Anthony Edwards on how the Lakers defended him in Game 2
It may not fully seem like it, but through two games of their first-round playoff series versus the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Los Angeles Lakers have done a pretty good job containing Anthony Edwards.
In Game 1, even though Minnesota won by a final score of 117-95, he shot just 8-of-22 from the field and scored 22 points. In the Lakers' Game 2 win on Tuesday, he was more efficient by going 10-of-22 overall, but he only managed to score 25 points, which was below his regular-season average of 27.6 points a game.
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The Lakers' defense was noticeably more active and physical in Game 2, something that Edwards acknowledged afterward.
Edwards did have one big highlight early in the third quarter of Game 2 when he put on his cape, got in his personal elevator and dunked on L.A. starting center Jaxson Hayes. He will likely be energized by returning home for Game 3 and Game 4, and thus L.A.'s defense will need to be ready as the team tries to regain the home-court advantage it lost in Game 1.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Anthony Edwards on how the Lakers defended him in Game 2
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