After a fine defense in front of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, ending with an interception, Anthony Edwards spun on the counterattack to dunk. The back of the Wolves returned to defense with a smile as his knee was about to start creaking, from the first quarter of this meeting against the Thunder.
“ It can start well, then three or four minutes after the start, I have pain, pain, pain for the rest of the match. And I’m in trouble ’cause basically there’s nothing I can do“, he explains to the Star Tribune.
The 20-year-old continues to be plagued by a sore left knee, the very one that prompted Wolves to rest him for four games in early March. Before this forced break, the first choice of the 2020 Draft had displayed rare poor form in his season with an average of only 10 points (29%) over five matches.
But the Wolves player, author of 16 points in the victory against the Thunder, prefers to do with it. ” It’s something bearable. Some people can handle it, but if you don’t have a certain tolerance for pain, then you can’t.“
If the rear implies to have this tolerance, he also suspects that his tendinitis is likely to restrict him in his aerial game, which particularly solicits his knees. ” My knee joint, right next to my patella, was throwing at me in sharp pain “, describes the person concerned, without reassuring.
Anthony Edwards still wanted to come back last Wednesday against OKC because he had next Saturday’s trip in mind, to Miami. A big game and potential revenge for the Floridians who failed to stop the back (33 points and 14 rebounds) in the first leg in November. A match also marked by a clash between Jimmy Butler and him. ” I know it’s a big game. I said to myself that this match (against OKC) was perfect to unwind “Judges the rear.
To see if this one is aligned next night in Orlando before this “back-to-back” meeting in Miami.
| Anthony Edwards | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 72 | 32 | 41.7 | 32.9 | 77.6 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 19.3 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 57 | 34 | 43.3 | 34.5 | 76.8 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 21.3 |
| Total | 129 | 33 | 42.4 | 33.7 | 77.2 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 20.2 | |
