At 22 years and 273 days, Edwards becomes the second-youngest player in NBA history with consecutive 40-point playoff games.
willed the to a Game 1 victory over the defending champion on Saturday at Ball Arena. Edwards scored 43 points in the 106-99 win. In his 16 career playoff games, he now has three 40-point games. There have been two other combined such games in franchise history . Advertisement At 22 years and 273 days, Edwards becomes the second-youngest player in history with consecutive 40-point playoff games after scoring 40 versus the in Game 4 of the first-round sweep.
If he is the best player in THIS series, the Timberwolves are in great shape. — Jon Krawczynski, Timberwolves beat writer Nuggets need a more balanced scoresheet Making Jokić and look mortal has been almost impossible over the last five years. But the Timberwolves did just that on Saturday night. It wasn’t that Minnesota made Murray and Jokić inefficient. Both have had difficult shooting nights in the past, with the same level of impact. It’s that Minnesota dulled their overall imprint.
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