Dunk of the year? T-Wolves’ Anthony Edwards goes viral for beast slam vs. Jazz

One thunderous dunk supplied a best picture of Anthony Edwards’ second-half supremacy Monday night.

Edwards tossed down a beast slam over John Collins of the Utah Jazz in the 3rd quarter, assisting the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 114-104 success however leaving both gamers banged up after the play.

“I was thinking I was going to missouton it since I wasn’t close to the rim, however insomeway God willed it in for me,” stated Edwards, who scored 25 of his 32 points after halftime.

The play instantly went viral on social media. Timberwolves veteran point guard Mike Conley stated it may haveactually been the finest dunk he’s ever seen in individual.

“He’s like a feline practically,” Conley stated. “He simply keeps going forward and lands on his feet. Stuff like that is what makes him who he is and why he can maneuver in the videogame how he does.”

Edwards stated he grew up admiring gamers like Vince Carter who were recognized for their soaking capability. Dunking the method they did has constantly been a objective for Edwards.

His slam on Monday night definitely put him in that classification.

“It provides me chills, guy, since I constantly dreamed of soaking on someone like that,” Edwards stated.

Collins and Edwards were both hurt on the play. Edwards dislocated his left ring finger after his hand clashed with Collins’ cheekbone. He raced back to the locker space throughout a subsequent timeout, popped the finger back in location, got it taped up and returned to action.

Collins was ruled out for the whole 4th quarter while being examined for a possible concussion. His injury was lateron validated to be a head contusion.

Edwards’ dunk offered a short-handed Minnesota group an psychological increase throughout a crucial stretch. The Timberwolves lost Naz Reid to a first-half head injury and were currently playing without hurt beginners Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns.

“It provides everyone energy,” Edwards stated. “It makes everyone desire to protect, desire to get stops. It makes the videogame more amazing.”

Edwards likewise amountedto 8 helps, 7 rebounds and 2 obstructs over 38 minutes. His unrelenting energy on both ends of the court put the Jazz on their heels throughout the 2nd half.

“That’s who he is,” Utah coach Will Hardy stated. “He’s an All-Star. He’s a hell of a gamer.”

Edwards has had 3 successive 30-point videogames. He’s balanced 31.5 points in back-to-back wins over Utah on 58% shooting from the field.

“He’s constantly been a guy who can truly turn a videogame around,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch stated. “Knows when to raise it. Knows when to make the huge play. Can often make it out of absolutelynothing. But now he’s like method more polished with what he’s doing. He’s a little more madeup, not hurrying it as much.”

Here are a coupleof responses in the wake of the dunk.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.