Given the storms sent their way over the last calendar year, the Philadelphia 76ers have found that when it’s rained, it’s certainly poured in 2024-25. Secure in his place among the season’s bright spots nonetheless, Justin Edwards attacked March 19, 2025’s showdown against the Western Conference’ No. 1 seed with the best possible goal in mind: bringing down the thunder. Scoreless, and behind by double-figures before the game’s first commercial break could arrive, Philadelphia allows their smooth-scoring southpaw to try his hand, starting with a subtle fake, freezing Chet Holmgren’s closeout in its tracks. With one 7-foot-1, shot-blocking obstacle cleared from any obstruction, Edwards finishes the job forcefully, gliding through the lane for a one-handed contact hammer, drawing the support of his sidelined teammates. Despite the loss to the title-focused Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia’s hometown highflyer — fifth in scoring among rookies in March — reaffirmed his status as an undrafted gem, recording 19 points (on 7-of-14), alongside a two-rebound, two-assist, two-steal, one-block, three-triple backdrop. · Mar 20, 2025