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Anthony Edwards dunk: Timberwolves star lights up Game 3 with poster jam over Kevon Looney

David Suggs

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Anthony Edwards has collected plenty of posters throughout his glint five-year NBA career.

The Timberwolves supernova is one of basketball's grandest leapers, blessed with awe-inspiring spring and gobs of audacity. There was his demolition of John Collins, his teardown of Yuta Watanabe, and his eruption over Kevin Durant, among others.

But it's hard to imagine one of his jams proving more timely than the one he authored up in the third quarter of Minnesota's Game 3 duel against the Warriors.

Just don't tell Kevon Looney that.

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Here's a look at Edwards' most recent aerial antics, a one-handed finish that left much of the basketball world in a tizzy.

Anthony Edwards dunk video

Edwards might've struggled to start the contest. But by the time he vaulted over Looney, he was percolating, caught in the midst of a third-quarter flurry that saw him produce 15 points in the frame.

None were as loud as his slam, an artistic effort that saw him dispose of one defender before striding toward Looney's beanstalk-like frame.

Edwards is a two-footed leaper. Most of his more eye-catching finishes have come after pointing his right shoulder toward the target, launching off two, and dancing through the air until making contact with the rim.

Saturday's flush was no exception. Edwards faced up Looney, sprung toward the rafters, and eclipsed his wayward adversary.

He even let out a yell on his dismount. 

Edwards' comrades were understandably enthused. They made sure to help Looney remember his Kodak moment, pointing toward the Warriors big as he strutted up the floor. 

Edwards was far from his best in the opening two quarters. In the second frame alone, Edwards tallied a single solitary point, with all four of his field goal attempts going wayward.

The second half was a different story. Edwards found his rhythm from all three levels of the floor. And as his production swelled, so did his team's.

"It doesn’t surprise me anymore when I see his spectacular plays," Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch said postgame. "It just infuses our group with so much energy, he kinda gets going too. We really need that from him. "

Anthony Edwards stats today vs. Warriors

  • Points: 36
  • Rebounds: 4
  • Assists: 4
  • Steals: 0
  • Blocks: 1
  • Turnovers: 3
  • Fouls: 0
  • FG: 13-28 (46.4%)
  • 3P: 5-14 (35.7%)
  • FT: 5-8 (62.5%)

Saturday's match represented a tale of two halves for Edwards. The mercurial swingman was held to just eight points in the first, looking just as out of sorts as he appeared during the first two games of the series.

Once the second half hit, though, Edwards found life. The 23-year old started the third with a flourish, finishing with authority over Trayce Jackson-Davis.

Then came the torrent of triples. Edwards sank a league-high 320 three-pointers during the regular season. As the match wore on, he began to show why, launching efforts from all sorts of different angles from beyond the arc.

Edwards explained postgame that it wasn't his aerial assault of the rim that pushed him to glory on Saturday night. Rather, it was a jam Jonathan Kuminga unloaded on him that got him activated.

Regardless, the baskets kept flowing as Minnesota pulled itself out in front. When the dust settled, Edwards had 36 points, 28 of which came in the second half. His performance, coupled with Julius Randle's triple-double, powered the Timberwolves to a momentous Game 3 win and a 2-1 series lead.

Edwards explained postgame that it wasn't 

David Suggs

David Suggs is a content producer at The Sporting News. A long-suffering Everton, Wizards and Commanders fan, he has learned to get used to losing over the years. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding (poorly), listening to the likes of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and D’Angelo, and penning short journal entries.