Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves
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It has been an ugly run for the Minnesota Timberwolves of late. Anthony Edwards helped to wasted a 40-burger against the Phoenix Suns, and the team compiled the problems against the Sacramento Kings. Then an ugly closing stretch against Oklahoma City sank them into a three-game losing streak.
Minnesota bested the Boston Celtics on Saturday, and returned on a back-to-back Sunday with arguably the best closing stretch they have had all season. Edwards was in the middle of it, and he set a new franchise record in the process.
Timberwolves scoring title belongs to Anthony Edwards
Plenty of hoopla is generate when a player goes off for 40 or 50 points. Those are the outlier games though. Traditionally and MVP-caliber player is going to average around 30 points per game, and now no one in Minnesota Timberwolves franchise history has had more than Anthony Edwards.
Most games with 30+ points in Timberwolves history:
102 — Anthony Edwards
101 — Karl-Anthony Towns
82 — Kevin Garnett
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) December 1, 2025
Playing against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night, Edwards poured in 32 points for the Timberwolves. It was the 102nd time he has crossed the 30-point threshold in his career, and it broke a franchise tie with now New York Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns.
Minnesota saw Edwards reach the new record in 397 career games. Towns’ tally came across 573 games. Although the game was different back then Kevin Garnett hit 30 points just 82 times in 970 games with the Timberwolves.
Ant shines in the Timberwolves win!
🐜 32 PTS
🐜 6 AST
🐜 4 3PM
MIN inches closer to the top 5 in the West. pic.twitter.com/zstKiLivBT
— NBA (@NBA) December 1, 2025
Edwards is averaging a career-best 28.7 points per game this season and needs to carry a greater load for a Minnesota. If Chris Finch’s team is going to make their first NBA Finals then the superstar has to find a new level.
Unfortunately Tim Connelly didn’t shuffle the roster much this offseason, and that means more pressure falls on the shoulders of Edwards. He can’t close out games like he did against the Suns, but a 36-19 finish against the Spurs shows that the Timberwolves have that dog in them.
Now 12-8 this season, the Minnesota Timberwolves can build momentum off of their latest win. They are back in action Tuesday in New Orleans against the Pelicans. The two sides play each other in consecutive contests with another road tilt on Thursday.
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