Seated next to Jordan McLaughlin (plus-six) for his postgame news conference, Anthony Edwards (minus-12) picked up the boxscore from the Timberwolves' 116-107 loss to Phoenix and examined the plus-minus column.
He noticed a pattern: The Timberwolves' starters all had minus numbers, and all in double digits at that. Most of the Wolves' bench all had positive numbers — and so did Phoenix's starting lineup.
It seemed like an epiphany had come to Edwards in that moment.
"From the looks of it, it's telling me that when we're in the game, we're losing. And when they're in the game, we've got a better chance of winning," Edwards said.