Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards Lights Up Nuggets in Game 1 Road Win

Anthony Edwards stole the show in the Minnesota Timberwolves' 106–99 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series.
Edwards went off for 43 points on 17-of-29 shooting and tallied seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks against the Nuggets. It marked his third career 40-point playoff game, the most in Timberwolves franchise history.
In the process, Edwards joined some elite company.
Edwards became the second player in NBA history to notch consecutive 40-point playoff games at age 22 or younger. The other player? Kobe Bryant. Edwards is also just the 10th player in NBA history to register at least 35 points in three consecutive road playoff games. That list is pretty impressive, too.
Per STATS: Anthony Edwards is the 10th player in NBA history to record 35 or more points in three straight road games in a single postseason.
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) May 5, 2024
Players With 35+ Points in 3 Straight Road Playoff Games in a Single Postseason
LeBron James (3x)
Kevin Durant (2x)
Kobe Bryant (2x)…
NBA legends, pundits and fans alike all chimed in on social media impressed with the Timberwolves guard's Game 1 performance:
Never really understood the thing where some NBA fans just root for players but damn…Anthony Edwards is converting me into one of them
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) May 5, 2024
Ant looked like a 2.0 version of mid-2000s Wade in that game. That was sick.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) May 5, 2024
Watching Anthony Edwards play basketball pic.twitter.com/iXBZEfxYnm
— NBA University (@NBA_University) May 5, 2024
https://t.co/d4XsQYj0jQ pic.twitter.com/1iCL24pfHI
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 5, 2024
🎶🎶🎶Like ANT
— jason concepcion (@netw3rk) May 5, 2024
I want to be like ANT
I wanna be I wanna be like ANT 🎶 🎶🎶
We're all witnessing something truly special with this guy, man.
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) May 5, 2024
The Timberwolves and Nuggets return to action Monday for Game 2 at Ball Arena.