Overview
- Edwards’ 13-foot jumper with 6:54 left in the fourth quarter put him at exactly 10,000 points as Minnesota beat Cleveland 131-122 at Target Center.
- He finished with 25 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in the victory that pushed the Timberwolves’ current run of form forward.
- Edwards joined a select group to reach 10,000 before age 25 that includes LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Carmelo Anthony and Luka Dončić.
- He hit the milestone at 24 years, 156 days and in 412 games, the 28th-fastest in NBA history and seventh-fastest among active players.
- Averaging about 29.3 points on roughly 50.4% shooting this season, Edwards called the achievement “cool” but said he was “kind of sick” to pass Bryant as Minnesota improved to 25-13 with a four-game winning streak.