Nikola Jokic would obviously have made a very good first MVP of the night in these playoffs, but what can we say aboutAnthony Edwardsand especially this second half against the Suns…
Because if he was at 10 points at halftime, “Ant” was “non-existent” in his own words before the break. He had lost 4 balls, had difficulty breaking the Phoenix defense which had given him problems all year, and he spent a lot of time raising his arms in the air and looking at the referees to call fouls. .
But the All-Star guard will stay in his game, and catch fire in the third quarter.
This is where he will score 18 of his 33 points, multiplying the complicated baskets, against Kevin Durant. The Minnesota public roars with each success, and Anthony Edwards can harangue his opponent, who smiles!
“I think everyone knows he’s my favorite player of all time.” explains the Wolves player after the match. “So it’s probably one of the best feelings of my life, for sure.”
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“We get hot, we hit complicated shots, we start to get a little fired up ourselves. It was launched.”
This heatwave will definitely change the match for the Wolves, while Chris Finch and his teammates praised the performance of their offensive leader, and especially his mastery.
“We talked a lot about our mental stability in these playoff matches” describes Mike Conley. “He lost the ball several times. In the past, he would have gotten angry, he would probably have taken a technique. »
Anthony Edwards was probably not far from it, but the important thing is that his hot streak served the team.
“In the past, he had streaks like this that led to bad streaks, because he was doing too much” concludes Chris Finch. “But we can see that he has progressed a lot because he has remained under control.”
