Thankfully for Minnesota, it had Julius Randle. The team’s usual No. 2 scoring option put on his Batman cape Sunday to save the Wolves from impending disaster. Indiana didn’t have anyone who could hold up to Randle’s physicality, which allowed the forward to get to his spots every time down the floor.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards exited early in the first quarter of the home opener with tightness in his right hamstring and did not return. The Timberwolves leaned on the

The Blazers seemed hellbent on disrupting the Minnesota offense, but Edwards was a steadying force late for the Timberwolves.