On April 27th, Beijing time, Timberwolves defeated Suns 126-109 in an away game, taking a 3-0 lead. Although this game was at the home court of the Suns, the Timberwolves led by 2 points in the first quarter and 6 points at halftime. In the third quarter, they took away the game 36-20. The Suns' scoring effect in the final quarter was very poor.
With 3 minutes and 21 seconds left in the final quarter, Edwards hit two free throws and the score difference was still 17 points. Edwards was already celebrating. Then Bill chased two three-pointers. Edwards hit a decisive goal 42 seconds before the end. The point difference widened to 17 points and the game completely lost its suspense. In the final quarter, Edwards made 5 of 7 + 8 of 8 free throws and scored 18 points.
Huazi played 43 minutes in the game, making 12 of 23, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 11 of 11 free throws, scoring 36 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, with a shooting percentage of 52.2% and a plus-minus value of +19.
As for the Suns' Big Three: Durant had 25 points and 5 assists, Booker had 23 points and 8 assists, and Bill had 28 points and 4 rebounds, none of them were as good as Edwards.
In this campaign, Edwards also set multiple records:
1. He completed his 7th career playoff game with 30+ points;
2. His 7th career playoff game with 30+ points tied Garnett for the first place in team history;
3 After this game, the playoff average of 28.1 points surpassed Booker and became the seventh in the history of playoff scoring average;
After the game, the American media NBA Central bluntly said: Anthony Edwards is now the league's No. 1 SG.
Perkins wrote after the game: Edwards did not ask/wait for those who came before to hand the torch to his hands. He directly snatched the torch from Kevin Durant. He forced Durant to abdicate.
Durant faced Edwards with 6 wins and 0 losses in the regular season, but faced Edwards with 0 wins and 3 losses in the playoffs. Edwards was indeed a big-game player and changed everything.
text/Yan Xiaobai’s basketball dream
