Anthony Edwards’ Epic Dunk Takes Timberwolves to Victory

Edwards’ shocking dunk

The Minnesota Timberwolves continue to give something to talk about this season in the NBA. The Minneapolis franchise once again took a new step forward to try to take first place in the tough Western Conference by beating the Detroit Pistons 124 to 117, the worst team so far in the tournament.

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One of the great plays of the day that took place at Little Caesars Arena was the enormous action carried out by young Anthony Edwards near the end of the first quarter. The 22-year-old forward, who was chosen by the franchise that has Argentine Pablo Prigioni on its technical staff in the first position of the draft in 2020, made his rivals look ridiculous with sheer power.

The Georgia native took advantage of a screen given to him by Frenchman Rudy Gobert to make a shocking dunk and leave Alec Burks in the path at pure speed and bury the ball in the face of Jalen Duren.

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This play did not go unnoticed by the account on the social network X (previously called Twitter) of the NBA in Latin America. “Nooooo. Anthony Edwards Betial,” he wrote along with an emoji of a surprised face at what had just happened in Detroit.

This action was also highlighted in the traditional compact of the best plays of the day. He finished in third place and was only beaten by two actions at the horn. The narrator described the basketball player’s actions with the phrase “he flew like a superhero” and that “he rose to the top like a bubble.”

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Edwards was also his team’s top scorer along with Karl-Anthony Towns. In 33 minutes he signed a score sheet with five rebounds, eight assists and 27 points. The Dominican, for his part, contributed six rebounds and four passes. Jaden McDaniels accompanied them with 23 points. In the loser, on the other hand, Jaden Ivey stood out, with 32 points, four rebounds and six assists.

With this result, the Timberwolves remain firmly at the top of the Western Conference with a record of 29 wins and only 11 losses (they have accumulated a streak of three wins in a row). Chris Finch’s men will now have three games at the Target Center: tomorrow they will host the Memphis Grizzlies, on Saturday they will clash against their second team Oklahoma City Thunder and on Monday they will face the Charlotte Hornets.

The Pistons, for their part, appear in last place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 4 wins and 37 losses (the worst in the entire league). Now they will seek to lift at home with two games against Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks.

2024-01-18 12:53:00
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