While a lot of players his age have produced similar numbers, Edwards is enjoying an elevated status in the basketball universe for a simple reason: he's impacting winning.
The Minnesota Timberwolves walked into a Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night and dug themselves a 20-point hole. They then battled all the way back out of it and emerged victorious.
Edwards has worn his emotion on his sleeve and been outspoken at every turn during the team’s impressive run in the 2024 NBA Playoffs and after eliminating the Nuggets he was directing praise at a teammate.
The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets and knocked them out of the NBA playoffs in a thrilling game 7 contest. Despite the Nuggets’ star duo Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray performing well, it was not enough as the Timberwolves made a brilliant comeback to clinch the game in the 4th quarter.
Minnesota Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert was absolutely manhandled by Nikola Jokic in Game 5 of their second-round matchup. To a certain extent, the same was the case on Sunday night as the Denver Nuggets big man dropped 34 points all over Gobert and the Wolves.
The 2003-04 season was the last time the Minnesota Timberwolves saw the Western Conference Finals. Two decades later and the young and hungry Wolves were looking to knock off the reigning champs on the road.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have confirmed their 2024 Western Conference Finals matchup with the Dallas Mavericks by beating the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of their second-round series.
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves have done it. After being down by as much as 20 points in Game 7 on the road, the Wolves clawed their way all the way back to secure a sensational come-from-behind victory against the defending champs Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.
Anthony Edwards did not want to hear any excuses from Charles Barkley on Sunday after the Timberwolves punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals.
Conley has served as something of a coach on the floor for the Timberwolves, who started off the series with two stunning road victories against the defending champs in Denver.