With every step-back, Anthony Edwards sent a murmur through the Target Center crowd. A quiet hush that would build, just waiting to explode on whatever Edwards decided to do next.
Would he drive? Pull up for three?
On a few occasions in the second quarter, Edwards decided to pull up. He would hit four threes, each of them sending the decibel level soaring higher while at one point Edwards motioned to the Houston bench to call timeout as the Wolves were on their way to a 124-106 victory.
The Timberwolves' 2021-22 season began with the kind of organizational upheaval that has become a trademark of the franchise when President Gersson Rosas was fired last month.