Anthony Edwards gives hilarious comparison to Thunder's defense
Anthony Edwards gives hilarious comparison to Thunder's defense
Seeing Alex Caruso catch up, Naz Reid ruined a fastbreak situation before it even developed into a shot attempt. He dribbled the ball off his foot and created another avoidable turnover for Minnesota. That about summed up the night.
The Oklahoma City Thunder destroyed the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 124-94 Game 5 win. They won the Western Conference Finals and punched their ticket to the 2025 NBA Finals.
Like it's been the case all year, the Thunder relied on their league-best defense to carry them throughout the West. They were a buzzsaw through the first three rounds with a 12-4 record. In a closeout game, they amped it up on that end.
The Thunder only allowed nine first-quarter points. The Timberwolves turned it over an eye-popping 21 times. Minnesota looked scared with its season on the line. Every time Anthony Edwards had the ball, Lu Dort would press him near full-court like it was high school recess.
It was another bad showing for Minnesota's superstar. Besides Game 3, Edwards was erased from the floor. He averaged a quiet 23 points on 47.1% shooting in the series. The Thunder turned the 23-year-old into a playmaker instead of a high-volume scorer.
While the Thunder enjoyed their postgame ceremony with hats and shirts being handed out, Edwards talked about what transpired in a 30-point loss. He had quite the creative comparison to OKC's historic defense.
"One string, 15 puppets on one string," Edwards said.
That's a hilarious and accurate way to put it. The Thunder plays defense like they can read each other's minds. When one player rotated over to contest an outside shot, the next player was already on the move to the next guy. Edwards had no room to work against OKC all series.
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