Beijing time on April 17, the Timberwolves and Grizzlies ushered in the first playoff showdown, although as the seventh seed in the West into the playoffs, but the team is not afraid, after all, the Grizzlies in recent seasons in addition to last year, there is no playoff experience, in the case of both sides lack of playoff experience, as a side that is not optimistic, the Timberwolves naturally hope to use a victory to boost morale, in the first quarter they bombed 41 points, to achieve an 8-point lead, although in the second quarter by the Timberwolves will chase the score back, But in the second half, the Timberwolves still stabilized their positions, 130-117 Grizzlies, took the lead, and took a 1-0 lead in the series.
The newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and Edwards' playoff debut hit the third highest score in history
And this game the Timberwolves can win, the team's backcourt core Edwards must definitely take the lead, this campaign he continued the fiery state of the playoffs, in the 40 minutes of playing time, 23 shots 12 of 23 shots to get 36 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, filling his own data column, becoming the fifth player in NBA history can cut at least 35 points and 5 assists in the playoff debut, second only to Doncic, Rose, Paul and Gary Brocco, In addition, his 36 points are also the third highest scores for the first playoff in NBA history, behind Doncic's 42 points and George McCann's 37 points, and are tied for third place in league history with Abdul-Jabbar, Rose and Gary Broco.
Many of the Timberwolves' biggest names failed to lead the team to win in their playoff debuts, and Edwards managed to break the spell
Edwards, who is only 20 years old this year, was able to score a high score of 35+ on the first playoff trip of his career, and led the following grams to achieve a good start, and many superstars in the history of the Timberwolves, no one can really do such a feat as him. As the greatest superstar in The Timberwolves history, Kevin Garnett made his playoff debut on April 24, 1997, when Garnett scored 21 points and 9 rebounds (10-of-21) in the series against the Rockets, but the team failed to win the game.
Stephen Marbury, another team star, also ushered in the first playoff trip of his NBA career with the Rockets on April 24, 1997, while teammate Garnett scored 21 points, Marbury also scored 28 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in that game with a high accuracy of 10 of 19, but in the end he failed to help the team win. Back to the most familiar twins downs and Wiggins in recent years, in the first playoff journey of his career, he did not play too bright performance, on April 16, 2018, Wiggins scored 18 points in the first game of the first series with the Rockets, 7 of 15, but unfortunately did not help the Timberwolves win, and Towns only scored 8 points and 12 rebounds in the first game of 9 shooting.
The back wave of the Yangtze River pushes the front wave, can Edwards help the Timberwolves stage the Miracle of Black Seven
Look at these Timberwolves predecessors, whether in terms of personal data or leading the team to win or lose, have not been able to play an ideal state, and Edwards's 35+ points plus leading the team to win, we really have to sigh his greatness, "the Yangtze River after the wave pushes the front wave", but also hope that Edwards in this perfect playoff debut, can continue to work hard, if you can lead the Timberwolves to stage the Black Seven miracle, it is really perfect.