The Minnesota Timberwolves dropped a tough game that could have tied the series on Monday in Game 4. Instead, the Timberwolves are now one loss away from elimination at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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The Timberwolves are down 3-1 in the series and will now look to keep their season alive on the road in front of a tough Oklahoma City crowd. Game 4 is a tough pill to swallow, especially since the Wolves' star player, Anthony Edwards, didn't have his best game.
However, Edwards is sharing a different sentiment about his performance on Monday. After the game, Edwards defended his approach to Game 4 as well as his teammate, Julius Randle.
"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."
The three-time All-Star did not play like himself, and the numbers reflected that. Edwards recorded a second-lowest scoring total of the postseason with 16 points and finished the game with 5-of-13 shooting from the field.
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"I don't really look at it like I struggled," Edwards continued. "I didn't get enough shots to say I struggled, so that might be how you guys look at it. But, yeah, I didn't struggle at all. I just made the right play."
In the series, Edwards is averaging 17.3 shots per game. In four games in the Western Conference Finals, he is averaging 24.0 points per game, 7.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 0.5 steals while shooting 49.3 percent from the field and 31.3 percent from beyond the arc.
"It's an urge that I want to get the ball in the rim, put it up there," Edwards said. "But you don't want to take bad shots and get your team out of rhythm. So I was just playing the game the right way, man."
Head coach Chris Finch said the former No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft felt like he did better in the second half, but it was not enough.
"I thought second half he was more aggressive," Finch said. "He got downhill. We got him off the ball a little bit more. When he got to the paint, I thought he found some people, made the right plays. First half, he lagged behind a little bit too much. He needed to get out in front so we could stretch the floor and screen for him a bit. But second half was much better."
Game 5 will be on Wednesday at Paycom Center.
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This story was originally published May 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM.