Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards lead Timberwolves' rout of Nuggets in Game 2
Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns powered Minnesota’s 106-80 blitz of the Denver Nuggets on Monday night that gave the Timberwolves a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals over the reigning but reeling NBA champions. Towns and Edwards both scored 27 points as the Wolves improved to 6-0 in the playoffs and gave themselves a chance to close out the fuming Nuggets with wins Friday night and Sunday in Minneapolis. So dominant were the Wolves that they had the Nuggets throwing both fits (Michael Malone) and objects onto the court (Jamal Murray).
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN
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Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Karl-Anthony Towns was asked postgame about his defense in this series and dispelling the “offensive stat-stuffer” label he’s been given. Anthony Edwards, who was next to him at the podium, jumped in to answer for him:
“He was never viewed as a stat-stuffer. He was never viewed… – 2:02 AM
Karl-Anthony Towns was asked postgame about his defense in this series and dispelling the “offensive stat-stuffer” label he’s been given. Anthony Edwards, who was next to him at the podium, jumped in to answer for him:
“He was never viewed as a stat-stuffer. He was never viewed… – 2:02 AM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Anthony Edwards got MVP chants in Denver 😮
A sign of disrespect for Nikola Jokic?
pic.twitter.com/kcUUtdbq6H – 2:01 AM
Anthony Edwards got MVP chants in Denver 😮
A sign of disrespect for Nikola Jokic?
pic.twitter.com/kcUUtdbq6H – 2:01 AM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
In the middle of one of his answers to a question not about Jaden McDaniels, Anthony Edwards stopped his answer to shoutout not only McDaniels’ defense but his willingness to play that defense without getting the ball on offense:
“But I do just want to shoutout Jaden McDaniels… – 1:41 AM
In the middle of one of his answers to a question not about Jaden McDaniels, Anthony Edwards stopped his answer to shoutout not only McDaniels’ defense but his willingness to play that defense without getting the ball on offense:
“But I do just want to shoutout Jaden McDaniels… – 1:41 AM
Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
I’m already looking forward to when the Lakers sign a 35 year-old Anthony Edwards to a three-year/$450M contract. AK – 12:39 AM
I’m already looking forward to when the Lakers sign a 35 year-old Anthony Edwards to a three-year/$450M contract. AK – 12:39 AM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Karl-Anthony Towns was incredible tonight on both ends. Filled in for Rudy juuuust fine.
Naz Reid also outstanding – 12:38 AM
Karl-Anthony Towns was incredible tonight on both ends. Filled in for Rudy juuuust fine.
Naz Reid also outstanding – 12:38 AM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
MVP chants for Anthony Edwards in Denver pic.twitter.com/BU1s7gM0nf – 12:17 AM
MVP chants for Anthony Edwards in Denver pic.twitter.com/BU1s7gM0nf – 12:17 AM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Loud MVP chants for Anthony Edwards.
Nuggets drown out with boos. – 12:16 AM
Loud MVP chants for Anthony Edwards.
Nuggets drown out with boos. – 12:16 AM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
MVP chants for Anthony Edwards as Denver fans make their way to the exits after that last basket. – 12:16 AM
MVP chants for Anthony Edwards as Denver fans make their way to the exits after that last basket. – 12:16 AM
Howard Chen @TheHoChen
Did Anthony Edwards just give his version of the shrug?!?
Not comparing him to anyone, of course.
#HisAirness – 12:13 AM
Did Anthony Edwards just give his version of the shrug?!?
Not comparing him to anyone, of course.
#HisAirness – 12:13 AM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
A team with Karl-Anthony Towns at center just played one of the best halves of defensive basketball I’ve ever seen. – 11:21 PM
A team with Karl-Anthony Towns at center just played one of the best halves of defensive basketball I’ve ever seen. – 11:21 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Anthony Edwards is such a killer, man.
Sees Aaron Gordon press up against him and uses the chance to ditch the play and blow by him for a layup. – 10:57 PM
Anthony Edwards is such a killer, man.
