Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards shone in the game against the Denver Nuggets, leading his team to a 124-107 win on the road.
Edwards scored 38 points with an efficiency of 14 of 21 from the field and 10 of 14 from the 3-point line, establishing several career milestones.
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That’s a lot of green!
“My teammates did a great job telling me to just be me, just go. It doesn’t matter if I’m hot or not,” Edwards said.
“If I don’t shoot the ball, PB [Patrick Beverley] look at me crazy. Coach [Chris Finch] look at me crazy. People look at me like crazy, ‘What are you doing?’ I think they did a great job giving me more confidence than I already had. “
Let’s dive into some of the numbers behind the sophomore’s big night.
10: Youngest ever with 10 seconds 3 in a game
Steph Curry? Klay Thompson? JR Smith? Is not!
Anthony Edwards is the youngest player in NBA history to drop 10 3-pointers in a game.
At the age of 20 years and 132 days, Edwards has eclipsed previous record held by Kyrie Irving (22 years, 311 days) for the youngest ever to do it.
After averaging 2.4 moves for 32.9% to 3 in his rookie season, Edwards is connecting with 3.1 making 8.6 times 36% across 28 games during the season. this award, as he continues to develop as a long-range marksman.
1: The third most in franchise history
No other player in Minnesota Timberwolves history has scored more threes in a game than Anthony Edwards.
Edwards’ 10 trios broke the previous record of eight held by Kevin Love and Stephon Marbury.
Most three in a game – Timberwolves
| PLACES | PLAYER | FATHER | FIVE |
| first. | Anthony Edwards | ten | Year 2021 |
| 2 = | Anthony Edwards | 8 | Year 2021 |
| 2 = | Kevin love | 8 | two thousand and thirteen |
| 2 = | Stephon Marbury | 8 | 1997 |
7: Edwards joins elite company
LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving Luka Doncic and Zion Williamson. Those are some of the companies that are holding onto the #1 overall pick in the 2020 draft.
After tonight’s performance, Edwards is only the seventh player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in his first 100 games at age 20 or younger.
Anthony Edwards is the 7th player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in his first 100 games aged 20 and under, participating in:
💯Carmelo Anthony
💯Luka Doncic
Kevin Durant
💯Kyrie Irving
💯LeBron James
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4: The fourth highest scoring match of his career
Edwards is starting to make these special scoring nights more frequent, dropping his career-high 48 points to the Golden State Warriors earlier this season.
Tonight’s 38 points is the fourth most points he has scored in a single game and the fourth 30 point game of his career.
Edwards’ highest scoring games
| PLACES | SCORED | PROTEST | FIVE |
| first. | 48 points | Golden Empire Warriors | 2021-22 |
| 2. | 42 points | Memphis Grizzlies | 2020-21 |
| 3. | 42 points | Phoenix Suns | 2020-21 |
| 4. | 38 points | Denver Nuggets | 2021-22 |
| 5. | 34 points | Portland Trail Blazers | 2020-21 |
