TWO DAYS AFTER what Anthony Edwards termed the "most important game" of his career, securing a win against the Golden State Warriors to avoid an 2-0 hole in the Western Conference semifinals, the Minnesota Timberwolves star again found his team in another fight, on the road for Game 3.
With "Playoff Jimmy" Butler fully engaged, returning to the primary scorer role he'd mastered in Miami, Edwards -- the league's No. 4 leading scorer in the regular season -- began to simmer. Butler had scored 18 first-half points, leading his Stephen Curry-less squad to a two-point halftime lead.