Anthony Edwards did not hide his dissatisfaction after the loss in the first game of the Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Minnesota Timberwolves were defeated following a crucial 13:1 run by their opponents in the final moments, during which Luka Doncic scored seven consecutive points in 63 seconds. Anthony Edwards finished the game with 19 points (6/16 from the field), and he somewhat took responsibility for the outcome.
“I missed a lot of open shots. This team, unlike the Denver Nuggets, doesn’t have a big center, and we didn’t know what to expect. I had countless open shots, and I missed them, but I’ll live with that. I’ll make them in the next game.
We came out too flat for this game. We need to find the energy so this doesn’t happen again. We’re probably a bit tired. I don’t think we were bad defensively. Luka Doncic took 26 shots, Kyrie Irving took 23. Okay, they scored 33 and 30 points, but we weren’t bad.
Compared to the decisive game against the Denver Nuggets, we all played worse, a step back, starting with me. We scored, but then Kyrie Irving got a layup in transition. He just outran me, I was tired. We’ll be okay. Jaden McDaniels was the only one who came ready to play tonight, the rest of us were disappointing,” said Anthony Edwards.