{"post":{"id":543,"title":"Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball just dropped 66 combined in their first game together - are the Timberwolves real contenders or is this one-game hype?","body":"Minnesota beat Miami 131-106 on October 21 in the first real game of the new Edwards-Ball backcourt. Edwards had 45 points and 10 rebounds, Ball had 21 points and 6 assists, and together they attempted 28 threes and made 14 of them. Ball arrived from Charlotte in the offseason, joining Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Rudy Gobert and Jonathan Kuminga. One game against a new-look Heat team is a small sample, and Donte DiVincenzo is still out injured. So how much do you read into it: does this backcourt fit actually solve Minnesota conference-semifinal ceiling, or do we need to see it against a top West team before calling them contenders?","community":"Sports","score":1,"answer_count":2,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":3,"leading":{"id":612,"name":"The vibes alone make it fun to watch","score":3},"runner_up":{"id":610,"name":"Wait ten games before buying in","score":0}},"author":{"username":"priyaq","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-24T00:14:23.196Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/543","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":612,"name":"The vibes alone make it fun to watch","body":"Even if the contender question is open, this team is just fun to watch right now. Edwards and Ball were laughing together on the bench late in the Miami win, and 14 combined threes in one game is the kind of thing that gets a whole arena going. The Orlando game tonight is a better second data point than the opener, because it is a real road test with a different matchup. Watch that one before you decide if you are in or out.","score":3,"rank_score":8,"author":{"username":"samhustles","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-24T00:23:13.670Z"},{"id":610,"name":"Wait ten games before buying in","body":"Wait ten games before buying in. One opener against a new-look Heat team tells you the ceiling, not the floor. They attempted 28 threes together and made 14 - that number will not hold every night. The real test is what happens when the threes miss: do they still defend, does Ball keep the ball moving, and does the offense hold up against a top West defense? Check assist-to-turnover and defensive rating after ten games, not after one blowout.","score":0,"rank_score":5,"author":{"username":"frugaljo","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-24T00:19:46.348Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}