes technical free throw	19	14
5:31	Terrence Shannon Jr. enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	19	14
5:22	Julius Randle makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)	19	17
5:00	Deni Avdija misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	17
4:57	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	19	17
4:51	Julius Randle makes 22-foot three point shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)	19	20
4:39	Deni Avdija makes driving layup (Blake Wesley assists)	21	20
4:27	Anthony Edwards makes 13-foot two point shot	21	22
4:18	Blake Wesley makes two point shot	23	22
4:18	Naz Reid shooting foul	23	22
4:18	Shaedon Sharpe enters the game for Deni Avdija	23	22
4:18	Mike Conley enters the game for Donte DiVincenzo	23	22
4:18	Matisse Thybulle enters the game for Yang Hansen	23	22
4:18	Blake Wesley makes free throw 1 of 1	24	22
3:55	Matisse Thybulle personal foul	24	22
3:48	Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	24	22
3:46	Blake Wesley defensive rebound	24	22
3:41	Terrence Shannon Jr. personal foul	24	22
3:41	Matisse Thybulle makes free throw 1 of 2	25	22
3:41	Jaylen Clark enters the game for Julius Randle	25	22
3:41	Matisse Thybulle makes free throw 2 of 2	26	22
3:37	Blake Wesley personal foul	26	22
3:26	Jerami Grant shooting foul	26	22
3:26	Naz Reid makes free throw 1 of 2	26	23
3:26	Naz Reid makes free throw 2 of 2	26	24
3:13	Shaedon Sharpe makes 26-foot three point jumper (Matisse Thybulle assists)	29	24
2:53	Kris Murray shooting foul	29	24
2:53	Timberwolves Full timeout	29	24
2:53	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2	29	25
2:53	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2	29	26
2:34	Kris Murray makes driving layup (Shaedon Sharpe assists)	31	26
2:16	Mike Conley misses 23-foot three point jumper	31	26
2:14	Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound	31	26
1:59	Kris Murray traveling	31	26
1:38	Jaylen Clark misses layup	31	26
1:37	Naz Reid offensive rebound	31	26
1:36	Naz Reid makes tip shot	31	28
1:24	Shaedon Sharpe misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	31	28
1:22	Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound	31	28
1:14	Naz Reid misses 24-foot three point jumper	31	28
1:13	Blake Wesley defensive rebound	31	28
1:04	Anthony Edwards shooting foul	31	28
1:04	Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 2	31	28
1:04	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	31	28
1:04	Jrue Holiday enters the game for Blake Wesley	31	28
1:04	Toumani Camara enters the game for Kris Murray	31	28
1:04	Jerami Grant makes free throw 2 of 2	32	28
52.9	Jerami Grant blocks Naz Reid 's 1-foot dunk	32	28
50.6	Jaylen Clark offensive rebound	32	28
45.7	Naz Reid makes driving layup (Jaylen Clark assists)	32	30
26.6	Shaedon Sharpe lost ball turnover (Mike Conley steals)	32	30
24.7	Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point shot (Jaylen Clark assists)	32	33
0.3	Jrue Holiday makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	35	33
0.0	(00:00) [Timberwolves] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	35	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	35	33

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Venue

Moda Center

Portland, OR

Date & Time

2:00 AM, October 23, 2025

Coverage

KUNP 16, NBA League Pass, BlazerVision, FanDuel SN North

Attendance

19,335

Referees

Leon Wood, Tre Maddox, Mitchell Ervin

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	40	13	.755	L2
Denver	34	19	.642	W1
Minnesota	32	21	.604	L1
Portland	25	28	.472	W2
Utah	16	37	.302	L2

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