On December 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets 124-107 on the road. In this battle, edwards of the class of 2020 broke out. He scored 38 points on 14-of-21 shooting, including 10-of-14 from outside the three-point line, setting four records in one game.
In an interview after the game, Edwards said: "My teammates did a good job, they told me to be myself. If I don't shoot, Beverley will stare at me like crazy. Head coach Finch watched me shoot wildly. Everyone looked at me frantically and was like, 'What are you doing?' I think they're doing a great job and give me more confidence than I am now. ”
Next, let's take a closer look at the records that the second-year champion set tonight:
1. The youngest player to shoot 10 three-pointers in a single game
Stephen Curry? Klay Thompson? JR-Smith? No! That record originally belonged to Irving, who shot 10 three-pointers in a single game at the age of 22 and 311 days. But now, that record belongs to Edwards. At the age of 20 years and 132 days, he became the youngest player in NBA history to shoot 10 three-pointers in a single game.
2. The player who scored the most three points in a single game in the history of the team
No player in the history of the Minnesota Timberwolves has made more three-pointers than Anthony Edwards in a single game.
Edwards' 10 three-pointers broke his previous record of eight three-pointers with Kevin Love and Stephen Marbury.
3. Mr. 2000 points, the youngest in the history of the team
After scoring 38 points in this game, Edwards' career total reached 2011 points. He became the youngest Mr. 2,000 (20 years and 132 days) in Timberwolves history, after a record of 20 years and 308 days for Wiggins.
Meanwhile, Edwards became the seventh player in NBA history under the age of 21 to score 2,000 points in the first 100 games, after James, Cameron Anthony, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic and Zion Williamson.
4: The player who scored the most three points in a single game this season
Edwards hit 10 three-pointers in the game, making him the most 3-pointer in a single game this season. The previous holder of this record was Curry, who has made nine three-pointers in a single game four times.
Edwards set 4 records in one game, and many of the players he surpassed were league superstar-level players. It also shows that the 20-year-old Edwards has unlimited potential and is moving in the direction of the league supergiant.