PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 41 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied late in the fourth quarter for a 118-114 season-opening win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.

Edwards, who set a career high last season with an average of 27.6 points, was questionable for the game because of back spasms, but started.

The Blazers went ahead 46-40 midway through the second quarter on Kris Murray’s 3-pointer. But Jaden McDaniels answered on the other end with an emphatic dunk over Portland’s 7-foot-1 rookie Yang Hansen.

The Blazers, who missed out on the playoffs last season for the fourth straight year, led 61-57 at the break and maintained a narrow edge until late in the fourth quarter.

Edwards hit a step-back jumper to pull Minnesota within 107-105, then made a 3-pointer to make it 108-107 with 3:36 left. Another Edwards 3 gave Minnesota a 114-112 lead and Rudy Gobert’s dunk with 32.1 seconds to go sealed it.

Julius Randle finished with 19 points for the Timberwolves.

Jerami Grant led the Blazers with 29 points.