Timberwolves Notes
Player Notes
• Anthony Edwards led the way for the Timberwolves in Game 1 in Denver, finishing with a team-high 22 points, nine rebounds, a team-high seven assists and a game-high and playoff career-high-tying three blocks, marking his 32nd career 20+ point playoff game and his 20th career playoff game with 20+ points/5+ rebounds/5+ assists. His 32 career 20+ point playoff games pass Kevin Garnett for the most such games in franchise history and his 20 career playoff games with 20+ points/5+ rebounds/5+ assists are the most in franchise history, four more than Garnett.
• Edwards has now scored 15+ points in all 43 of his career playoff games, extending the fourth longest such streak in NBA history.
Most Consecutive 15+ point Playoff Games to Start a Career (NBA History)
Player Games Date
1. Michael Jordan 179 April 19, 1985 – June 14, 1998
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 97 March 25, 1970 – April 5, 1981
3. Karl Malone 47 April 18, 1986 – May 14, 1992
4. Anthony Edwards 43 April 16, 2022 – April 18, 2026
5. Oscar Robertson 38 March 16, 1962 – March 24, 1967
• Tonight marked Edwards fifth career playoff game with 3+ blocks. Only Garnett (11) has recorded more 3+ block playoff games in franchise history.
• Rudy Gobert finished the night with 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting and a team-high 10 rebounds, marking his 42nd career playoff double-double and his 11 such game with the Timberwolves, which ranks third in franchise history. His 42-career point/rebound playoff double-doubles rank seventh in the entire NBA since he entered the league in the 2013 NBA Draft.
• Jaden McDaniels added 16 points and eight rebounds, marking his eighth career playoff game with 15+ points and 5+ rebounds. The Wolves are now 7-1 in the playoffs when McDaniels records 15+ points and 5+ rebounds.
• McDaniels scored 10 points in the first quarter, tied for his playoff career-high for most points in a quarter.
• In 27:52 minutes of action off the bench, Ayo Dosunmu ended the night with 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including three shots from deep, becoming the 13th player in franchise history to make multiple threes in their playoff debut with the team and his 14 points were the fifth most by a Timberwolves reserve player in their Minnesota playoff debut.
• Donte DiVincenzo scored 12 points, all of which came from three, marking his eighth consecutive playoff game with multiple threes, extending the longest such streak in franchise history. DiVincenzo made his first four shots from deep, tied for the second most consecutive made threes to start a playoff run in franchise history, trailing only Sam Cassell (five consecutive made threes; April 18, 2004 vs. Denver).
Team Notes
• Minnesota scored 33 points in the first quarter of today’s contest, the third-most first quarter points in a playoff game on the road in franchise history.
Most First Quarter Points on the Road in Franchise History
Date/Opponent 1st Qtr. Points Round
1. April 16, 2022 at Memphis 41 Points First Round
2. April 26, 2024 at Phoenix 34 Points First Round
3. April 18, 2026 at Denver 33 Points First Round
(info courtesy of Timberwolves)
