Anthony Edwards says he had additional motivation to keep away from elimination in Recreation 4 when he was reminded that he’d by no means been swept earlier than.
“I’ve by no means been swept so I took it private,” Edwards stated, his assertion marking yet one more unavoidable Michael Jordan parallel.
“Not on their house court docket. Listening to their followers speak trash all day.”
Edwards additionally praised teammate Karl-Anthony Cities for turning issues round to assist the Timberwolves keep away from elimination with a 105-100 win in Dallas.
Cities struggled so badly in Recreation 3 that Minnesota coach Chris Finch stated “it was laborious to look at at occasions”. However in Recreation 4, Cities bounced again with 25 factors on 9-13 taking pictures from the sphere and 4-5 from three.
“He performed exceptionally nicely,” Edwards stated. “He got here via huge time, he’s the explanation we received tonight.”
True to type, Edwards picked up from the place he left off earlier within the playoffs with teasing Cities about fouling an excessive amount of.
“What did I let you know about fouling?” Edwards stated. “I would beat him up on the bus, y’all.”
Luka Doncic, on the opposite, took accountability for Dallas dropping the sport.
“That sport’s on me. Simply didn’t give sufficient power,” he stated. “They received one sport. We’ve simply received to give attention to the following one.”
Doncic completed with 28 factors, 15 rebounds, 10 assists on 7-21 taking pictures.
Recreation 5 suggestions off Thursday in Minneapolis.