Anthony Edwards and his Minnesota Timberwolves didn’t have what it takes on Monday night, falling 128-126 to the Oklahoma City Thunder and now sitting just one loss away from being eliminated from the playoffs.
Unfortunately for Minnesota, their biggest star wasn’t looking like his regular self during Game 4.
Anthony Edwards spoke about his performance with ESPN and said that he and Julius Randle didn’t have bad nights; they were just outplayed.
“I don’t look at it like I struggled, or [Julius Randle] struggled,” Edwards said. “They just, they had a good game plan, making us get off the ball. Especially for me, man. They were super in the gaps, I made the right play all night.”
Edwards may say that he didn’t struggle, but some fans would argue against that.
He notched only 16 points, the second-lowest scoring night of the postseason.
He was 5-of-13 from the field and just 1-of-7 from the three-point line.
Meanwhile, Randle posted only five points and seven rebounds, also having a bad night when the team needed him more than ever.
It was bench star Nickeil Alexander-Walker who led the Timberwolves with his 23 points.
Edwards commended OKC’s game plan, which kept Minnesota on their toes and never allowed them to make progress or build a margin of victory.
Game 4 looked radically different from Game 3, and fans quickly learned that the Thunder were not going to perform as poorly as they did on Saturday evening.
The Timberwolves probably could have survived without Randle playing well, but they couldn’t muster a win with both Randle and Edwards having rough shooting nights.
It was just too much for them to handle, and the Thunder were able to squeeze past them.
If the Timberwolves want any chance of rebounding in this series, it’ll require Edwards never having another night like this one.
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