Anthony Edwards was great in Game 3. That still wasn’t peak Ant, who may not appear in these playoffs
After a largely grotesque first quarter offensive for Minnesota in Game 3 on Friday night, Anthony Edwards lit a match that set Target Center ablaze. The star guard buried a triple with 26 seconds left in the opening frame to trim what was once a 15-point deficit to four. Then, the next time down, he raced down the floor and fired off a heavily-contested look at the horn – and drained it.
Somehow, at the conclusion of a quarter from hell, the Wolves trailed by just one. More importantly, Anthony Edwards was back. The superstar guard has gutted through this postseason, first battling runners knee, then returning to action just nine days after suffering a hyperextension and bone bruise in his left knee.
He certainly has been helpful. But he hadn’t been himself. Friday marked the closest Edwards has looked to his peak form.
He scored 32 points – including 13 in the opening frame – to go with 14 rebounds, tying a playoff career high. “He was awesome. He was great.
It was good,” Wolves coach Chris Finch said. “He needed that, we needed that, and he’s battling back to find a game like this. And it couldn’t have come at a better time.