After trouncing the Lakers within the first spherical of the NBA Playoffs, Timberwolves famous person Anthony Edwards dapped up LeBron James, who had simply 5 phrases for him:
“Make that subsequent step now.”
Minnesota dominated within the sequence, profitable three out of their 4 dubs by double-digits, and placing the clamps on the Lakers’ offense. Within the closest sport of the sequence, Edwards delivered a signature 43-point efficiency in Sport 4.
Upon returning to the West Coast, the Timberwolves had been nonetheless 5.5 level underdogs. Within the closeout sport, Edwards cooled off, scoring 15 factors.nBut it didn’t even matter as Minnesota’s depth took over they usually received the sequence, 103-96.
After the sport, as followers shuffled out of the Crypto.com enviornment, Edwards took a victory lap across the LA the place he was greeted by quite a few followers and heckling Lakers followers. Hilariously, even Laker followers had been going as much as Edwards asking for images or handshakes, regardless of having been trounced by the Ant-Man himself.
In his postgame interplay with LeBron, James advised the Georgia product to “Make that subsequent step now.”
Edwards and the T-Wolves will now await to see who they’ll play subsequent, as Warriors are tangled in a gritty first-round matchup with the Houston Rockets.
However for now, Edwards appears to be basking within the glory of his victories out in Cali.
