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Ja Morant? Anthony Edwards. In his first game of his playoff career, the 20-year-old Edwards arrived tonight (Saturday through Sunday) at Morant’s home in Memphis and with 36 points led Minnesota to a surprising 117: 130 victory that set up a 0-1 lead in one of the most exciting series of the first round. Everyone was waiting to see what the Memphis coordinator would do after a regular season for the Pantheon, but “Antman” celebrated at his expense and took the home team to Minneapolis.
Although Morant finished with 32 points and 8 assists, Edwards was much more effective and alongside his lethal attack – showed in the second half excellent ability in defense against the 22-year-old Grizzlies star. How special was this performance of the first draft pick in 2020? The Timberwolves legend Kevin Garnett’s playoffs record is 35 (in 143 games). Edwards needed one game to break that.
Also, only three players scored more than AdWords in their playoff debut – Luka Doncic (42 points in 2020), John Williamson (38 points in 1979) and George Mykon (37 points in -1949). The young guard also became the third youngest player with 35+ in the playoffs after Derek Rose and Tyler Hiro.
AdWords Explained why he enjoys playing Memphis so much: “Because there’s a ‘trash talk’ here, even the kids are a part of it, they talk the most. 8-year-olds tell me – ‘Anthony sit down, you’re bad!’, It’s just fun. Basketball is fun . I like this”. Carl Anthony Towns Who also stood out with 29 points and 13 rebounds, complimented: “When Anthony plays at that level he is almost unstoppable. In fact, he is unstoppable.”
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— Mr. S (@MrSabroson) April 16, 2022