Chris Finch on Anthony Edwards as point of attack defender: 'He does a better job of getting over all those illegal screens they set for Luka'
Tim MacMahon: Chris Finch on Anthony Edwards as the primary defender on Luka Doncic: “He does a better job of getting over all those illegal screens they set for Luka.”Source: Twitter @espn_macmahon
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Chris Finch channeling his inner Rodney Dangerfield (the kids will get that reference) when discussing why he’s more vocal with officials this series: “I just didn’t feel that all series we had been getting enough respect. I wanted to make sure that we were heard.” – 6:57 PM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Chris Finch’s key for Anthony Edwards guarding Luka Doncic: navigating the “illegal screens” that the Mavs set.
Says Mavs are moving late and throwing shoulders into defenders. – 6:49 PM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Chris Finch when asked the reason he likes putting Ant on Luka:
“He does a good job of navigating those illegal screens they set for Luka.” – 6:48 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Chris Finch on putting Ant on Luka: “he does a better job to get through all those illegal screens they set for Luka.” – 6:47 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
Chris Finch on Edwards’ defense: “He does a good job of getting through all those illegal screens they set for Luka.” – 6:47 PM
Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
Chris Finch on Anthony Edwards as the primary defender on Luka Doncic: “He does a better job of getting over all those illegal screens they set for Luka.” – 6:47 PM
Get Up @GetUpESPN
“Over the next ten years, the guy I think will win more championships than any of them, is Anthony Edwards. … He is the heir to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.”
😯 @Espngreeny pic.twitter.com/DiSVgc5Cmh – 8:34 AM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“Good players don’t play bad for that long”
🔊 @adaniels33 explains why it was only a matter of time before Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns snapped out of their shooting slumps #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/U0fbNbrCzK – 5:19 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Anthony Edwards mic’d up is pure comedy 💀
(via @BleacherReport)
pic.twitter.com/c2k2M9PU2K – 4:27 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
In the L2M report from last night, the NBA says Anthony Edwards should have been called for defensive 3 seconds with 1:12 left.
Dallas trailed 100-95 at the time. Irving wound up making a 2 with 1:02 left, but had the violation been called, Dallas would have received one pic.twitter.com/5b4DNDZEpz – 3:22 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most stocks by a remaining player:
34 — Luka Doncic
34 — Daniel Gafford
31 — Anthony Edwards
30 — Jaden McDaniels, Derrick White
The only players with 30+ pic.twitter.com/SwbC7mn8PO – 3:04 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most free throws this playoffs:
98 — Luka Doncic
93 — Jalen Brunson
93 — Jayson Tatum
79 — Anthony Edwards pic.twitter.com/bzdLKgxSWf – 1:59 PM
Todd Whitehead @CrumpledJumper
Anthony Edwards had more drives in each of the last two games than he had in any previous playoff game in his career. pic.twitter.com/inXyt1oy8d – 12:47 PM
Sam Amick @sam_amick
Chris Finch said goodbye to his second row seat midway through the third quarter. He got a tech, and even took over the team’s huddles. On the Timberwolves coach showing his team, and the refs, that they wouldn’t go down without a fight, at @TheAthletic
nytimes.com/athletic/55259… – 10:28 AM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Something that became official yesterday … in coming months, I’ll be working on my first-ever book — a biography of Anthony Edwards.
Much more to come on this in the future, but this is a dream opportunity & I’m so excited to be working with @skdesmond1973 and @HarperCollins pic.twitter.com/tevKLNVIFX – 9:58 AM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
Anthony Edwards, Micah Parsons make bet: ‘I’ll bring him back some nice shoes’ dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 9:48 AM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
New story: KAT busted out of his slump, the Wolves solved their late-game demons and Anthony Edwards issued his second playoff guarantee as Minnesota stayed alive in the Western Conference finals es.pn/3WWdVLL – 3:13 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Anthony Edwards midrange game
Regular season: 1.3 makes per game, 35.1% (league average: 41.9%)
Postseason: 1.9 makes per game, 46.7%
Kept Minnesota from a sweep tonight.
