On December 16, Beijing time, the Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets 124-107 to win the second consecutive win, and the Nuggets' winning streak in this game was also ended. The Timberwolves were so fierce that they led by 14 points in the first half, and the point difference in the third quarter was directly opened to 20 points, and the final quarter was equivalent to entering the garbage time early. Jokic's confrontation with Towns is not the main theme, the main theme is to watch Edwards' various three-pointers.
Edwards is not a steady pitcher, but his three-pointers in this game are really accurate, shooting 3-of-4 in the first quarter, 5-of-7 in the half, 7-of-10 in the third quarter, 10-of-14 in the whole game, and shooting 71.4% from three-point range. He scored 38 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block in the game, shooting 66.7% of the time, which was his third time this season that he had scored 30+.
38 points is also the highest score in the game, 10 three-pointers is also the most in the game, the Timberwolves hit 23 three-pointers, the Nuggets hit 14 three-pointers, he alone accounted for more than 70% of the Nuggets' three-point shots, how can the Nuggets not swallow the big defeat? Edwards, the 2020 winner, does have some talent.
Edwards also set several records in this game, and when he scored 27 points, he broke the 2,000 mark in his career total, becoming the youngest Mr. 2,000 points in Timberwolves history.
But hit 10 three-pointers, becoming the youngest Mr. 10+ three-pointer in NBA history. He is also the 14th player in the squad to hit at least 10+ three-pointers in a single game.
The fourth record is that he is the first player to hit at least 10+ three-pointers at home to the Nuggets since Lillard hit 12-of-17 three-pointers against the Nuggets on December 17 last year. You know, he's only 20 years old, this is the second season of his career, and the 1.93m shooting guard is a bit of Wade's meaning.
It is worth mentioning that Edwards only shot 30% of the three-point shooting rate in the previous 10 games of this campaign, and I did not expect that this game could be 10 of 14 three-pointers, which may be luck + talent.
The Timberwolves are one win away from the top eight in the West after this game, and they are expected to complete the rebuild this season, and the new Big Three combination of Russell + Edwards + Towns can hit the playoffs.
Text/Yan Xiaobai