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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Anthony Edwards puts on show as Timberwolves destroy Thunder to get back into series
MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards was determined to keep Minnesota's spirits up, from the flight home after a frustrating trip to Oklahoma City into a crucial game in these Western Conference finals. Positive energy is never hard for him to find. Advertisement Edwards had 30 points, nine rebounds and six assists in just three quarters for the Timberwolves in a 143-101 victory on Saturday night in Game 3 that cut the Thunder's lead in the series to 2-1. 'Just ultimate pressure on the ball,' Edwards said, 'and shoot it as much as I can.' Julius Randle added 24 points and rookie Terrence Shannon Jr. had 15 points in 13 minutes to highlight a big boost from the bench for the Wolves, who caused all kinds of cracks in the Thunder's NBA -best defense after struggling to solve it in the two lopsided losses on the road. 'Their force on that end of the floor was better than our physicality and pressure, things that we typically do well,' Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. Advertisement Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had just 14 points on 4-for-13 shooting with four turnovers, subbed out with a 38-point deficit and 4:25 to go in the third quarter as Daigneault conceded on a night when his team was never closer than 22 points after early in the second quarter. 'It felt like we just eased into the game, and they didn't,' Gilgeous-Alexander said. 'They blitzed us pretty early, and then we were never able to get back because of it.' Game 4 is in Minneapolis on Monday night. Anthony Edwards, who scored 30 points, slams home a dunk during the Timberwolves' 143-101 Game 3 blowout win over the Thunder on May 24, 2025. AP The travel north and venue shift triggered a sharp drop in shooting for the Thunder, who made exactly half of their attempts from the floor over the first two games and went just 12 for 40 in the first half on Saturday. Advertisement Gilgeous-Alexander, the newly minted NBA MVP, went more than 13 minutes of game time between baskets while the Target Center crowd loudly booed him on every touch and taunted him at the line with the chant, 'Free throw merchant!' in a nod to the popular notion he draws an inordinate amount of fouls. Randle, who had his first off night of this postseason in a Game 2 performance that was so disjointed he was benched for the fourth quarter, had his fire back — and his signature fadeaway. Julius Randle, who scored 24 points, celebrates during the Timberwolves' Game 3 blowout win over the Thunder. NBAE via Getty Images Edwards rediscovered his 3-point shot, going 5 for 8 after shooting just 1 of 9 in Game 2. He gave the quick-handed, ball-pressuring Thunder a taste of what it's like to play against themselves with a couple of relentless pursuits of loose balls he turned into breakaway dunks. Advertisement Outscored 69-37 in the third quarter over the first two games, the Wolves made sure to avoid another post-halftime malaise. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander looks on after the Thunder's Game 3 blowout loss to the Timberwolves. Getty Images Edwards, tightly guarded by Isaiah Joe in the corner, found enough space to drive along the baseline and spin an up-and-under reverse layup off the glass for a 79-52 lead. 'That's what we need him to do, and when he does it, it takes us to another level,' coach Chris Finch said.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jesús Sánchez's RBI double
2025 WHL Championship Series Game 2 Preview The 2025 WHL Championship Series continues on Sunday with a heavily anticipated Game 2. After a 4-1 victory in Game 1, the Medicine Hat Tigers will be looking to extend their series lead to 2-0, while the Spokane Chiefs will have their eyes on leaving Medicine Hat with a split. If Game 1 was any indication, there should be plenty of highlight reel moments when the teams hit the ice for Game 2. 2:21 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Vancouver Sun
6 days ago
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Time for Ottawa Charge to thank rookie goalie Gywneth Philips for saving its PWHL season