What @ClintParks05 say though… pic.twitter.com/8M8dI0BD9y – 1:42 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Anthony Edwards after winning Game 4 🗣️
“I’ve never been swept so I took it personal… Not on their home court. Hearing their fans talk trash all day.”
pic.twitter.com/bUZ4hmr8l8 – 1:32 AM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves force Game 5 vs Dallas 👀 pic.twitter.com/NFnZbCiFMd – 1:26 AM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Anthony Edwards promises new shoes for Micah Parsons, says Timberwolves will force Game 6 vs. Mavericks
cbssports.com/nba/news/antho… – 1:10 AM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Mavericks vs. Timberwolves takeaways: Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns help Wolves stay alive in West finals
(By @bradbotkincbs)
cbssports.com/nba/news/maver… – 12:59 AM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Mike Conley on Chris Finch getting onto the court and getting a tech: “You forget the impact it can have when your coach is up getting technicals, yelling and we see him hobble around to do it, it’s impressive. It lit a fire in all of us.” – 12:28 AM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards told Cowboys’ Micah Parsons he’d see him back in Dallas for Game 6: “He was rocking the AE1s. Size 14. I told him I’d bring him back some nice shoes for Game 6.” pic.twitter.com/J6HjFPsHnS – 11:54 PM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Anthony Edwards introduced Mike Conley to the podium by saying:
“Mike Conley is here, and he’s old as fuck.” – 11:52 PM
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Anthony Edwards said @TomCrean, who coached Edwards at Georgia, texted him before the game and at halftime. The message: Play with joy. – 11:49 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
Anthony Edwards on Karl-Anthony Towns: “He was the reason we won tonight” – 11:45 PM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Chris Finch when asked about getting out from behind the bench to coach in the huddle said: “My job was to inject energy into the game.” – 11:26 PM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
If I were Chris Finch, I’d have Slo Mo running backup point for the rest of the series, however long it lasts – 11:23 PM
Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Shoutout to the Timberwolves. Nobody was trying to wait until June 6th for the next basketball game. Great efforts by Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns. – 11:15 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Mavericks vs. Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns help Wolves stay alive in West finals
cbssports.com/nba/news/maver… – 11:14 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Final: Wolves 105, Mavs 100.
Despite a triple-double by Luka Doncic (28-15-10), Dallas misses an opportunity to sweep. Minnesota forces a Game 5, which will be in Minneapolis on Thursday.
Anthony Edwards: 29 pts, 10 rebs, 9 asts – 11:11 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Over the first three games, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving outscored Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns by 70 points.
Tonight? It was Edwards and Towns by 10.
See you Thursday for Game 5. – 11:09 PM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
If i’m the Mavericks I make sure every security guard in that Timberwolves locker room knows not to make eye contact with Anthony Edwards. – 11:09 PM
Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
Mavs can’t pull off a fourth straight comeback. Anthony Edwards (29-10-9) and the Wolves avoid the sweep and extend their season at least one more game. – 11:09 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Chris Finch just drew up a hell of a play – 11:09 PM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
BEAUTIFUL bucket by Anthony Edwards pic.twitter.com/vEk9Tf6k8M – 10:59 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
You get why Anthony Edwards is attempting to force the issue on offense, but two straight empty possessions leads to two easy Dallas buckets before this timeout. – 10:37 PM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Jaden Hardy standing under a full moon daring Anthony Edwards to werewolf. – 10:30 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
End of the 3rd quarter: #Wolves 78, #Mavs 73.
Doncic: 21 pts, 10 rebs, 6 asts
Irving: 10 pts, 3 asts
Hardy: 10 pts
Anthony Edwards: 23 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts (4 fouls) – 10:28 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Chris Finch again having words with Scott Foster after Foster explained why that challenge was unsuccessful. – 10:20 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Chris Finch picks up a T after Towns’ fifth foul. If you’re gonna get T’d up, make it for a call that isn’t as blatant. – 10:15 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Karl-Anthony Towns just picked up his fifth personal foul. His last two fouls were offensive fouls. He can’t believe it. And Chris Finch just got T’d up.
