and the walked into American Airlines Center on Tuesday night with one goal in mind: do not get swept. Down three games to none in the series, the Timberwolves did just that, by notching a close 105-100 win over the to extend the series at least one more game. Despite relinquishing home court advantage in the series by dropping the first two games of the series, and then subsequently Game 3 in Dallas, the Timberwolves kept their composure.
They are now 3-0 in elimination games this postseason, but if they seek to overthrow the Mavericks, they are in for a tall order: no team has ever come back from an 0-3 deficit in a series (a record of 0-154). “[The weight] hasn't been lifted off. I mean, we still got a lot of work to do, man.
We just wanted to get one game to extend the series.” –Anthony Edwards Edwards and Towns Clutch Edwards came up clutch in the game, nearly notching a triple-double. He recorded 29 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists in the win, but it was who gave the Timberwolves a chance late: he finished with 25 points, but 20 of those came in the second half.
He also went 4 for 5 from the three point range. The Timberwolves have led in the final minutes of the fourth quarter in all four games of this series thus far. It was only in Game 4 that they were able to close it out.
Edwards spoke about how he did not want to get swept. “I ain't never been swept in my career..
.even though I've been to the playoffs only three times, I've never been swept. So, you .
