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Grizzlies 102, Timberwolves 98: Hot start not enough as Wolves drop opener

Everything looked so perfect five minutes into the first game of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 2016-17 season. They walked into the Memphis Grizzlies’ house and threatened to run them straight out of the gym, opening up a 20-3 lead built on solid defense, forced turnovers and smart, team basketball on offense. Everything was going perfectly according to plan.

Then reality happened, the Grizzlies came to the game, and that 17-point lead vanished by halftime. The Wolves stayed in the game throughout the second half, but key shots from Mike Conley and misses and mistakes from the young Wolves finished them off as they dropped their season opener, 102-98.