Though Edwards himself might already have grown tired of hearing things like this, the young Wolf King still had plenty of twists and turns ahead of him.
And compared to Edwards' poor showing tonight, there were actually players on the Timberwolves who had performed well.
Towns went 4-for-7 from three and finished with 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Offensively, he was unquestionably Minnesota's best player tonight.
With his catch-and-shoot threes and drives off the catch, he'd managed to put up an All-Star-caliber performance.
The old Wolf King was still rock solid~~
He'd simply played a few more years. That made all the difference~~
Meanwhile, Naz Reid and Oladipo also put up 14 points and 8 rebounds, and 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists, respectively. Their performances were certainly respectable.
With three players putting in solid performances, the media's postgame narrative swung decisively in Edwards' favor.
They began questioning whether Edwards was capable of being the team's centerpiece.
When faced with the Knicks' suffocating defense and Chen Xi's relentless offense,
he had neither shouldered the responsibility of a star and torn through the opposing defense, nor shown the resolve to stop Old Chen even once.
It was bound to leave people a little disappointed...
Fortunately, it was only one regular-season game.
Edwards had been playing well throughout the season. He'd even put in strong performances against defensive powerhouses like the Pelicans and the Thunder.
So one poor showing against Chen Xi, the League First Person, wasn't a big deal.
All that needless criticism wasn't going to affect him much.
Life went on as usual, and babies kept coming~~
Over in New York.
After comfortably beating the Timberwolves and earning their second straight road win, the Knicks wasted no time returning to their home court, where they immediately