Anthony Edwards had a match 1 to forget against the Golden State Warriors. His head coach may not leave him.
There were many reasons why the Minnesota Timberwolves failed in their first series of series against a Warriors team who lost the middle of the game of Stephen Curry, but one thing in particular that did not help was Edwards, the team’s offensive engine, entering half-time with a point in his name.
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The All-Star three times was 0 for 8 on the field in the first half and 0 for 3 of the 3-point beach. He rebounded enough in the second half to finish the night with 23 points (on 9 shots out of 22) and 14 rebounds, but The Timberwolves never approached nine points in a 99-88 Warriors victory.
After the match, Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch was frank about Edwards, to say the least. First of all, he said “It starts with Anthony. He fought early and the light died out“, Regarding a first half in which his team scored 31 points.
When asked more, Finch settled in his star.
Finch comment:
“What to talk about? You are the leader of the team. You have to go out and set the tone. Always, it happens. If you are fired, you must always wear the energy. If I have to talk to the guys about the right energy that arrives in the opening game of the second round, we are not on the same page.”
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Not exactly what you want to hear a coach about the best player of a team after the first match in a series.
The good news is that the Timberwolves will have a good opportunity to bounce back in game 2 at home, like the Warriors would have The game plan for Thursday as if Curry would not be available. It is certainly worth monitoring how Edwards starts the game.
