PHOENIX – Anthony Edwards has started etching his name into the record books.
With his performances against Portland, the Lakers and Phoenix on Thursday, Edwards recorded a total of 105 points, the most by a Wolves rookie in a three-game span. That bested a mark set by Andrew Wiggins from April 7-10, 2015.
The last player to score 105 or more point over a three-game span was Karl-Anthony Towns, who recorded 107 between Jan. 22-25, 2020.
Towns and Edwards became the second duo in Wolves history to score more than 40 points each after Towns and Wiggins did that on April 9, 2017.
Per the Wolves' public relations staff, only five duos have accomplished this in the same game since 2010: Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant (three times); Westbrook and Paul George, also as members of the Thunder; George and Kawhi Leonard on the Clippers, and Towns and Wiggins.
Edwards also became the third-youngest player in NBA history to score 40-plus points in an NBA game, at 19 years, 225 days old. The others on that list? Durant and LeBron James.
"It speaks to the decision to draft him No. 1. He's certainly worthy," coach Chris Finch said of Edwards making history. "It speaks to what the future holds for him and the organization. What he's capable of."
Okogie comes up big
Towns said the unsung hero of Thursday's win was Josh Okogie, who helped hold Devin Booker to one point in the fourth quarter.