Nuggets apply even more pressure to Edwards, beat Timberwolves to take 3-2 lead in series
Anthony Edwards was seeing double everywhere he turned
By Pat Graham
Published - May 15, 2024, 11:51 AM ET
Last Updated - May 27, 2024, 12:56 AM EDT
DENVER (AP) — Anthony Edwards was seeing double everywhere he turned. All by design as the Denver Nuggets doubled the attention on Minnesota's standout guard.
It was yet another wrinkle for the Nuggets, who held Edwards to 18 points — 15 below his average in this series — in their 112-97 win over the Timberwolves on Tuesday night in Game 5.
“We knew we had to do something different with Anthony Edwards. That guy is just a one-man wrecking crew,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “We trapped him. We double-teamed him. We flew around behind him.”
They exhausted him, too.
