The 2019-20 NBA regular season came with surprises every day. On Sunday, the first 3-win team of the Western Conference were confirmed: the Minnesota Timberwolves. As they defeated the Miami Heat 116-109 at the Target Center, the Northwest Division team claimed the third straight win and ranked No. 1 in the West.

Having delivered crazy performances in the previous two games, Karl-Anthony Towns "only" put down 23 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, two steals and buried four 3-pointers for the Timberwolves. His teammate Jeff Teague also contributed 21 points and eight assists. However, the real hero behind their victory was, wait for it, Andrew Wiggins.

Compared with his 25 points, six rebounds and four 3-pointers, the most valuable work Wiggins did was scoring 11 consecutive points in less than two minutes during the last four minutes of the fourth quarter. Via one layup and three 3-pointers in a row, the 24-year-old carried Minnesota from trailing by two (101-99) to leading by nine (110-101).

How rare was Wiggins' performance on Sunday? After the game, Alan Horton, the voice of the Timberwolves, wrote on Twitter: "I've seen every one of Andrew Wiggins' games in his 6-year career, and I've NEVER seen him have a stretch like that."

Horton also pointed out that Towns became the first NBA player in history to score 5,000+ points, 2,500+ rebounds and 250+ 3-pointers in the first three years of his career.

It was almost a joke how talented and disappointing the Timberwolves are and that joke began when they selected Wiggins and Towns, both with the No. 1 pick in the 2014 and 2015 NBA Draft. Thanks to their young age and the extraordinary talent, it's never too late to start over.

As painful as two losses are, GSW should not lose their heart

Another bad day for Golden State Warriors fans as they watched their team bullied by the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-92 at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The game became a blowout after the first half (70-37) and D'Angelo Russell being ejected after two technical fouls were not helping either.

What caused this tragedy? The Warriors currently have no system at all, both offensively and defensively. Without Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson, the team had no posting up threat at all. Their players other than Stephen Curry and Russell lacking steady shooting rate made the Warriors' give-and-go tactics look more like sheep amid a pack of wolves.

In defense, Golden State are desperate for big men after watching Willie Cauley-Stein and Kevon Looney sit on the bench due to injury. They even kept Marquese Chriss, not matter how useless he is in defense. Golden State tried zone defense in their first two games as they had no one to protect the rim. However, such arrangements only led to more open 3-pointers by the opponents. Having lost 261 points in the first two losses, Golden State could defend neither the paint nor the perimeter.

Nonetheless, none of the above should discourage the teams' fans from having faith in the Warriors. The team went through too much this summer and need time to find out who they are now, even at the cost of losses. When Cauley-Stein, Looney and Thompson come back, their defense will get better. When the role players figure out how to play their roles, their offense will get better, too. As for head coach Steve Kerr, Curry, Russell and Draymond Green, their job is to lead the team at least win a few games. It's difficult, but not "Mission Impossible."

Why do Brooklyn Nets prefer a close game?

The Brooklyn Nets and their franchise player Kyrie Irving seemed to have a bond with the buzzer beater. On Sunday, the team lost to the Memphis Grizzlies 134-133 at the FedExForum after Jae Crowder beat the buzzer from the 3-point line. If you recall, in their first game, the Nets lost to the Timberwolves 127-126 because Irving, who scored 50 points, missed the last-second shot at the Barclays Center on October 23; two days later, Irving again dropped five valuable points in 30 seconds of the last minute of the game to help the Nets defeat the New York Knicks 113-109 at home.

Fans enjoy close games, especially those decided by last-second shot, but teams don't really like breathtaking scenarios. And the Nets seem to constantly achieve good ratings. However, one of the reasons the Nets could not claim easy wins recently was that their players were mostly thin and thus were not good at defending big, strong opponents, like Towns of the Timberwolves, Julius Randle of the Knicks and Jonas Valanciunas of the Grizzlies.

Memphis should be pleased to learn that Ja Morant, the 20-year-old point guard they selected with the No. 2 pick from the 2019 NBA Draft, shot down 30 points and nine assists, both the highest of the team, in Sunday's game. Though he only went half from the 3-point line, Morant made 10 of 17 shots in the paint, just like he often did in the NCAA. In the last seven seconds of the regular time, he also blocked a shot by Irving in the elbow area, dragging the game into overtime.

Other games on Sunday included (home teams in bold):

Portland Trail Blazers 121-119 Dallas Mavericks

Charlotte Hornets 101-120 Los Angeles Lakers