Timberwolves jump to 3-1 lead over Lakers; Shedeur Sanders to Browns; NFL Draft grades, superlatives

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THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

Anthony Edwards is not here to play second or third fiddle in the star-studded Timberwolves-Lakers series, and a 3-1 series lead proves as much. Edwards exploded for 43 points as host Minnesota rallied for a 116-113 Game 4 win over Los Angeles.

It’s Edwards’ fifth career 40-point playoff game. Only Luka Dončić (who scored 38 points in this one), has more before turning 24. Edwards is racking those up against an impressive list of opponents, too.Edwards was relentless, making five 3s, getting to the free throw line 17 times (he made 14, including two crucial ones with seconds remaining) and adding nine rebounds and six assists.The Timberwolves once again got big games from Julius Randle (25 points) and Jaden McDaniels (16 points, 11 rebounds).

Minnesota’s massive advantages in depth, physicality and versatility show up all over the place. I’m super impressed.

Here are other notable weekend winners:

😃 Honorable mentions

🏀 And not such a good morning for …

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THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS …

There are a lot of numbers we could get into here: 18 offensive rebounds allowed or a 12-point lead blown or one crucial late call LeBron James disagreed with.

But the number we should really focus on is 0.

That’s how many substitutions Los Angeles made in the second half. Zero. James, Dončić, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and Dorian Finney-Smith never sat….

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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2025-04-28 12:49:00

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