On December 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the "bitter lord" Nuggets 124-107 on the road. Previously, the Timberwolves faced the Nuggets 12 times, all of which were lost to opponents. The Timberwolves were able to break this spell, and Edwards was instrumental in his efforts.
In this game, Edwards played 33 minutes and 34 seconds, shooting 14 of 21, including 10 of 14 three-pointers, without a single free throw, and had 38 points, 5 rebounds and 1 steal. It is worth mentioning that this game happens to be Edwards' 100th NBA regular season game.
As the winner of the Class of 2020, Edwards scored 2011 points in the first 100 regular season games. 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.
As a shooting guard, Edwards has always preferred to project three-pointers. In the first 100 NBA regular season games, Edwards has made a total of 258 three-pointers, second in history behind Duncan Robinson (326). It is worth mentioning that Duncan Robinson is a lost draft, relying on three-point shooting kung fu, and now signed a 5-year 89.91 million contract with the Heat.
Behind Edwards on this list are Doncic (250), Lillard (235) and Mitchell (229). As for stephen Curry, the all-time three-pointer, he shot 200 three-pointers in the first 100 NBA games, failing to reach the top 5 of this list.
This season, Edwards has been outstanding. He averaged 22.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. He shot 43.4 percent from the field and 36.0 percent from beyond the three-point line. For the young star, he is moving in the right direction.