NBA Fans Were Fired Up About Anthony Edwards's Dominant Start vs. Thunder

Ant helped the Timberwolves storm out to a 31-point first-half lead.

Edwards dominated in the first half. / Brad Rempel-Imagn Images

Just when you thought the Oklahoma City Thunder had a stranglehold over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals, Anthony Edwards decided that enough was enough.

Down 0–2 in the best-of-seven series, the 23-year-old put his team on his back to start Saturday night's game three, scoring 20 points on 8 for 11 shooting in the first half while also hauling in eight rebounds and—most importantly—building a 31-point, 72–41 lead over the Thunder.

Anthony Edwards out for blood in the 1H of Game 3 🐺

🔥 20 PTS | 8 REB | 3 AST

Wolves up 31 PTS at half-time 👀 pic.twitter.com/Fr2F6k6yMp

— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 25, 2025

Fans were understandably fired up about Ant-Man's dominant performance, and took to social media to celebrate it. Here are some of the best reactions across X (formerly Twitter):

Anthony Edwards at half:

20 PTS
8 REB
8-11 FG
+25

up by 31. pic.twitter.com/xgWHAOlRvL

— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 25, 2025

Anthony Edwards outscored the ENTIRE OKC Thunder TEAM in the 1st Quarter 😭

ANT: 16 Points
OKC: 14 Points pic.twitter.com/IuwhiWWAew

— Hater Report (@HaterReport_) May 25, 2025

Anthony Edwards in game 3 pic.twitter.com/DjY57LYKPy

— N🐜 (@lockedbyae) May 25, 2025

DEMON ANTHONY EDWARDS IS HERE pic.twitter.com/ZbiqEJuSjh

— Shahbaz Khan (@ShahbazMKhan) May 25, 2025

Ant Edwards outscored the Thunder in the first quarter 😳

Thunder: 14 points
Ant: 16 points pic.twitter.com/SaRiw8FA8u

— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) May 25, 2025

Anthony Edwards strutting with the Timberwolves up 30 on the Thunder 👀 pic.twitter.com/Mu8phgG8lc

— Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) May 25, 2025

Anthony Edwards has the 4th most 20-PT playoff halves in the NBA over the last 3 seasons. pic.twitter.com/U9PjNUgPM0

— Real Sports (@realapp_) May 25, 2025

Anthony Edwards and SGA at halftime:

Anthony Edwards:

20 PTS
8 REB
3 AST
8/11FG
3/5 3PT

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander:

9 PTS
3/10 FG
1/4 3PT
2 REB
4 AST pic.twitter.com/t5fizxbhdy

— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) May 25, 2025

Anthony Edwards first Quarter pic.twitter.com/cObohbhKTY

— 💫 (@NewMediaSports_) May 25, 2025

We'll see if the T-Wolves can hang on and cut into OKC's lead in the series. Either way, the two sides will continue their WCF bout on Monday with Game 4 from Minneapolis's Target Center set to tip off at 8:30 p.m. ET.

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