Now that’s how you do a season opener.
As the smoke cleared from what was an all-out gunfight, the Minnesota Timberwolves stepped over a valiant Brooklyn Nets and emerged victorious, marking down their first win of the 2019-20 campaign while they were at it.
Kyrie Irving was an absolute flamethrower, dropping 50 points and seven assists, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a pleasantly fun Wolves squad. The two couldn’t be separated after regulation and it ended 127-126 in overtime.
So what were the defining points that jumped off the screen?