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Anthony Edwards just did something the NBA hasn't seen since prime Kobe

Edwards has been on quite the scoring run lately, and a huge chunk of his production has come after halftime.
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Nov 30, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) celebrates his basket against the San Antonio Spurs during the second half at Target Center.
Nov 30, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) celebrates his basket against the San Antonio Spurs during the second half at Target Center. | Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

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Anthony Edwards is in the midst of the most prolific scoring stretch of his NBA career thus far. The Timberwolves' superstar put up a season-high 44 points in an overtime win over the Pelicans on Tuesday night, which marked his sixth straight game with at least 30 points. That ties Kevin Love (in February 2014) for the longest such streak in franchise history.

That's just one of many noteworthy nuggets from Edwards' recent scoring bonanza, in which he's put up 230 points (38.3 per game) on 56 percent shooting — and 48 percent from long range — over the last six contests. It's also the most points in a six-game stretch in Wolves history, breaking Edwards' own record (224) from last season, and the most points in a six-game stretch by any NBA player so far this season.

But the best stat of all has to do with how much of Edwards' production in this span has come after halftime during this six-game run. 150 of his 230 points have come in the second half and a couple overtime periods. After halftime, he's gone 51 of 84 from the floor (61 percent), 21 of 36 from deep (58 percent), and 27 of 35 at the free-throw line (77 percent).

The folks at OptaSTATS unearthed a gem: The last player with 150+ points, 50+ field goals, and 25+ free throws after halftime in a six-game span was Kobe Bryant in March 2007. That was right in the heart of Kobe's prime, during the season when he won his second consecutive scoring title. And that came during a stretch where Bryant scored 50+ points in four straight games.

Even if the numbers are admittedly a bit cherry-picked, it's pretty incredible to see that Edwards just did something the NBA hasn't seen since prime Kobe.

Edwards has made a bit of a habit of starting somewhat slow and then absolutely coming alive in the third quarter. And in a very encouraging development, he seems to have taken a new leap as a clutch-time scorer this year after previously struggling a bit in that department.

Outside of a couple hiccups, Edwards has been sensational in the clutch so far this season. In just those situations (the final five minutes of games within five points), he's second in the NBA in points per game, first in field-goal percentage, and second in three-point percentage. And he did it again on Tuesday night by playing the entire second half and OT and refusing to let the Timberwolves lose in New Orleans.

At 24 years old, Ant's leap to MVP contention appears to be happening right before our eyes.

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Will Ragatz
WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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