Anthony Edwards avoided Mt Victor Vembanyama
Anthony Edwards is a brash player, who likes tense, tight situations, where talent and challenge mix. That’s why he waited until the last quarter against Spurs to really get into his game. Until then, the Wolves dominated, trailing by up to 19 points.
“Truth be told, I wasn’t really into it that Sunday night”, confides after the meeting. “I told my teammates: whatever happened in the first three quarters, in the last quarter, with three or four minutes left, we’ll see what I can do. You might have scored 50 points, but with four minutes left, leave it to me.”
The Wolves guard will thus score 9 of his 23 points in the last quarter. Above all, with 27 seconds left and the Spurs leading by one point, he had the ball in his hands and, after a screen, found himself in front of Victor Vembanyama.
Hesitation before “Wembey”
Anthony Edwards loves a challenge, but given the Frenchman’s mobility and size, he won’t do anything crazy…
“You didn’t see me?” I was like ‘shit’… Am I shooting, am I penetrating? I’ve never been lost, but I won’t lie. I get the impression he thought I was going to try a mid-range shot, that’s for sure. He would probably fight back, so I had to penetrate. »
He then decides to go around the Spurs pivot to get closer to the circle and score with the help of the boards. It’s a game-winning basket for Minnesota, so it’s the right choice, since neither “Wemby” nor De’Aaron Fox will find the target to then respond.
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| Anthony Edwards | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 72 | 32:08 | 41.7 | 32.9 | 77.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 19.3 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 72 | 34:15 | 44.1 | 35.7 | 78.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 21.3 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 79 | 35:58 | 45.9 | 36.9 | 75.6 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 24.6 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 79 | 35:04 | 46.1 | 35.7 | 83.6 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 25.9 |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 79 | 36:21 | 44.7 | 39.5 | 83.7 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 27.6 |
| 2025-26 | MIN | 32 | 34:49 | 50.1 | 41.3 | 79.6 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 29.1 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-01-12 08:12:00
