The Minnesota Timberwolves they secured their place in the finals of the West Conference For the second consecutive year by beating the Golden State Warriors 121-110 this Wednesday guided by Anthony Edwards.
With a series dominated by young talent and an imposing collective defense, the Wolves imposed themselves in five consecutive games after having lost the first.
Anthony Edwards, the emerging star of Minnesota, was key once again. The game ended with 22 points, 12 assists and 7 rebounds, consolidating as the undisputed leader of a team that is no longer a promise, but reality. Despite the success, Edwards was ambitious: “I don’t feel satisfaction yet “he declared ESPN, demonstrating his focus on the final objective.
For his part, Julius Randle also had a fundamental role with 29 points and eight rebounds, while the team totaled 36 assists, showing an unstoppable offensive chemistry.
Anthony Edwards already waits for nuggets or thunder
Minnesota will face the winner of the series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets, starting the series as a visitor.
Why could the Warriors overcome the Timberwolves?
The elimination of the Golden State Warriors can be explained by several factors, but the most decisive was the absence of Stephen Currywho lost almost the entire series after an injury in the tuning of the corva suffered in game 1. Although the base was authorized to return to train with light exercises, it did not arrive on time to make a difference.
Without its central figure, Steve Kerr’s team – which had never lost a series of playoffs in five games or less since 2014 – lacked the necessary offensive spark. Brandin Podziesski shone with 28 points and Jonathan Kumina contributed 26 from the bank, but it was not enough to counteract the energy and depth of the Minnesota team.
Despite closing the regular season with a 48-34 solid and with the best defense of the NBA After the All-Star, in addition to the incorporation of Jimmy Butler, the Warriors could only overcome the Grizzlies in the play-in and eliminate the rocks in a series of seven games. The accumulated fatigue and the absence of Curry weighed too much in front of more complete and rested Timberwolves.
A new legacy under construction
With only one appearance at the end of the conference in their first 34 years of existence (in 2004), the Timberwolves now add two in a row under the direction of Chris Finch, who challenged his team since the beginning of the season: “Were they a team of conference finals or just a team that came by chance?”
Anthony Edwards seems to be determined to give a clear answer.
