Anthony Edwards Just Made HISTORY..

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The largest comeback in a game 7, and the absolute best shooting performance ever in the playoffs. Last night was one for the ages.
But let’s start from the beginning, as Denver started this game exactly how they wanted. Nikola Jokic dominated the glass, reaching a double double of 13 points and 15 rebounds by halftime, 5 of which were on the offensive end. This led to a 12 to 2 second chance points discrepancy.
And it felt like it’s going to be another one of those nights, where he was toying with the defensive player of the year.
Jamal Murray unlike the previous games in this series was cooking right from the start, getting to his spots, and playing with ease on his way to 24 1st half points on 53.3% shooting from the field and 60% from 3PT range.
The Nuggets pulled all the right strings and had control over the game, as they headed into the locker rooms up by 15 at the half.
On the other side, KAT and McDaniels were the only ones ready to put up a fight, scoring 13 and 10 points respectively on decent shooting efficiency.
KAT took advantage of the mismatch every time he saw one, patiently working the smaller defenders for some quality shots.
But their main weapon, Anthony Edwards was a shadow of his game 6 performance, as he couldn’t hit anything in this game, contested or wide open.
ANT shot 1 of 7 for only 4 points in the first half. And Minnesota struggled as a team overall, as they shot just 31.6% from the field.
Things looked a bit worse for the Timberwolves early in the 3rd when…
Down by 20 on the road, with all the momentum on Denver’s side, the Timberwolves had all the odds stacked against them, but nobody could imagine that what started to unfold was history in the making.
Minnesota went on a 28-9 run to close out the 3rd quarter which was totally opposite of the previous one, as this whole game was a microcosm of the entire series. The Nuggets were unrecognizable in this one, as they shot a miserable 26.3% from the field, it’s like they fell asleep after going up by 20. And after this 3 by Edwards, it was on. They knew they had them against the ropes.
And the entire arena was in disbelief when the Timberwolves took over the lead in the 4th.
In an unexpected turn of events, it was the role players of Naz Reid, Rudy Gobert and Jaden Mcdaniels that carried the offensive load during these crucial times.
Rudy stuns everyone with this wild turnaround and with this going in, Minnesota believes that maybe this is their day, and they can complete the upset.
But most importantly, their hounding defense stepped when it mattered the most, absolutely putting a lid on the basket.
Wow, Naz Reid delivers big time on both ends of the court.
And after another turnover by Jamal, Edwards hits the dagger to put the Wolves up by 10 with 3 minutes to go, and everyone started to realize that it was over.
Jokic and Murray had one last push to try and get back, making it a 5 point game, but then…
It’s all over, the champs have fallen and Minnesota completes the biggest game 7 comeback in NBA history.
History repeats itself as this came on the same exact day 20 years after KG and company advanced to the western conference finals in a game 7 showdown against the Kings.
On rategame, the app that I’m a part of, we score each game by how interesting they were, and this one was a solid 8.6 for me. Download the app from the link in the description and join us in rating and reviewing these games.
Moving on to New York, as I was hoping that the Garden crowd would lift my Knicks to a hot start in game 7.
But I was staggered when the exact opposite started to happen, as Indiana opened the game on an unbelievable 76% shooting from the field.
It seemed like everything they threw at the basket went in, and despite the fact that the Knicks themselves were solid in this 1st quarter, it seemed like the Pacers unlocked god mode.
And it didn’t help that OG Anunoby did a Willis Reed move.
For the ones that don’t know, this means that OG got back from injury to start this game, only to get the crowd fired up, as he knew he couldn’t go, and quickly sat down.
Hart is playing injured as well, on top of all the other injuries that the Knicks had.
So, as crazy as it sounds, I was thankful that New York was only down by 8 at the end, and thought to myself, Indiana can’t keep up this pace. Right?!
In a mind blowing shooting display, the Pacers went 76 and a half percent in the second quarter.
In 20 years of watching the NBA, I hadn’t seen anything similar to this.
Tyrese Haliburton chucking up wild threes, Pascal Siakam was automatic from midrange, and then Indiana could also get to the rim and finish inside, it was an all around spectacle. Just not for me and the MSG crowd.