NBA Results: Cavs Stun Timberwolves 127-125 in OT as Edwards Scores 47

Donovan Mitchell hit a tiebreaking jumper with 48 seconds left in overtime as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from 15 points down to beat the previously unbeaten Minnesota Timberwolves 127-125 on Monday night. Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards missed a wide-open three-pointer with 3.9 seconds left that could have tied the game, finishing with a season-high 47 points in a losing cause.
Mitchell finished with 26 points and seven assists for Cleveland, who improved to 2-1 on the season, while James Harden added 19 points and nine assists. Evan Mobley contributed 18 points and 10 rebounds, and rookie Meleek Thomas scored 16 off the bench in his NBA debut. Edwards' 47-point night was his seventh career regular-season game with at least 40 points, but Minnesota still fell to its first defeat.
Elsewhere on Monday, Steph Curry was perfect from the field, hitting all eight of his shots for 24 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 134-114 for their first win of the season. Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg starred with a career-high 31 points and 12 rebounds for Golden State, while Nikola Jokic had 19 points and 11 assists for Denver. The Milwaukee Bucks also won their first game under new coach Taylor Jenkins, beating the Indiana Pacers 110-102 behind Tyler Herro's 23 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
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