Anthony Edwards excelled but the Denver Nuggets were too much for the rising star as they won Game 4 in Minnesota 115-107. Despite the loss, Edwards was seen trash-talking Jamal Murray at the end of the game, with Edwards revealing what he said to the reigning champion in the press conference.
“I just told his ass, ‘We love that. Keep talkin’ that,’ that’s what we like. well, I love it. He didn’t say anything back but I’m pretty sure they heard me. We live for that.”
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Edwards is referring to his interaction towards the end of Game 4 where Edwards was trash-talking Murray, who walked by and ignored him.
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Jamal Murray added to his long list of incredible playoff highlights in Game 4 with an incredible buzzer-beater from beyond half-court to end the first half. He ended the game with 19 points and eight assists, playing at the level the Nuggets need him to for wins.
Edwards was incredible, setting a new career-high in the playoffs with 44 points in the loss. Unfortunately, the Wolves offense was reminiscent of the stagnant version we saw in the regular season. Edwards has been good enough to super-charge them on his own, but the lack of production from Karl-Anthony Towns and Mike Conley hurt them irreparably on that end.
Edwards trash-talking after blowing a 2-0 series lead at home is impressive, as it at least shows he’s not a front-runner. He’ll talk if he’s down or if he’s up, that’s just the competitor in him. Hopefully, we get seven gamers of this series to see how Edwards and Murray’s rivalry develops.
Anthony Edwards Did Everything He Could In Game 4
Blowing a 2-0 series lead at home is embarrassing, but Anthony Edwards showed up to ensure his team could return to Denver with a 3-1 lead.
The Timberwolves’ offense capsized and Edwards had to single-handedly match an electric Nuggets team who had Aaron Gordon go off for 27 points on 11-12 shooting. Coupled with Murray’s 19 and Nikola Jokic putting up 35 points it was not feasible for Edwards to single-handedly match that production.
Edwards took the blame for the team’s Game 3 loss, where he put up 19 points in a flat display that was one of the reasons for the Wolves’ loss.
“I’ll take the blame for this loss. I came out with no energy. I came out flat and I can’t afford to do that. I let my teammate, my coaches, and the fans down but I’ll be ready on Sunday.”
He stayed true to his words and showed up for Game 4, but the Nuggets cut off the Wolves’ water in specific areas which handicapped the team. None of the other scoring options for Minnesota got comfortable enough to start carrying the offense at any point, which doomed the squad.
The Wolves offense has been a major question all season long, but the first six games of the playoff proved their offense is enough if their defense continues suffocating teams. Today, Jokic broke the defense down and enabled his teammates to dominate.
Back in Denver for Game 5, the Nuggets will try their best to become the first home team to win a game in the series.
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