Anthony Edwards dropped 37 points on Sunday afternoon, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 129-120 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
In the home of the Indianapolis 500, Edwards had his foot on the gas, attacking the rim and producing several highlight-reel plays.
THE MOST EXCITING PLAYER IN THE LEAGUE pic.twitter.com/eXiH3LxaNw
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) February 13, 2022
With a massive dunk in the second quarter Edwards led the Timberwolves to put up 74 points in the first half. But their defense faltered which allowed the Pacers to stay in the game.
Despite Indiana’s efforts, they couldn’t find a way to stop Edwards. The Timberwolves’ sophomore put up 15 points on five 3-pointers in the third quarter and helped build an 18-point lead.
15 point third quarter by Ant 🔥 pic.twitter.com/e4CA2yFuvC
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) February 13, 2022
Of Edwards' 6 threes-pointers, 5 of them came in the 3rd quarter, the 3rd time in his career connecting on 5+ treys in a single quarter, becoming the only @Timberwolves player to do so three or more times. It is also the 12th time a Wolves player has had 5+ threes in a quarter. https://t.co/RrLvBfhcil
— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) February 13, 2022
But with Karl-Anthony Towns in foul trouble, the Pacers rallied behind Tyrese Haliburton. The recently acquired guard put up 22 points to go with 16 rebounds and helped bring Indiana within four points with 8:39 to play.
With the game on the line, Edwards took over, leading Minnesota on an 8-0 run that finished with a 3-pointer from Patrick Beverley.
can't leave PatBev open. pic.twitter.com/AaRIEw3Yf3
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) February 13, 2022
Indiana made it a 126-120 game with 2:13 to go but the Timberwolves closed it out and ended their two-game losing streak.
Minnesota (30-27) will open a three-game stretch at home to end the first half when they host Charlotte on Tuesday night.