Sees Aaron Gordon press up against him and uses the chance to ditch the play and blow by him for a layup. – 10:57 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Anthony Edwards just drives right around Aaron Gordon for 2, and the Wolves lead 54-30 with 3:24 to play. Ant is up to 12. KAT has 20. Jamal Murray is 1-for-9. – 10:56 PM
Anthony Edwards just drives right around Aaron Gordon for 2, and the Wolves lead 54-30 with 3:24 to play. Ant is up to 12. KAT has 20. Jamal Murray is 1-for-9. – 10:56 PM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Anthony Edwards gets by Gordon off the dribble in a straight line to the basket, and Minnesota leads 54-30 and Michael Malone takes a rage timeout – 10:56 PM
Anthony Edwards gets by Gordon off the dribble in a straight line to the basket, and Minnesota leads 54-30 and Michael Malone takes a rage timeout – 10:56 PM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Karl-Anthony Towns is doing a great job of catching and shooting or decisively playing off the catch.
Looks a lot like Game 4 against Phoenix. – 10:41 PM
Karl-Anthony Towns is doing a great job of catching and shooting or decisively playing off the catch.
Looks a lot like Game 4 against Phoenix. – 10:41 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Michael Malone is HEATED during this break in action, crossing the court to get into it with the referee, presumably over the offensive foul on Karl-Anthony Towns that wasn’t called the last possession when he collided with Jamal Murray.
Surprisingly, no tech on Malone. – 10:25 PM
Michael Malone is HEATED during this break in action, crossing the court to get into it with the referee, presumably over the offensive foul on Karl-Anthony Towns that wasn’t called the last possession when he collided with Jamal Murray.
Surprisingly, no tech on Malone. – 10:25 PM
Vinny Benedetto @VBenedetto
With no Rudy Gobert, Minnesota starts with Karl-Anthony Towns on Jokic. Denver creates a switch to get Kyle Anderson on Jokic, and Jokic feeds Aaron Gordon for the opening bucket.
Anderson strips Jokic on the second possession. – 10:11 PM
With no Rudy Gobert, Minnesota starts with Karl-Anthony Towns on Jokic. Denver creates a switch to get Kyle Anderson on Jokic, and Jokic feeds Aaron Gordon for the opening bucket.
Anderson strips Jokic on the second possession. – 10:11 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
🏆👽 Victor Wembanyama wins the 2023-24 Rookie of the Year
🔥Victor Wembanyama received all 99 first-place votes, making him the first unanimous NBA Rookie of the Year since Karl-Anthony Towns in the 2015-16 season! pic.twitter.com/qpQTXL4aMc – 7:30 PM
🏆👽 Victor Wembanyama wins the 2023-24 Rookie of the Year
🔥Victor Wembanyama received all 99 first-place votes, making him the first unanimous NBA Rookie of the Year since Karl-Anthony Towns in the 2015-16 season! pic.twitter.com/qpQTXL4aMc – 7:30 PM
Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Victor Wembanyama becomes the sixth unanimous Rookie of the Year in NBA history joining Ralph Sampson (1984), David Robinson (1990), Blake Griffin (2011), Damian Lillard (2013) and Karl-Anthony Towns (2016). pic.twitter.com/3NuAW2ZifC – 7:10 PM
Victor Wembanyama becomes the sixth unanimous Rookie of the Year in NBA history joining Ralph Sampson (1984), David Robinson (1990), Blake Griffin (2011), Damian Lillard (2013) and Karl-Anthony Towns (2016). pic.twitter.com/3NuAW2ZifC – 7:10 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Unanimous Rookie of the Year winners:
Ralph Sampson
David Robinson
Blake Griffin
Damian Lillard
Karl-Anthony Towns
And now, Wemby. pic.twitter.com/VJP0ZK3MLi – 7:07 PM
Unanimous Rookie of the Year winners:
Ralph Sampson
David Robinson
Blake Griffin
Damian Lillard
Karl-Anthony Towns
And now, Wemby. pic.twitter.com/VJP0ZK3MLi – 7:07 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
🐐🗣 Anthony Edwards explains why he wants talks about connections to Michael Jordan to come to an end. pic.twitter.com/tvVDaWTuEw – 6:06 PM
🐐🗣 Anthony Edwards explains why he wants talks about connections to Michael Jordan to come to an end. pic.twitter.com/tvVDaWTuEw – 6:06 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Which tandem is the better bet to combine for at least 60 pts tonight?
