Edwards joins Chamberlain and Jordan with 45 points
Minnesota's Anthony Edwards scored 45 points and grabbed 10 rebounds against Miami in the season opener. With that performance, he became the third player in NBA history to score at least 40 points in season openers more than once.
Minnesota star Anthony Edwards finished with 45 points and 10 rebounds against Miami in the first game of the season. Minnesota won the game.
Edwards played just over 33 minutes. He made 16 of 29 shots from the field and 9 of 17 from beyond the arc. The number of threes he made by himself was more than Miami's entire team total of eight.
With this performance, Edwards became the third player in NBA history to score at least 40 points in a season opener more than once. Before him, only Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan had done it. Chamberlain did it four times and Jordan three. Edwards also scored 41 points in the opener against Portland last season. When reminded of the number, the young star said: "It's fire. It's really fire."
In other league news, the Chicago Bulls exercised their rookie options for the 2027/28 season on Matas Buzelis and Noa Essengue. New Orleans also picked up team options on Jeremiah Fears, Yves Missi and Derik Queen.
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