The play is being reviewed for a flagrant foul. – 10:14 PM
Dan Favale @danfavale
reggie miller’s reaction to this anthony edwards pass is 🤌 pic.twitter.com/zsANboKtHe – 10:04 PM
Dave McMenamin @mcten
With 17 points in the first half, Anthony Edwards upped his points total this postseason to 401. He’s the 2nd Wolves player in team history to top 400 points in a single playoff run, joining Kevin Garnett in 2004 (438 points) – 9:48 PM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Chris Finch shared on his way off the floor that he was not pleased with the whistle in the first half. – 9:41 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Halftime: #Mavs 49, #Wolves 49.
Doncic: 17 pts, 8 rebs, 3 asts
Jones: 7 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts (2-2 3PT)
Irving: 6 pts, 3 asts
Anthony Edwards: 17 pts, 4 rebs – 9:40 PM
Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Anthony Edwards lofted a great 8-foot floater, but was 10 feet from the rim. Frustrated he didn’t get a call, he grabbed Luka on the ensuing possession and picked up foul #3 with 3:35 left in the half. Mavs now have tied it at 45. Good chance for more with Ant off the court. – 9:32 PM
Christopher Hine @ChristopherHine
Anthony Edwards with a regrettable foul on Doncic and he picks up his third. Two of Ant’s fouls have come guarding Doncic, and that’s a big downside to having Ant guard him. – 9:27 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
End of the 1st quarter: #Wolves 27, #Mavs 20.
Doncic: 10 pts, 4 rebs
Hardy: 5 pts
Green: 3 pts
Anthony Edwards: 14 pts, 4 rebs (4-7 FG; 1-2 3PT; 5-8 FT) – 9:04 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Points in 1Q:
14 — Anthony Edwards
12 — Mavs starters pic.twitter.com/sYIGmEJzJR – 9:04 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Anthony Edwards is alive. And the Mavs are sluggish, a little flat. Another big lead for Minny, 24-12 – 8:59 PM
Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Here’s what Wolves coach Chris Finch had to say about the absence of Dereck Lively II. “It gives them obviously less size and bounce at the rim, but if Kleber’s back and playing at the five, that gives them a stretch lineup that we haven’t seen all series.” – 8:34 PM
Ric Bucher @RicBucher
The Education of Anthony Edwards shows.acast.com/bucher-and-fri… via @acast – 6:41 PM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Anthony Edwards started the series guarding Kyrie Irving in Games 1 and 2, so I asked Chris Finch why they moved Conley onto Kyrie for Game 3.
“We moved Ant off because we were going to start off with two on the ball off the pick and roll, so we wanted as much size as the low pic.twitter.com/D42FC4eN4K – 12:54 PM
The Ringer @ringernba
The space that Anthony Edwards is used to has turned into a traffic jam. All of Dallas’s focus is geared toward slowing him down.
@MichaelVPina: theringer.com/nba/2024/5/28/… – 12:15 PM
Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
New @ringer: I took a look at why Anthony Edwards is struggling in the conference finals and how he can bounce back in Game 4.
So much credit belongs to a connected, physical Mavs defense that has been, in so many ways, the story of this postseason: theringer.com/nba/2024/5/28/… – 11:34 AM
More on this storyline
“It’s Ant,” one Wolves fan outside a late-night pizza spot explained to me as he expelled a plume of smoke from his lungs. “He’s [Kevin Garnett] all over again, but different.” How is he different? “As dope as KG was, and we still love him here,” the fan said, “Ant has the team to lead this time around. We love him for it. We hang on every dunk, every basket. It just feels like we can get a ring with him. The way he talks gives us all that belief.” -via New York Times / May 30, 2024
Wolves fans have actually changed viewing habits to adapt to the Edwards experience after games. Being the last to see what he said in your friend group is like being the last one to like a popular band that finally made it big. And much like a successful standup comedian, the expectations for how Edwards might deliver as a repeatable one-liner continue to rise up. “When they win, I’ll definitely check X for clips,” a Wolves fan named Adam told me. “Started with the, ‘Just stop f—— fouling’ clip, and now I’m expecting gold.” -via New York Times / May 30, 2024
That trend has even held firm as Minnesota has fallen behind 3-1 in the conference finals. The Timberwolves are still winning his minutes against the Mavericks; in fact, Gobert is the only Wolves starter with a positive point differential in the series, as Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns have struggled to match Dallas’s star production. -via The Ringer / May 30, 2024
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