The Ottawa Charge owes Gwyneth Philips. Now it's time to deliver. The Charge wouldn't have made it to the PWHL playoffs — never mind the Walter Cup finals — without their 24-year-old netminder. When star puckstopper Emerance Maschmeyer suffered a long-term injury in early March, Ottawa's season looked to be as cooked as a good Sunday roast. Not only did Philips rescue the Charge, but she dragged the team to places only the diehards and those inside the dressing room dreamed it could reach. The Charge won four of its last five games to qualify for its first postseason berth in the regular season finale because Philips only gave up six goals while brushing aside 112 of the 118 shots she faced. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Ottawa upset Montreal in the first round because Philips turned away 129 of 135 shots, including a 53-save performance in the four-overtime Game 2 marathon — the team's only loss, but also a game in which its goalie deserved a better fate. Philips stopped 47 of 50 shots as the Charge split the first two games of the final at TD Place, and she was at her acrobatic best in making 45 of 47 shots in Saturday's triple overtime at Xcel Energy Center. But her teammates couldn't provide her enough run support, which is why Ottawa now faces elimination in Monday's Game 4 against a team that won the Walter Cup in Toronto last year and no doubt wants to celebrate one in front of its fans. Unless the Charge can somehow avoid its first three-game losing streak since the calendars flipped from January to February, the would-be, wonderful story of a backup becoming the playoff MVP will be spoiled. The Charge needs to find some offence, and find it quickly. Ideally, after its last six wins have been by one goal, Philips will be given a little bit of a cushion to work with on Monday. Ottawa has scored as many as three times only once in its seven playoff games, but has proved in the past it can crack through the strong Frost defensive core and the team's usually solid goaltending with an 8-3 victory at TD Place on Feb. 13. The checking is much tighter in the playoffs, of course, but Philips won't need eight goals to lead this series back to Ottawa for a fifth and deciding game on Wednesday, either. Three would probably be plenty. That likely means Tereza Vanisova will have to get off the schnide. One of the PWHL's top scorers with 15 during the 30-game schedule, Vanisova is in an 11-game slump. She didn't score on any of her nine shots in the final four games of the season, which shouldn't have been a concern, but she is now 0-for-28 in the playoffs. Vanisova is pushing hard, but she's not getting the job done. Also needing to get untracked is Shiann Darkangelo, Vanisova's first-line centre. Darkangelo finished the season on fire with three goals and six assists in the final eight games, and she scored in the playoff opener against the Victoire, but hasn't had a point since. Gabbie Hughes hasn't scored in her last 17 games, but her value has become as a shutdown centre. After doing a job on Marie-Philip Poulin, she has silenced Taloy Heise, who led the playoffs in scoring after Round 1 but hasn't picked up a point and only had six shots on net in the three games against the Charge. It's unfair to count on any of the team's bottom-six forwards to produce other than Ottawa's Rebecca Leslie, a third-liner who is playing like she belongs on the first. Katy Knoll scored the winner for Minnesota on Saturday despite being one of the team's least-used players at just over 19 minutes of ice time, but mostly warming Ottawa's bench in the 109:57 Game 3 were first-round pick Danielle Serdachny (13:59), the energetic Alexa Vasko (12:14) and Victoria Bach, a deadline acquisition from the Toronto Scepters who played just 12:06. There's a reason coach Carla MacLeod doesn't trust them with more work, but in the Charge's two long overtime games to date, the team has looked like it was running out of gas, and the fact that it has largely gone with three lines is a contributing factor. Meanwhile, in need of an easier night is Philips, whose finish to the season earned her a nomination as one of the PWHL's three rookie of the year and three goaltender of the year finalists. Philips' emergence has put Charge GM Mike Hirshfeld in a precarious position of having to name her as one of the three players he will protect in the expansion draft while likely leaving the 30-year-old Maschmeyer exposed, but that is a problem for another day. Right now, the Charge has run out of tomorrows in its quest for an unexpected championship win. Ottawa players owe Philips a thank you for bringing them to this point, and now it's time for them to deliver.
