Anthony Edwards admits to being ice cold after beating the Thunder
The The Oklahoma City Thunder have a target on their back as large as the entire land area of the United States of America, and each team is fighting for its crown – Minnesota Timberwolves included. On Thursday night, the Timberwolves took advantage of the Thunder’s injury woes and knocked them out of the building, 123-111.
The Timberwolves played inspired basketball all night; it’s rare for teams to score more points on turnovers and points in transition than the Thunder, but Minnesota has managed it in addition to making them pay time and time again. They made 22 3-pointers on the night, compared to just 11 for OKC, and it’s always going to be tough for the Thunder to overcome that kind of math deficit.
After the game, Anthony Edwards he made it clear that he and the Timberwolves playing with a chip on their shoulder, especially when they were up against the team that sent them home in last year’s playoffs.
“It’s super personal for me because they blew us out last year and they got the reigning MVP. It’s super personal. I think a win like this shows that if we bring defensive intensity every night, we’re going to be fine,” Edwards told the Amazon Prime Nightcap crew.
“It’s super personal.”
Anthony Edwards managed to beat the Thunder 🗣
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The Timberwolves are still a dark horse
With how inconsistent the Timberwolves can be, it’s sometimes hard to remember that this team went to the Western Conference Finals two years in a row. A little more injury or luck here and there, and the Timberwolves could be in business.
Acquisition of point guard before the trade deadline he can still help the Timberwolves by keeping their offense from losing composure in crunch time. But then again, as Edwards said, the Timberwolves have it in them to compete with the best of the best.
2026-01-30 06:43:00
