Anthony Edwards Shares His Perspective on Battle vs. Celtics Star Jayson Tatum
Anthony Edwards scored a game-high 38 points, while Jayson Tatum scored 32 points in overtime that saw the Timberwolves hand the Celtics their first loss this season.
Boston Celtics Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night at Target Center, the Boston Celtics, the last of the NBA’s undefeated teams, suffered their first loss of the season, a 114-109 overtime loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
In a battle between the league’s top-scoring offense and top-scoring defense, the away team failed to score 30 points in any quarter and was held to single digits (eight points) in the second quarter.
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However, Jayson Tatum produced a team-high 32 points, combined with five steals, tying his career high.
That meant a 10-point lead before halftime of the final 12 minutes of regulation, pushing the Celtics to a 90-90 tie.
Yet, inexplicably, they fell short of the four-time All-Star.
What makes things more confusing is that even their cold offense doesn’t get them to give the ball to their best player.
Certainly, the former Duke Blue Devil is not perfect in this area.
Unfortunately, this is not a new problem for Boston.
But when the team watches film of this game, we need to have a better understanding of a situation like this next time.
The leader was Anthony Edwards, who began to control the game in the third quarter, quickly scoring six points, but then had to sit out with a foul, becoming a supernova in overtime.
The former first overall pick scored eight points in the period, single-handedly matching the visitors’ output.
What made his performance in the fifth quarter even more impressive was that with one foul left in the game, the Celtics consistently targeted him.
Not only did Edwards hold without committing his sixth foul, but Minnesota’s blocks, including two Boston turnovers, allowed the former Georgia Bulldog to attack in transition, where he was very danger.
And once you find your rhythm, nothing can stop you.
After the win, Minnesota’s burgeoning star discussed the game with Tatum, who on Saturday became the youngest player in Celtics history and the tenth youngest player in NBA history to score 10,000 career points.
“One of the best players in the league,” Edwards said of his two-time All-NBA first-team selection, per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic.
Regarding Monday’s battle between the two, he said: “He was talking about the jump ball in overtime.
And I told him, ‘(expletive), I’ll be back.
‘ Luckily, he called me for an iso and tried to isolate me, and I said, ‘I’m playing defense, I just committed five fouls.
‘” Truly, it was an acting performance His brilliance in two-way overtime got his team across the finish line against a team that has yet to lose this season.
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