There is only one playoff game in the NBA today, and that is the matchup between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Nuggets are the defending champions, with an intact and experienced roster that is theoretically better than the Timberwolves. But the Timberwolves have momentum, young enough, Gobert and Towns on the inside have very good rebounding ability, and the core scorer Edwards is a new generation of NBA superstars, which should not be underestimated.
In this game, the Timberwolves played very typically, and they arranged Edwards to fire up at the beginning. In the first half, Edwards scored 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting, while the rest of his teammates scored only 15 points, and the Timberwolves temporarily trailed the Nuggets. But in the third quarter, Towns and Conley each scored 11 points, and the Timberwolves were helping Edwards recharge.
In the final quarter, Edwards completely exploded, and he continued to attack the Nuggets in the most classic single way, and the Nuggets had no way to prevent Edwards at all. Edwards' singles are not simply strong or three-point shots, but face-to-face cross-step sideways and then dry pull-out shots, or fall to the low post to hit the back and turn back for a jumper.
It has to be said that Edwards played very classically, and since Kobe Bryant, few people have been able to play like this in the NBA playoffs and lead the team to win. In an instant, Edwards really made people feel like they saw Jordan, and his every move was very Jordanian-like.
In the end, the Timberwolves completed the comeback, defeated the Nuggets 106-99, and grabbed the home-court advantage of the series, leading 1-0 in the overall score. Jokic actually played quite well, but Edwards was too good, scoring 43 points alone, single-handedly defeating the Nuggets, and high-profile declaration that he is currently the best outside scorer in the NBA.