Anthony Edwards has a huge night against the Knicks

On By Littum

Anthony Edwards may not be the best player to come out of Georgia, as the point guard said Walt “Clyde” Frazier told him during pregame warmups.

However, he was the best player in Madison Square Garden on Friday night.

In what was a hot shooting night for the Timberwolves, the two-time All-Star led the pack with 36 points and went 12-for-21 from the field in Minnesota’s 116-99 win over the Knicks to help them climb back to . 500.


Anthony Edwards, who scored 36 points, goes up for a layup during the Knicks' 116-99 loss to the Timberwolves on Jan. 17, 2025.
Anthony Edwards, who scored 36 points, goes up for a layup during the Knicks’ 116-99 loss to the Timberwolves on Jan. 17, 2025. Jason Szenes for the New York Post

He also added 13 rebounds and seven assists, helping keep the Knicks from winning over two former players — Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo — who were traded for Karl-Anthony Towns.

“I was happy (with his performance),” Edwards said after the win. “My best friend texted me before the game just to motivate me, like ‘bro, they’ve tried us again.’ Someone in the media said something about me. I’m not on social media and he sends me the little posts. He just texted me, ‘What should I do?’ So I had to show up for him. He doesn’t usually write to me like that, so that was my motivation.”

2020 no. The 1 pick didn’t start off hot, though. He shot 1-for-7 in the first quarter before getting into a rhythm.

But nothing was more remarkable than Edwards’ sensational dunk that made it 96-89 with nearly 7 minutes left.

He beat Jalen Brunson, who helped off a pick, drove into the paint and went over Precious Achiuwa for the wild poster dunk. In the three minutes before the basket, the Timberwolves went on an 11-2 run, and Edwards scored or assisted on all 11 points.

Edwards was also lethal from deep, shooting 8-for-13, which has been an improvement for him this season.

He’s shooting more (9.9 3s per game) and making more (42.3 percent) this year compared to his 35 percent on 6.7 attempts a year ago.

“He’s really dedicated to making more 3s,” coach Chris Finch said prior to the game. “We’ve always told him he’s really good at it. He used to give up a lot of open 3s to maybe play with the ball in a different rhythm. He’s got to shoot 3s. Always been a great weapon , and now he just trusts it more.”