So, I got thinking about Anthony Edwards the other day. You know, Ant-Man. Kid’s got serious game, everyone sees that. But I wanted to look past just the highlights and the talk. I was specifically interested in his playoff runs, like, the actual game-by-game breakdown.
It’s easy to find the career averages – people throw around numbers like roughly 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists in the playoffs. That’s nice info, sure, gives you a general idea. But I like the nitty-gritty. How did he really do in that specific Game 3 against Denver? Or his very first playoff game? Averages smooth everything out, you lose the story.
First step, obvious one, I just went searching online. Typed in something like ‘anthony edwards playoff game log’. Simple enough. You get a flood of results, mostly sports stats sites.
Clicked into a couple of the usual suspects. Most player pages default to showing you the current season or career overview. That’s where you see those average stats again. Not what I wanted right then.
Had to actively look for the specific section. Usually, there’s a tab or a link on the player’s page labeled ‘Game Logs’ or maybe ‘Game Finder’. Found that. Okay, progress.
Here’s the important bit. Inside the game log section, you almost always gotta filter it. It often defaults to ‘Regular Season’. Had to find the little dropdown or button to switch it over to ‘Playoffs’. Sometimes it’s by year too, so I made sure it was showing all playoff years or the specific one I was curious about.
And there it was. A list, game by game. Finally.
- You see the date.
- The opponent.
- Minutes played – always interesting to see.
- Then the core stats: points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks.
- Crucially, the shooting numbers too: Field goals made and attempted (FG/FGA), 3-pointers (3P/3PA), free throws (FT/FTA). Gives you the efficiency picture.
Scrolling through that log tells a much better story. You see the monster scoring nights, the efficient games, the ones where maybe his shot wasn’t falling but he contributed elsewhere. You see the context of each performance within a series.
Getting the Real Picture
It wasn’t rocket science, just required navigating past the summary stuff and making sure the right filters were clicked. Took maybe five minutes tops. But getting that detailed game log feels way more satisfying than just reading off an average. Now I have the actual data, game by game, for his whole playoff career so far. That’s the kind of practical record I like to have when I’m really looking into a player’s performance under pressure.
