Beijing holiday on April 17, the NBA playoffs officially began, the second Memphis Grizzlies in the West played against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and finally the second in the West Grizzlies lost the game, and the reason why the Grizzlies were able to win this game, Edwards was the greatest and set a number of records in this game.
Edwards and Morant became the first pair in NBA history to cut 30+ at the same time under the age of 23
Morant played 35 minutes in the game, shooting 8-of-18, 0-of-2 from three-point range and 16-of-20 from the free throw line, scoring a team-high 32 points, plus 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal.
Edwards played 40 minutes and 16 seconds in the game, shooting 12-of-23, 4-of-11 from three-point range, 8-of-8 from the free throw line, and scored 36 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Timberwolves' Edwards is only 20 years old and 255 days old, and the Grizzlies' Morant is 22 years old and 250 days old, both of whom are under 23 years old, thus becoming the first pair in NBA history to be under 23 years old, cutting 30+ players in a single game at the same time.
Set a Record for scoring in the Timberwolves' playoff debut
Edwards scored 31 points on 11-of-19 shooting today, a record for the Timberwolves' playoff debut, a record previously held by Marbury, who scored 28 points in his playoff debut on April 24, 1997.
Edwards made his debut with 30+ youngest players
Edwards scored 31 points on 11-of-20 shooting in today's game, and he also became the 4th youngest player in NBA history to finish 30+ in the playoffs.
Edwards is only 20 years old and 255 days this year, and the first in line with Edwards is derrick Rose 20 years and 196 days, second is Jennings 20 years old 206 days and Heat Hiro 20 years old 247 days.
Fifth 30+5 player in his playoff debut
Edwards played 40 minutes and 16 seconds, shooting 12-of-23, 4-of-11 three-pointers, 8-of-8 from the free throw line, and slashed 36 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
As a result, he became the fifth player in NBA history to cut at least 35 points and five assists in his playoff debut, the other four players being Doncic, Rose, Paul, and Gary Brocau.
The third highest scorer in his playoff debut, rivaling Abdul-Jabbar
Today, Edwards scored 36 points, so Dewartz's playoff debut scored 36 points to tie for the third highest score in NBA history, with Luka Doncic's 42 points by the Lone Rangers, George McCann's 37 second, and Abdul-Jabbar, Gary Brocaw, Rose and Edwards with 36 points in third place.
The final record is that in the history of the NBA, only two players have scored more points than him in the playoffs before the age of 21, that is, the Magic has scored 42 points and Taylor Hero has scored 37 points.
I have to say that Edwards' performance in this game is indeed too brilliant, and I hope that Edwards will continue to output high-level games.