Ottawa Citizen
6 days ago
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Time for Ottawa Charge to thank rookie goalie Gywneth Philips for saving its PWHL season
The Ottawa Charge owes Gwyneth Philips. Article content Now it's time to deliver. Article content The Charge wouldn't have made it to the PWHL playoffs — never mind the Walter Cup finals — without their 24-year-old netminder. Article content When star puckstopper Emerance Maschmeyer suffered a long-term injury in early March, Ottawa's season looked to be as cooked as a good Sunday roast. Article content Not only did Philips rescue the Charge, but she dragged the team to places only the diehards and those inside the dressing room dreamed it could reach. Article content Article content The Charge won four of its last five games to qualify for its first postseason berth in the regular season finale because Philips only gave up six goals while brushing aside 112 of the 118 shots she faced. Article content Article content Ottawa upset Montreal in the first round because Philips turned away 129 of 135 shots, including a 53-save performance in the four-overtime Game 2 marathon — the team's only loss, but also a game in which its goalie deserved a better fate. Article content Philips stopped 47 of 50 shots as the Charge split the first two games of the final at TD Place, and she was at her acrobatic best in making 45 of 47 shots in Saturday's triple overtime at Xcel Energy Center. Article content But her teammates couldn't provide her enough run support, which is why Ottawa now faces elimination in Monday's Game 4 against a team that won the Walter Cup in Toronto last year and no doubt wants to celebrate one in front of its fans. Article content Article content Article content Unless the Charge can somehow avoid its first three-game losing streak since the calendars flipped from January to February, the would-be, wonderful story of a backup becoming the playoff MVP will be spoiled. Article content Article content The Charge needs to find some offence, and find it quickly. Article content Ideally, after its last six wins have been by one goal, Philips will be given a little bit of a cushion to work with on Monday. Article content Ottawa has scored as many as three times only once in its seven playoff games, but has proved in the past it can crack through the strong Frost defensive core and the team's usually solid goaltending with an 8-3 victory at TD Place on Feb. 13.
Calgary Herald
6 days ago
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Time for Ottawa Charge to thank rookie goalie Gywneth Philips for saving its PWHL season
The Ottawa Charge owes Gwyneth Philips. Article content Now it's time to deliver. Article content The Charge wouldn't have made it to the PWHL playoffs — never mind the Walter Cup finals — without their 24-year-old netminder. Article content When star puckstopper Emerance Maschmeyer suffered a long-term injury in early March, Ottawa's season looked to be as cooked as a good Sunday roast. Article content Not only did Philips rescue the Charge, but she dragged the team to places only the diehards and those inside the dressing room dreamed it could reach. Article content Article content The Charge won four of its last five games to qualify for its first postseason berth in the regular season finale because Philips only gave up six goals while brushing aside 112 of the 118 shots she faced. Article content Article content Ottawa upset Montreal in the first round because Philips turned away 129 of 135 shots, including a 53-save performance in the four-overtime Game 2 marathon — the team's only loss, but also a game in which its goalie deserved a better fate. Article content Philips stopped 47 of 50 shots as the Charge split the first two games of the final at TD Place, and she was at her acrobatic best in making 45 of 47 shots in Saturday's triple overtime at Xcel Energy Center. Article content But her teammates couldn't provide her enough run support, which is why Ottawa now faces elimination in Monday's Game 4 against a team that won the Walter Cup in Toronto last year and no doubt wants to celebrate one in front of its fans. Article content Article content Article content Unless the Charge can somehow avoid its first three-game losing streak since the calendars flipped from January to February, the would-be, wonderful story of a backup becoming the playoff MVP will be spoiled. Article content Article content The Charge needs to find some offence, and find it quickly. Article content Ideally, after its last six wins have been by one goal, Philips will be given a little bit of a cushion to work with on Monday. Article content Ottawa has scored as many as three times only once in its seven playoff games, but has proved in the past it can crack through the strong Frost defensive core and the team's usually solid goaltending with an 8-3 victory at TD Place on Feb. 13.
