Edwards himself will tell you that he had been hunting those kinds of threes a little too much in the fourth quarter, but that doesn’t change the feeling of euphoria that washed over his face and the crowd when he hit it. Pat Bevs reaction the the Anthony Edwards dagger 3 /Acs8Wocxm9- Wolves After Dark April 24, 2023 Speaking of the final dagger, let’s check it out with our old friend Patrick Beverly: While Edwards had the final dagger to end the game, that position doesn’t even happen without Alexander-Walker’s work on both ends of the court.įor the Timberwolves to have any chance on Tuesday, NAW is going to need to continue to hit those open threes because the Nuggets’ defense is going to keep giving them up. The reason Edwards was lauding Alexander-Walker’s late game heroism was those two massive corner 3s that NAW hit in overtime. Alexander-Walker’s individual defensive effort on Murray was one of the best defensive efforts of the season, and with a potential All-NBA defender currently sidelined, we’ve been lucky enough to see a few.
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He was Murray’s shadow on the court for the majority of the game, picking him up full court and forcing the Nugget’s to look for other offensive options. NAW held Jamal Murray to 1/8 shooting, four assists, and three turnovers TOs. "Nickeil Alexander-Walker got gorilla nuts" /rZMTCJjh6x- Canis Hoopus April 24, 2023Īh, thank you, Anthony Edwards. It’s hard to find the words that properly sum up Alexander-Walker’s impact on the game.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Game 4 Grade: 95% (A) Minnesota Mike returned to form on Sunday night with a smattering of big threes, an 8-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, and his normal high basketball IQ both on both ends of the court.įor the Timberwolves to have any chance on Tuesday, Conley is going to need to be exactly what he was tonight: The floor general that knows exactly when to defer, when to target certain matchups, and when to get out of the way to let your best player cook. Raised minutes and expectations will put more of a spotlight on performance. Many of the stat ranges I’ve created have been upped from their regular season counterparts. There will be a lot more variance in grades from game to game.ģ. Single grade games and playoff stats are going to be an incredibly small sample-size and very reactionary.
These grades are roles-based, so the stats I’m looking at for each player are different.Ģ. Jack Borman once again has a great recap of the action last night, otherwise, onto the grades.ġ.
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Yet, with our twenty-one-year-old All-Star, that 1% chance we have of making a series of it allows the fanbase a night of pride. They barely hung on last night and despite three great Anthony Edwards games, they are still down 3-1 in the series.
If that chant is a very Minnesotan brand of wry humor or if there is any actual belief behind it, who can say? Realistically, I think all fans are aware that the series most likely ends Tuesday. A relatively slow and meandering start, an explosive quarter where Target Center roared into life with the jet fuel that is a locked-in Edwards, followed by an agonizingly poor clutch time offense, and finally a special moment from a special player that allowed fans to leave the arena chanting Wolves in 7! The game Sunday night was a perfect microcosm of the Timberwolves’ season.
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