Jalen Brunson + Pascal Siakam: +155
Nikola Jokić + Anthony Edwards: +100
Tune in to the @RotoWireNBA show tonight at 7p ET with @wha1en and @BaruthaAlex for more on tonight’s games! sxm.app.link/nbaradiolive pic.twitter.com/zqDmnNC6Kn – 6:00 PM
Which tandem is the better bet to combine for at least 60 pts tonight?
Jalen Brunson + Pascal Siakam: +155
Nikola Jokić + Anthony Edwards: +100
Tune in to the @RotoWireNBA show tonight at 7p ET with @wha1en and @BaruthaAlex for more on tonight’s games! sxm.app.link/nbaradiolive pic.twitter.com/zqDmnNC6Kn – 6:00 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
There is no question that Anthony Edwards possesses other-worldly basketball skills and has a personality and a will that separates him from many. But don’t you think we need to pump the brakes until he wins, you know, a second playoff series? – 3:28 PM
There is no question that Anthony Edwards possesses other-worldly basketball skills and has a personality and a will that separates him from many. But don’t you think we need to pump the brakes until he wins, you know, a second playoff series? – 3:28 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
“He is the greatest of all time. I can not be compared to him” – Anthony Edwards explains why he wants talks about connections to Michael Jordan to come to an end #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 3:16 PM
“He is the greatest of all time. I can not be compared to him” – Anthony Edwards explains why he wants talks about connections to Michael Jordan to come to an end #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 3:16 PM
Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Exclusive with Anthony Edwards, the breakout superstar of the playoffs.
What he and his inner circle think of the Michael Jordan comparisons:
foxsports.com/stories/nba/an… – 2:34 PM
Exclusive with Anthony Edwards, the breakout superstar of the playoffs.
What he and his inner circle think of the Michael Jordan comparisons:
foxsports.com/stories/nba/an… – 2:34 PM
Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Exclusive with Anthony Edwards, the breakout star of the playoffs.
What he and his inner circle think of the Micahel Jordan comparisons:
foxsports.com/stories/nba/an… – 2:34 PM
Exclusive with Anthony Edwards, the breakout star of the playoffs.
What he and his inner circle think of the Micahel Jordan comparisons:
foxsports.com/stories/nba/an… – 2:34 PM
Yaron Weitzman @YaronWeitzman
Anthony Edwards to @melissarohlin on all the MJ comparisons:
“I want it to stop. He’s the greatest of all time. I can’t be compared to him.”
foxsports.com/stories/nba/an… – 1:54 PM
Anthony Edwards to @melissarohlin on all the MJ comparisons:
“I want it to stop. He’s the greatest of all time. I can’t be compared to him.”
foxsports.com/stories/nba/an… – 1:54 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Anthony Edwards with the casual Nuggets’ Rocky mascot backwards half court attempt at shootaround this morning: pic.twitter.com/zktMSREKec – 1:25 PM
Anthony Edwards with the casual Nuggets’ Rocky mascot backwards half court attempt at shootaround this morning: pic.twitter.com/zktMSREKec – 1:25 PM
Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Exclusive with Anthony Edwards, the breakout superstar of the playoffs.
What him and his inner-circle really think of the Michael Jordan comparisons:
foxsports.com/stories/nba/an… – 12:25 PM
Exclusive with Anthony Edwards, the breakout superstar of the playoffs.
What him and his inner-circle really think of the Michael Jordan comparisons:
foxsports.com/stories/nba/an… – 12:25 PM
Zach Kram @zachkram
Second round playoff thoughts!
On Anthony Edwards, heavy minutes for the Knicks, Luka vs. Shai, and more:
theringer.com/nba/2024/5/6/2… – 11:50 AM
Second round playoff thoughts!
