James is a talented player in NBA history, he has the ability to score 40+ points in the playoffs at a very young age, according to statistics, James has scored 40+ in the playoffs 3 times before the age of 23, before today, James ranked second in history in this statistic, but after today, James became the third in history, and a young man surpassed him.
Which young man is it? He is the Timberwolves' Edwards, today the Timberwolves ushered in the G4 battle with the Nuggets at home, the Timberwolves got off to a good start, once leading by 7 points, but then the Nuggets played a wave of scoring to overtake the score, and the Nuggets kept leading in the subsequent game, once leading by 18 points, although the Timberwolves chased the difference to within 10 points many times, but they were unable to return to the sky, and finally the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 115-107 and tied the series to 2-2.
Edwards played 45 minutes, 16 of 25 (5 of 8 three-pointers), 7 of 8 free throws, 44 points, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals, after scoring 44 points in this game, the 22-year-old Edwards has reached 40+ feats in his playoff career 4 times, surpassing James in one fell swoop, becoming the second most 40+ points in the playoffs before the age of 23, and James became the third in history.
So who is number one in history? The answer is Doncic, he scored 40+ points in the first 5 playoff games at the age of 23, Edwards is 1 time behind him, Edwards has the hope of equaling or even breaking Doncic's record, because Edwards' playoff form this year is too amazing, he has scored 40+ 3 times in this year's playoffs, and the other 2 are: 40 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in 13 of 23 in the G4 game against the Suns, and 43 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in 17 of 29 in the G1 game against the Nuggets.
So far in this year's playoffs, Edwards has averaged 32.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.9 blocks per game, shooting 56% from the field, shooting 3.2 three-pointers per game and shooting 44.1% from three-point range, making him one of the best players in the playoffs this year.