Former Georgia basketball superstar Anthony Edwards set another career-high in points this Sunday night, dropping his new best of 34 in a Minnesota Timberwolves 114 – 112 win over the Portland Trailblazers.
The game stayed close for its entirety, the biggest lead for either team in the first three quarters being just six points. In the fourth quarter Edwards had a collision with Trailblazers center Enes Kanter which caused him to miss some time. He then checked in and went off, going for 13 points in the fourth including an explosive dunk to give Minnesota a 10-point lead.
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ANTHONY EDWARDS 😤
34 PTS (Career-high)
6 3PT (Career-high)
12/24 FG
4 REB
1 NASTY DUNK pic.twitter.com/azXaE2dW5u— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 15, 2021
Edwards has now scored at least 19 points in his last seven games, beginning to silence the doubters who believe the T-wolves should’ve taken LaMelo Ball with the first pick.
“To talk about who they should have took No. 1, they took me. It’s over. It’s nothing to talk about. On to the next. We’re trying to win basketball games at this point. Whoever is still talking about that, they can just kick rocks, I guess.”
This is what last year’s No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft had to say when talking to reporters about the comparisons to him and Ball.
The Timberwolves are now 2-6 under new coach Chris Finch and have won two of their past three games. The grass is starting to turn greener in Minnesota, and it all starts with the spark that is Anthony Edwards.