Earlier than Recreation two towards the San Antonio Spurs, Anthony Edwards warned his teammates in regards to the hazard of enjoyable after stealing Recreation one on the highway.
Sadly for Minnesota, Edwards believes his group ignored the message fully.
“The pure tendency for groups that steal the primary recreation, the away group, they get blown out in Recreation 2,” Edwards stated earlier than the sport. “We will’t come out cool.”
The Timberwolves had been overwhelmed from the opening quarter in a brutal 133-95 loss that evened the Western Convention semifinals collection at one recreation apiece.
Minnesota scored simply 17 factors within the first quarter, dedicated 22 turnovers and rapidly fell aside towards a determined Spurs squad led by Victor Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox.
“We got here out cool,” Edwards admitted afterward. “Look what occurred. My momma used to inform me {that a} arduous head make a gentle ass. That’s what occurred tonight.”
Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch was much more direct following the 38-point defeat.
“We simply acquired punked,” Finch informed his group after the sport.
“Punked is loopy,” Edwards responded. “However, I imply, simply have a look at the movie and see what we are able to acquire from it.”
San Antonio’s defensive strain fully disrupted Minnesota’s offense all through the night time. The Spurs aggressively trapped Edwards close to half court docket, pressured ball handlers full court docket and compelled the Timberwolves into rushed selections and stagnant possessions.
“They was taking part in loopy, proper?” Edwards stated. “Watch movie, discover the holes in it. We didn’t make sufficient photographs to get them out of it.”
Finch additionally criticized the Timberwolves’ offensive execution, saying the group spent an excessive amount of time “dribbling and going nowhere.”
“Bought to get off of it,” Finch stated. “Bought to make use of it as a catalyst for ball motion, what it ought to be. I believed we dribbled to powerful spots. I believed we had been late getting off it. I believed our spacing round it wasn’t actually good.”
When requested about Finch’s feedback, Edwards didn’t argue.
“I don’t know. I acquired to observe the movie,” Edwards stated. “However he’s the pinnacle coach. I’m with no matter he says. So if that’s what he stated, that’s what we had been doing.”
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