Anthony Edwards says he had further motivation to keep away from elimination in Sport 4 when he was reminded that he’d by no means been swept earlier than.
“I’ve by no means been swept so I took it private,” Edwards stated, his assertion marking one more unavoidable Michael Jordan parallel.
“Not on their dwelling court docket. Listening to their followers speak trash all day.”
Edwards additionally praised teammate Karl-Anthony Cities for turning issues round to assist the Timberwolves keep away from elimination with a 105-100 win in Dallas.
Cities struggled so badly in Sport 3 that Minnesota coach Chris Finch stated “it was exhausting to look at at instances”. However in Sport 4, Cities bounced again with 25 factors on 9-13 taking pictures from the sphere and 4-5 from three.
“He performed exceptionally properly,” Edwards stated. “He got here via massive time, he’s the rationale we received tonight.”
True to kind, Edwards picked up from the place he left off earlier within the playoffs with teasing Cities about fouling an excessive amount of.
“What did I inform you about fouling?” Edwards stated. “I would beat him up on the bus, y’all.”
Luka Doncic, on the opposite, took accountability for Dallas dropping the sport.
“That sport’s on me. Simply didn’t give sufficient vitality,” he stated. “They received one sport. We’ve simply acquired to concentrate on the subsequent one.”
Doncic completed with 28 factors, 15 rebounds, 10 assists on 7-21 taking pictures.
Sport 5 ideas off Thursday in Minneapolis.
