Yesterday marked the beginning of the 2017-18 NBA Preseason and saw the defending champion Golden State Warriors fall to the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in Lonzo Ball's debut. Here are the five best performances of the night. Kyle Kuzma Starting off this list is a player I've been high on for a while now. Coming off an impressive Summer League showing where he helped lead the Lakers to a championship win over the Portland Trail Blazers, Kuzma continued to play well in his preseason debut. Coming off the bench, Kuzma played put up a team-high 19 points on 9/12 (75%) shooting, along with grabbing 5 rebounds. Taj Gibson Taj Gibson was given the starting power forward spot by the Timberwolves for their preseason opener against the Lakers, and he certainly made the most of it. Gibson put up 18 points on 6/12 (50%) shooting and 9 rebounds. Additionally, despite only being a career 11% three-point shooter, Gibson managed to...