Ant Edwards added a jaw-dropping dunk to his already jam-packed highlight reel.

He’s only 22 years old and has plenty of time to add more. Think this one makes a few top 10 lists?

TODAY’S LINEUP 🏀

 Dunk of the Year? A day after Kyrie Irving’s game-winner sent shockwaves throughout the NBA, Anthony Edwards got in on the action with a massive poster dunk 🚨

2️⃣ Brunson, Knicks rolling: New York won its fourth straight game with Jalen Brunson averaging 35.3 points during the run 🔥

3️⃣ Lakers move up: L.A.’s win over Atlanta and Golden State’s loss to NY saw the Lakers leapfrog the Warriors in the West Play-In 📈

4️⃣ Kyrie vs. Wemby: Ahead of Mavs-Spurs tonight, we break down one of the most skilled players ever and one of the most skilled big men to enter the NBA 🎆

5️⃣ West race intensifies: OKC, Minnesota & Denver are separated by a half-game at the top of the West. We break down the race, including tonight’s pivotal Nuggets-Wolves game 📊

SCORES & WHAT TO WATCH 🏀

Rockets-Wizards (7 ET, NBA App): The Rockets go for their sixth straight win when they visit the Wizards.

Mavericks-Spurs (8 ET, NBA App): After one of the most electrifying game-winners ever, what will Kyrie Irving have in store when the Mavs visit Wemby and the Spurs?

Nuggets-Timberwolves (9 ET, NBA TV): Denver and Minnesota bring matching 47-21 records into their first of three matchups over the next three weeks

1. WOLVES RISE BEHIND EDWARDS’ DUNK OF THE YEAR ENTRY

Wolves tighten West race: Anthony Edwards dropped 32 points, seven boards, eight assists and one dunk of the year candidate to lead the Wolves to a 114-104 win over the Jazz. | Recap

• Edwards: “It gives me chills, man, because I always dreamed of dunking on somebody like that.”
• Last two weeks: Ant has brought his own madness to March with the best defensive play of his career – the game-saving block on Aaron Nesmith on March 7 – and followed it up 11 days later with an epic poster dunk …
• One problem: He keeps hurting himself while making amazing plays. Edwards hit his head on the rim during his block on Nesmith and dislocated his finger during his dunk on John Collins
• Playoff Race (MIN ⬆️): With the win, the Wolves match the Nuggets at 47-21 and take over No. 2 in the West via tiebreaker as they lead the season series 1-0 entering tonight’s showdown

Kings survive Grizzlies in OT: Malik Monk scored 12 of his game-high 28 points in overtime as the Kings emerged with a 121-111 win over the Grizzlies. | Recap

• Double-double streak: Domantas Sabonis (25 pts, 18 reb) became the fourth player with 50 straight double-doubles in the last 50 seasons, joining Moses Malone (50 games, 1978-79), Kevin Love (53, 2010-11) and Elvin Hayes (55, 1973-74)
• Playoff Race (SAC ↔️): The Kings remain sixth in the West, gaining a half-game lead on No. 7 Dallas and pulling within two games of No. 5 New Orleans

White posts 1st career triple-double: Derrick White (22 pts, 10 reb, 10 ast, 6 3s, 2 stl, 1 chasedown block) stuffed the stat sheet to lead the Celtics to a 119-94 win over the Pistons. Jaylen Brown (31 pts) kept up his hot play as he’s averaged 32.6 points over his last five games. | Recap

• Playoff Race (BOS ↔️): Boston won its sixth straight game and remains well ahead of the pack in the East, leading No. 2 Milwaukee by 10 games

2. KNICKS STAY HOT, WIN 4TH STRAIGHT

NY keeps rolling: Jalen Brunson (34 pts, 7 ast) and Deuce McBride (career-high 29 pts) combined for 63 points, while Josh Hart posted his fifth career triple-double (10 pts, 11 reb, 11 ast) while becoming the first player to play all 48 minutes in a game this season as the Knicks beat the Warriors 119-112 to improve to 3-0 on their West road trip. | Recap

• Playoff Race (NYK ↔️): The Knicks remain fourth in the East, increasing their lead over No. 5 Orlando to one game, while moving two games back of No. 3 Cleveland
• Play-In Race (GSW ⬇️): The Warriors drop from ninth to 10th in the West, now one game back of the Lakers after L.A.’s win

Sixers back in top six: In a battle of two teams tied at 37-30, the Sixers got their first win over the Heat this season, 98-91, behind Tyrese Maxey’s 20th game with 30+ points in his breakout season and a double-double from Kelly Oubre Jr. (22 pts, 11 reb, 5 blk). | Recap

• Play-In Race (PHI ⬆️): The Sixers leap two spots from No. 8 to No. 6 behind their win and Indiana’s loss. They hold a half-game lead over the Pacers and trail the No. 5 Magic by two games
• Play-In Race (MIA ⬇️): The Heat drop from seventh to eighth in the East, a half-game back of No. 7 Indiana and a full game back of No. 6 Philly

Cavs get first win vs. Pacers: In what would have been a 3 vs. 6 first round playoff matchup if the postseason started Monday, the Cavs defeated the Pacers, 108-103, behind a pair of 23-point performances from Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen. | Recap

• Playoff Race (CLE ↔️): The Cavs remain third in the East, moving within one game of second-ranked Milwaukee
• Playoff Race (IND ⬇️): The Pacers drop from sixth to seventh with their loss combined with Philadelphia’s win on Monday. Indy trails Philly by a half-game

