1 week Ago By Angel Nakamura
and the beat the 116-113 in a nail biter game that went to the wire during the first round of the . had 43 points, nine rebounds and six assists, added 25 points with seven rebounds and three assists, and recorded 16 points to help the get a 3-1 lead. For the , Slovenian superstar had a team high 38 points with two assists and one rebound, recorded 27 points with 12 rebounds and eight assists, and added 23 points with five rebounds and one assist that were not good enough to beat at Anthony Edwards has Jordanesque performance absolutely shined during game 4 of the vs.
game at , nailing shot after shot with a confidence that reminded fans of the era, when the best basketball player in 's history, used to crush rivals with his massive talent. His outstanding performance was even more relevant after Ant had a scary play that involved . During the first half of the battle, collided with Edwards' left ankle while diving on the floor for a losse ball.
was down for an extended period of time but he was able to get up and walke to the bench without any assistance. It seemed like the scary play that could have ended on an injury gave more fuel to become the hero of the game. Whether it was crossing over , draining tough 3-pointers, diving for the ball against , getting a hard rebound against , showed the world why he can be the face of the league for years to come.
Edwards gives credit to his teammates After his sensational game, gave credit to his teammates , and for coming up big and making the right playes against the , which helped him have a monster performance. " is the clutchest player on our team, when we need a bucket, coach ( ) is been doing a great job drawing plays for him and he has made it happen," said Ant after the game. "I'll be dreaming all of my life for this moments, my baby was able to come and see me play today and I wanted to make the most of it," he added.
Game 6 of the first round of the playoffs will be at on Friday, which will give both teams plenty of time to recover and prepare for what is going to be another hard battle. and the rest of the will want to avoid the elimination at the hands of and the feisty Timbervolves team..
