Minnesota Timberwolves squeak out opening win over OKC Thunder behind Rudy Gobert, Jaden McDaniels

The Minnesota Timberwolves led big early but had to hang on to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder in the season opener. Rudy Gobert scored 23 points and pulled down 16 rebounds in his Wolves debut, and Jaden McDaniels added 19 points and stuffed the stat sheet to help carry the Timberwolves to the win. Ben Beecken (@bbeecken) breaks down his key takeaways, including the Wolves' Jekyll-and-Hyde offense, rebounding issues, and Chris Finch's rotation.

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