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.
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Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant (9) shoots a three-pointer past Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Terrence Shannon Jr. (1) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Molly J. Smith)
Portland Trail Blazers center Yang Hansen shoots during the first half of NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. It was his first point scored during a regular season NBA basketball game. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Portland Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday (5) drives down the court past Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Molly J. Smith)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) drives past Portland Trail Blazers forward Kris Murray (24) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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, who went to the Western Conference finals last season.
Jerami Grant led the Blazers with 29 points.
Damian Lillard, who returned to the Blazers in the offseason, got a rousing ovation from the fans at Moda Center when he was introduced before the game. Lillard has an Achilles injury and won't play this season.
Portland was also playing without guard Scoot Henderson, who was sidelined for the start of the season with a left hamstring tear.
Tom Dundon, owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, was at the game. Dundon leads a group that has agreed to purchase the Trail Blazers from Paul Allen's estate. The sale still must be approved by the NBA Board of Governors.
The Timberwolves visit the L.A. Lakers on Friday night.
The Trail Blazers host the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.
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Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant (9) shoots a three-pointer past Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Terrence Shannon Jr. (1) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Molly J. Smith)
Portland Trail Blazers center Yang Hansen shoots during the first half of NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. It was his first point scored during a regular season NBA basketball game. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Portland Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday (5) drives down the court past Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Molly J. Smith)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) drives past Portland Trail Blazers forward Kris Murray (24) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A construction crane collapsed onto an elevated road near Bangkok, killing two people on Thursday, a day after another crane fell on a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand and killed 32 people.
The work on an extension of the Rama 2 Road expressway — a major artery leading from Bangkok — has become notorious for construction accidents, some of them fatal.
The crane collapsed at part of the road project in Samut Sakhon province, trapping two vehicles in the wreckage, according to the government’s Public Relations Department.
Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Thai TV Channel 7 that two people had died. It was unclear if anyone else had been trapped in the wreckage.
There was uncertainty about the number of victims because the site is still considered too dangerous for search teams to enter, said Suchart Tongteng, a rescue worker with the Ruamkatanyu Foundation.
“At this moment, we still can’t say whether another collapse could happen,” he said, citing dangling steel plates. “That’s why there are no rescue personnel inside the scene, only teams conducting on-site safety assessments.”
At the site of Wednesday's train derailment, the search for survivors ended, Nakhon Ratchasima Gov. Anuphong Suksomnit said. Three passengers listed as missing were presumed to have gotten off the train earlier, but that was still being investigated.
Officials believed 171 people had been aboard the train’s three carriages, which were being removed from the scene Thursday.
The crane that fell, crushing part of the train, was a launching gantry crane, a mobile piece of equipment often used in building elevated roadways.
Police were still collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses and have not pressed charges, provincial Police Chief Narongsak Promta told reporters.
South Korea's Foreign Ministry reported a South Korean man in his late 30s, was among the dead.
The high-speed rail project where the accident occurred is associated with the plan to connect China with Southeast Asia under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative.
In August 2024, a railway tunnel on the planned route, also in Nakhon Ratchasima, collapsed, killing three workers.
Anan Phonimdaeng, acting governor of the State Railway of Thailand, said the project’s contractor is Italian-Thai Development, with a Chinese company responsible for design and construction supervision.
A statement posted on the website of the company, also known as Italthai, expressed condolences to the victims and said the company would pay compensation to the families of the dead and hospitalization expenses for the injured.
Transport Minister Phiphat said Italthai was also the lead contractor on the highway project where Thursday's accident took place, though several other companies are also involved.
The rail accident had already sparked outrage because Italthai was also the co-lead contractor for the State Audit Building in Bangkok that collapsed during construction last March during a major earthquake centered in Myanmar. The building's collapse was the worst quake damage in Thailand and about 100 people were killed.
Twenty-three individuals and companies have been indicted, including Italthai's president and the local director for the company China Railway No. 10, the project’s joint venture partner. The charges in the case include professional negligence and document forgery, and Thailand's Department of Special Investigation has recommended more indictments.
The involvement of Chinese companies in both projects has also drawn attention, as has Italthai and Chinese companies’ involvement in the construction of several expressway extensions in and around Bangkok where several accidents, some fatal, have occurred.
In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Wednesday the government was aware of the rail accident and had expressed condolences.
Associated Press writers Wasamon Audjarint in Bangkok and Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this report.
Relatives of victims and others wait at a hospital, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Relatives wait at a hospital to receive bodies of victims, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Forensic workers inspect the site of a train accident, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A cuddly toy lies on the ground at the site of a train accident, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
