Anthony Edwards made his triumphant return in a Game 1 win to open the Western Conference semifinals. But you wouldn’t have assumed that, judging by his answer during his postgame interview.
The Minnesota Timberwolves star looked like he was full of regret as he spoke to NBC courtside reporter Jordan Cornette following a gritty 104-102 win at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.
“I’m disappointed in myself. … For me, man, 75 percent of the game for me is my mind. My mind has got to be where it needs to be. In the last two minutes of the game, it wasn’t,” Edwards said.
"I'm disappointed in myself… yeah I'll be better."
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Anthony Edwards after scoring 18 points on 61.5% from the field in only 25 minutes in his first game back from his knee injurypic.twitter.com/oKRSIVQhBd
Edwards had several mental lapses in the closing minutes of Monday’s game.
The Timberwolves tried to lessen his load by having him defend fifth option Julian Champagnie. The Spurs veteran punished Edwards twice for loafing on defense via a pair of critical putbacks. Minnesota could have virtually iced the game had Edwards boxed out on at least one of those defensive stands.
Edwards also committed a costly turnover on an inbounds pass with just over 30 seconds left that gave the Spurs life in the closing moments.
It’s tough, however, for Timberwolves fans to fault Edwards for his mistakes in Game 1, given that Edwards wasn’t even expected to be in the lineup at all.
The All-Star guard was sidelined for over a week due to a knee injury suffered in the first round — one that was expected to keep him out at least until the series shifted back to Minnesota. He somehow played in Game 1 and finished with 18 points on 8/13 across 25 minutes off the bench.
