Anthony Edwards, without anyone's help, surpassed Oklahoma City 16-14 in the first quarter of the third game of the West final, in which he was the best with 30 points (7/9 T2, 5/8 T3 and 1/2 TL), 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 robberies in 30 minutes. He sat on the bench in the last quarter, with the Wolves already dominating for 37 points, and It was not necessary to play again.
My mentality is simply to press the ball to the fullest and throw everything I can
“My mentality is simply to press the ball to the fullest and throw everything I can”Edwards said by explaining how the game had focused. “The performance occurred after he scored 4 of 17 in triples at the beginning of the series. “I feel that in the second game I already had a rhythm, but my triple did not enter”Said Edwards, who led the league in triples with the regular season with 320. “Just go back to the gym, see how the shots entered and continue trusting. That's all”.
Tenth Playoff party with 30 points or more
It was his Tenth 30 -point game in his career In the playoffs, the fifth largest record of all time to A 23 -year -old or less, just behind LeBron James (21 games), Kevin Durant (17), Kobe Bryant (17) and Luka Doncic (17). And only these last two signed before him those 15 playoff games with at least 30 points before turning 24.
Anthony Edwards, star of the Wolves, Machaca the ring of the Thunder.
“That is what we need to do, and when it does, it elevates us to another level”Said the Wolves coach, Chris Finch. “I think that was the really important thing in the first quarter. He got a couple of robberies. He was everywhere. I knew we needed that kind of start of our defense, and he got it. It was really good. “
We continue down. It's just a victory. You don't have to take pride. This team is the best in the NBA, we have to be able to overcome this team more than once, and it will be difficult
Before leaving the locker room at the end of the night, Edwards asked if he feels that the series has changed. “No,” he said. “We continue down. It's just a victory. You don't have to take pride. Do not be discouraged. You just have to try to win another. This team is the best in the NBA. So we have to be able to overcome this team more than once, and it will be difficult. “
Edwards had some easy points at the beginning, and with good players like him, you can't let them feel comfortable at the beginning “
The other face of the currency embodied her Shai Gilgeous-Alexanderthe current MVP, which ended the clash with Minimum of the season in annotation (14 points), field shots (4/13) and +/- (-32 in the 28 minutes he played). “He had some easy points at the beginning, and with good players like him, you can't let them feel comfortable at the beginning “Said the Thunder's star on the unstoppable irruption of Edwards at the start of the clash.