3. ROUNDUP: LAKERS MOVE UP IN WEST PLAY-IN

Triple 20/10s lift Lakers: The Lakers got double-doubles from D’Angelo Russell (27 pts, 10 ast), LeBron James (25 pts, 10 ast) and Anthony Davis (22 pts, 15 reb), taking the lead midway through the first quarter and never looking back in a 136-105 win over the Hawks. | Recap

• Another poster: Edwards wasn’t the only one with a poster dunk on Monday as Atlanta’s Jalen Johnson got the and-1 throwdown over Austin Reaves
• Play-In Race (LAL ⬆️): The Lakers jump from 10th to ninth in the West as their win combined with the Warriors loss gives L.A. a one-game lead over Golden State
• Play-In Race (ATL ↔️): The Hawks remain 10th in the East, dropping 3.5 games back of No. 9 Chicago, while still four games up on No. 11 Brooklyn

Bulls hold off Blazers: DeMar DeRozan (28 pts), Ayo Dosunmu (23 pts, 10 ast) and Nikola Vucevic (22 pts, 9 reb, 1 clutch hook with 9.3 seconds left) helped the Bulls withstand a late 23-8 Portland run for a 110-107 win, Chicago’s third win in the last four games. | Recap

• Play-In Race (CHI ↔️): The Bulls remain ninth in the East, 3.5 games back of No. 8 Miami and 3.5 games up on No. 10 Atlanta

4. CAN I GET AN ENCORE?

Kyrie Irving just had one of the greatest game-winning shots you’ll ever see in your life.

Victor Wembanyama just put together a historic game the NBA has never seen over the past 50 seasons.

What do they have in store for us next?

• Find out tonight, as Wemby and the Spurs host Kyrie and the Mavericks (8 ET, NBA App)

Kyrie’s peers have constantly raved about his skill level, with Sunday’s game-winner as the latest example of him being one of the most skilled players the game has ever seen.

From ballhandling, to finishing around the basket, to unlimited creativity and shot-making ability, Irving’s game is inimitable.

Irving with a live dribble is like a chess master plotting a series of moves that will soon result in a checkmate. Whether he goes past you, around you or under you, Irving will get to his spot and has an array of shots from every possible angle to finish.

Wemby possesses a unique skill set of his own, particularly for a player of his stature. How many 7-foot-4 players have we ever seen hit a behind-the-back crossover dribble into a step-back 3 with the fluidity of a player a foot shorter?

Or drop a perfectly placed no-look bounce pass in traffic?

Or possess the quickness to beat a point guard off the dribble and finish the and-1 in the lane?

Who will add to their highlight reel on Tuesday night?

5. THREE TEAMS, ONE NO. 1 SEED

With 26 days remaining in the regular season, the top of the West is still up for grabs with the top three teams – the Thunder (47-20), Wolves (47-21) and Nuggets (47-21) – separated by just a half-game.

• While every game down the stretch will be vital for all three teams, there are three that must be circled on the calendar, starting tonight when the Timberwolves host the Nuggets  (9 ET, NBA TV)
• It’s the first of three head-to-head matchups between the Wolves and Nuggets over the next three weeks that will not only determine the head-to-head tiebreaker, but can provide some separation in a race that has been razor thin for the past month

Tiebreaker status: The primary tiebreaker is always head-to-head record. When that’s not possible, the next is Division leader. However, with OKC, Denver and Minnesota all in the Northwest Division, there may be no clear-cut winner and division win percentage would be the next tiebreaker.

Here’s how things stand entering tonight’s matchup:

Oklahoma City

• Won 3-1 vs. DEN
• Tied 2-2 vs. MIN
• Division: 11-4 (.733, 1 game to play)

Minnesota

• Tied 2-2 vs. OKC
• Lead 1-0 vs. DEN (3 to play)
• Division: 11-2 (.846, 3 to play)

Denver

• Lost 1-3 vs. OKC
• Trail 0-1 vs. MIN (3 to play)
• Division: 6-5 (.545, 5 to play)

Why is this so important? With so many teams fighting to secure a top-six finish for a guaranteed playoff spot, these three teams are all on track to not just qualify, but likely have home-court advantage in the first round.

But this goes beyond the opening round. All three teams have aspirations for a Finals run, and securing the No.1 seed makes a huge impact.

In the last 10 years, the No. 1 seed in the West made the Finals seven times, and won the championship five times.

• Denver: No. 1 seed in 2022-23 and won the Finals
• Minnesota: No. 1 seed in 2003-04 and eliminated in the West Finals (deepest playoff run in franchise history)
• OKC: No. 1 seed in 2012-13 and lost in the West Semifinals; No. 1 in 1995-96 (as the Sonics) and lost in NBA Finals; No. 1 in 1993-94 and lost in the first round

Among the three teams, Denver has the largest disparity in home vs. road success.

• Denver: 27-6 (2nd in NBA) at home; 20-15 (8th in NBA) on the road
• Minnesota: 23-8 (5th) at home; 24-13 (2nd) on road
• OKC: 27-7 (Tied 3rd) at home; 20-13 (5th) on road

Buckle up because this race has a chance to go down as one of the closest in NBA history.

• The closest the top three teams in the West have ever finished to each other is one game, in 1997-98, 2002-03, and 2007-08