Anthony Edwards is a record distance away to open the 2024-2025 season.

After drilling nine three-pointers en route to a game-high 37 points in Minnesota’s 127-102 rout of Portland on Friday at Target Center, the superstar guard is averaging 5.6 triples per game.

The highest per-game average for Steph Curry – the best shooter the sport has ever seen – was 5.3.

If Edwards were to maintain his current pace and play all 82 games, he would break Curry’s current NBA record for 3 seconds in a season (402) by more than 50.

Edwards dominates games from the perimeter with shocking volume and efficiency. He is 50 for 104 from deep this season, good for 48%.

“I feel great,” Edwards said in his post-match television interview. “If they keep going down (on screens against me), I’m going to use the 3s all night.”

Is Edwards’ current three-point pace sustainable? Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said this is something the media should consider, but he saw no reason why the guard couldn’t knock down at least four deep balls per game, which greatly benefits the Wolves’ offense as a whole.

“It makes the floor huge. And he has great range, he takes them into the flow of the attack. He’s reading the pick-and-roll coverage really well right now,” Wolves coach Chris Finch said. “He plays at a high level. His catch-and-shoot is fast and produces not only a lot of threes, but also a lot of efficient offense.”

Edwards leads the charge for Minnesota’s three-point revolution. The fact that the Wolves are draining triples at a rapid rate every night is no longer news, but a reality of who they are. The Wolves will be one of the most successful three-point shooting teams this season. They will achieve a large number of those attempts.

On Friday, they hit 22 triples on 50 attempts.

The three-point shooting was part of another huge offensive explosion on Friday. On a night after the Wolves scored 45 points in the final frame in Chicago, Minnesota had a stretch that spanned the end of the first and beginning of the second quarter against Portland, where it scored on 13 of 14 possessions to take the game to blow wide open.

Edwards finished with 37 points, six rebounds and five assists in 30 minutes. He didn’t touch the floor in the last frame, even though the match was already decided. Julius Randle had 22 points and six rebounds. Rudy Gobert recorded 15 rebounds.

As a team, Minnesota shot 49% from the field.

But unlike Thursday in Chicago, that offensive explosion did not have to save Minnesota (6-3). Rather, it happened alongside a significantly better defensive effort than what the Wolves put forth against Chicago.

Finch said the Wolves discussed the need to improve their defense early in the game. Receive message. Minnesota forced Portland (3-7) to miss the first 10 shots of the game and never looked back.

“It was a big emphasis to come out and position ourselves defensively,” Finch said.

No Blazers player scored more than 16 points. Portland shot 43% from the field and a paltry 6 of 24 from distance.

The Blazers never seriously threatened Minnesota on Friday. Even when Portland attempted to get within single digits in the second quarter, the pressure was — fittingly — quelled by a pair of triples from Edwards.

Minnesota hosts Miami on Sunday.