Anthony Edwards scored a playoff career-high 43 points to help the Timberwolves seize home-court advantage with a Game 1 win in Denver.
DENVER — Anthony Edwards scored a playoff career-high 43 points, Naz Reid had 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets 106-99 in Game 1 of the second-round series Saturday night.
Edwards was unstoppable in the first half, scoring 25 points, and Reid took over in the fourth quarter. Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points despite dealing with foul trouble.
„The whole team, we trust each other,“ said Edwards, who was 17 of 29 from the floor. „It doesn’t matter down the stretch who takes the shot. … I trust my teammates.“
Edwards is coming off a 40-point performance to close out the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 of that first-round series. He joins Kobe Bryant in 2001 as the only players with consecutive 40-point games at age 22 or younger in NBA postseason history, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