On Anthony Edwards, heavy minutes for the Knicks, Luka vs. Shai, and more:
theringer.com/nba/2024/5/6/2… – 11:50 AM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Anthony Edwards is the best player in the NBA playoffs so far, per HoopsHype’s Global Rating. pic.twitter.com/Jku74NSGAX – 10:20 AM
Anthony Edwards is the best player in the NBA playoffs so far, per HoopsHype’s Global Rating. pic.twitter.com/Jku74NSGAX – 10:20 AM
Get Up @GetUpESPN
“If I had seen Michael Jordan at 22 years old, you might say, ‘Look at Anthony Edwards and how much more refined he is, how much more polished he is at the same age.'”
👀 @LegsESPN pic.twitter.com/DQsRKSCf30 – 8:38 AM
“If I had seen Michael Jordan at 22 years old, you might say, ‘Look at Anthony Edwards and how much more refined he is, how much more polished he is at the same age.'”
👀 @LegsESPN pic.twitter.com/DQsRKSCf30 – 8:38 AM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
8⃣ out of 1⃣2⃣ players from Team USA’s roster for the Paris Olympics didn’t make it past the First Round of the NBA Playoffs 😮
Steph Curry –
LeBron James –
Kevin Durant –
Jayson Tatum
Joel Embiid –
Devin Booker –
Tyrese Haliburton –
Anthony Edwards –
Jrue… pic.twitter.com/KD8VUsth4q – 7:36 AM
8⃣ out of 1⃣2⃣ players from Team USA’s roster for the Paris Olympics didn’t make it past the First Round of the NBA Playoffs 😮
Steph Curry –
LeBron James –
Kevin Durant –
Jayson Tatum
Joel Embiid –
Devin Booker –
Tyrese Haliburton –
Anthony Edwards –
Jrue… pic.twitter.com/KD8VUsth4q – 7:36 AM
More on this storyline
Dane Moore: Karl-Anthony Towns when asked what it meant to have Chris Finch make this trip a few days out of surgery: “It definitely meant a lot. Because for someone like me who just came off surgery on my knee, and it was nowhere near as major as his, I can imagine the doctor told him not to travel and not fly, and Finchy said, ‘hell no, I’m gonna be there for my team’. So the leader of our team, when you have someone who is willing to fight like that, of course his troops are willing to fight just as hard.” Ant chimes in: “That’s the perfect answer.” -via Twitter @DaneMooreNBA / May 7, 2024
Dane Moore: Anthony Edwards when asked what it does for him to shrug/flex/point at someone when he makes a good play: “What it do for me? It definitely gives me energy. But I feel like I’ve always done that no matter what stage it’s on, if we in the regular season or the preseason. If I do something nice, I’ve gotta be let it known. If I get an and-1, I gotta flex. If I make somebody fall, I’m gonna point at em. And it brings excitement to the game, so hopefully someone tries to comeback and score on me or something like that. So that’s why I do it.” Then Karl-Anthony Towns, also on the podium, popped in to say: “Let me put it like this, when Ant’s out there talking his shit, I know that we in for a good night.” -via Twitter @DaneMooreNBA / May 7, 2024
ClutchPoints: “When you don’t got the DPOY, you gotta step your game up… We understood the challenge. We just wanted to come here and find a way to win the game. Karl-Anthony Towns on the Timberwolves mentality in Game 2 against the Nuggets 🗣 (via @NBAonTNT) pic.twitter.com/K4Z8nHAjXV -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / May 7, 2024
Dane Moore: Anthony Edwards was asked if he was surprised Denver didn’t come out with the first punch tonight. Which led to an answer with the word punch in it a lot. “Nah, not at all. It worked in our favor tonight, that’s all that was — we made shots, they didn’t. That’s the defending champs over there. They’re not gonna come out and play like that again. We gotta be ready to take their punch. And I always tell the team and Finchy when we huddle up, and Finchy say, ‘we gotta be ready to take they punch’, I say, ‘we gonna punch, too’. Shit, they not the only one punchin in the fight. So I mean, yeah, just like that: They not the only one that is gonna coming out punching. I don’t give a damn if we go up 3-0, for Game 4 we gonna come out punching, too. So they gotta be ready to take our punch and we will be ready to take their punch.” -via Twitter @DaneMooreNBA / May 7, 2024