The league-leading scorer's amazing season added another chapter with his performance against Baskonia
Carsen Edwards put on second-half show in win over Baskonia
Carsen Edwards has put together some outstanding performances this season, but the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague’s leading scorer put together a second half for the ages to keep FC Bayern Munich perfect at home.
Edwards dropped all 27 of his points in the final 17:07 minutes in a 94-80 Bayern victory over Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Edwards had attempted only one two-pointer and one three-pointer in the first half but finished making 5 of 9 two-pointers and 4 of 8 triples to go with 5 of 5 free throws.
Edwards was modest in talking about his performance after the game.
“I was just able to make some shots. Our team just put together some good looks for me and we got some stops and built some momentum,” he said. “I don’t want to say anything about the points. We just got the win so I am just happy about that.”
Others with the team did not shy away from speaking highly about the 26-year-old star, who has scored 20 or more points in six of his last seven games while making at least 1 three-pointer in 12 straight games and draining multiple three-pointers in 11 of his last 12 games.
“Carsen got hot in the second half - that was all we needed to finish the game,” said Devin Booker, who himself collected 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
“He wasn’t there in the first half. He made up for it in the second half. He put on an unbelievable performance in the last 17 minutes,” added Coach Gordon Herbert. “He was amazing in the second half. I’m glad we started him and glad it worked out.”
Game Videos
Baskonia came out strong in the second half and Bayern’s offense failed to score for nearly 3 minutes and fell behind 44-52. That was when Edwards took over.
He scored the team’s next three baskets with driving layups and then with the team still down 56-61, Edwards drained 2 three-pointers and a tough jumper off the glass for 8 points in Bayern’s 13-0 close to the third quarter.
And Edwards opened the fourth with another three-pointer and just continued to put the ball in the basket. He surprised even his teammates with 15 seconds left in the game when he buried a three-pointer just inside the middle circle to finish off his outstanding night.
Edwards has been wowing fans all season and he gave them another show against Baskonia.