Anthony Edwards did not hold back after knocking the Los Angeles Lakers out of the playoffs on Wednesday night.
Edwards shot poorly and only went 5/19, including 0-for-11 on three-pointers, in Game 5 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. But it didn’t matter as his Minnesota Timberwolves won the game 103-96 over the Lakers to clinch their Western Conference first-round playoff series.
After knocking out the Lakers, Edwards was eager to rub in the predictions made by members of the media over how the series would go.
“You know what makes it feel even better is that they said Lakers in 5, and the Wolves won in 5. I think that makes it feel 10 times better,” Edwards said after the game.
"They said Lakers in 5, and the Wolves won in 5. So, I think that makes it feel 10x better" 🗣️
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 1, 2025
Ant spoke on proving doubters of this series wrong after the Game 5 victory pic.twitter.com/Oxv4aF9RA5
Edwards was calling out Shannon Sharpe, who was the leader of the “Lakers in 5” movement.
"Who [are] you [going to] put on Luka [Doncic]? Lou Dort?… Divorce court, child support, Lou Dort. Lakers in 5."
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 7, 2025
— Shannon Sharpe 😂
(via @FirstTake)pic.twitter.com/dUnI0HLdTY
Though Sharpe, who is on break from ESPN, said “Lakers in 5,” he was not alone in feeling the team would win the series. Almost all of his ESPN colleagues predicted a Lakers series victory.
All ten ESPN analysts picked the Lakers to beat the Timberwolves in Round 1 💀 pic.twitter.com/YD4pAlJZqa
— Covers (@Covers) May 1, 2025
The Lakers were the higher seeded team at No. 3 in the West, but the Timberwolves took care of business and are moving on to the second round.
