Minnesota Timberwolves sophomore Anthony Edwards was just shy of 50 points on Thursday night. But it wasn't from lack of trying.
The Timberwolves star was hellbent on getting his career-high scoring total to the nice, round 50-mark in the final minutes of their game against the San Antonio Spurs. He hit 47 with 1:36 left in the game then proceeded to jack up three after three to reach his milestone.
Antman missed four triples in a row, which actually allowed the Spurs to creep back into the game a bit towards the end as they scored seven unanswered points to cut the lead to four in that span.
up by 9 with 1:20 left, Anthony Edwards would not stop shooting threes in an attempt to get 50 points. Spurs get within 4 with 8 seconds remaining, Wolves hold on to win. pic.twitter.com/fT4ugnZH0p
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) April 8, 2022
Anthony Edwards was able to score two more points from the free throw line, but ultimately missed out on his 50-piece. Asked about whether he was hung up over falling short of his mark, the T-Wolves star claimed he was unbothered.
Via Nadine Babu:
“Nah, nah. I was just answering the question. I really don't care when we won. I ain't tripping,” said the Timberwolves star.
Just because Edwards was one point shy of 50, doesn't invalidate the other 49 points that came in a Minnesota win. His ability to dominate a game offensively was on full display, which is something his coaches are staying on him about honing in more often.
“Me and [Timberwolves assistant coach] Micah Nori had a long talk yesterday about just dominating, being a leader. Just coming out and just, like I said, dominating in everything that I'm doing.”
Antman's epic scoring outburst brought him into LeBron James territory as the Timberwolves guard has become such a potent scorer at such a young age.
Anthony Edwards on if he's going to let it bother him all night that he didn't get 50, "Naw…I was just answering the question. I don't really care where we won, I ain't trippin'." #Timberwolves pic.twitter.com/DSvX0kDBUi
— Nadine Babu (@NadineBabu) April 8, 2022
Anthony Edwards is only in his second season in the NBA and yet he's already flashing his immense superstar potential. It's only a matter of time before games like this come much more often.
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