Western Conference Recaps, April 23: Anthony Edwards Led Minnesota Timberwolves Past Denver Nuggets

The Minnesota Timberwolves were able to avoid a series sweep in an overtime thriller against the Denver Nuggets.

Anthony Edwards, who was coming off a 41-point performance in Game 2, had one of his best overall games in the playoffs. He scored 34 points while hitting five 3-pointers. He also recorded six rebounds, five assists, two steals, and three blocks.

“I take pride. I didn’t want to say I got swept,” Edwards said. “I don’t ever want to say I got swept in my career. So, I definitely took it personally tonight.”

Even though Edwards was all over the place, his best moment was at the end. With 13 seconds left in overtime, he hit a 3-pointer over Aaron Gordon to secure victory.

“He’s got a special quality we talked about,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. “He’s not afraid of those moments at this point in time. You see what they’re made of. They can shy away from them. He certainly doesn’t.”

Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points and 11 rebounds while Rudy Gobert recorded 14 points and 15 rebounds.

Nikola Jokic tied his playoff career-high with 43 points and 11 rebounds.

“That’s a missed opportunity, but we’re still in the lead, we’ve still got a commanding lead, and we’re going to go back home to our place and do what we need to do," said Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, who had 19 points.

Game 5 is Tuesday in Denver

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