SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a jubilant Minnesota Timberwolves locker room, Anthony Edwards smiled widely and hooted and hollered about his growing maturity that helped seal a hard-fought 117-115 win over the Sacramento Kings.

Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards had a simple message to new teammate Julius Randle before their win over the Kings.

Anthony Edwards took a pair of stepback jumpers in the final two minutes of regulation late Thursday in Sacramento. But with the game on the line in the closing seconds, that would not be his

For the first six quarters of the season, the Minnesota Timberwolves offense had little rhythm. They found it in the second half Thursday night in Sacramento for a 117-115 victory over the Kings. Julius Randle carried them through the first half with 22 of his 33 points,

Anthony Edwards capped a 32-point performance with two tiebreaking free throws with 2.4 seconds left, Julius Randle scored a game-high 33 points and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves pulled out a 117-115 victory in the Sacramento Kings' season opener Thursday night.

Now entering his fifth NBA season, Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards ' star has risen considerably over the last couple of seasons. So has his confidence, as Edwards claims he could have gone toe-to-toe with Michael Jordan in that era of the NBA.

The first few weeks of the season figure to be a feeling-out process for this new-look team. Gone is the twin-tower identity forged by the pairing of Towns and Rudy Gobert. Now, the Wolves roster has a more conventional feel to it, one they believe will help them match up better against a wide variety of opponents in the Western Conference.