Issues received chippy between Anthony Edwards and Jamal Murray’s after the Nuggets Sport 4 win over the Timberwolves Sunday and Edwards has spoken concerning the change.
The Nuggets beat the Timberwolves 115-107 for the second time on Minnesota’s dwelling courtroom, regardless of Edwards’ 44-point effort.
After the sport was accomplished, an change between Edwards and Murray was caught on digital camera as the 2 crossed paths over the courtroom.
Ant had some phrases for Jamal Murray postgame 👀
(by way of @nba @nbaontnt) pic.twitter.com/ZHVaoEUPhn
— Basketball Endlessly (@bballforever_) Could 13, 2024
It’s not 100% clear what was mentioned, however Edwards appeared to be baiting Murray when reporters requested him about it.
“I simply advised his ass, ‘we love that, maintain speaking that, that’s what we like.’ At the very least, I find it irresistible,” Edwards mentioned postgame. “He didn’t say nothing again, however I’m fairly positive he heard me. They heard me. We stay for that.”
Ant has been considerably of a hero for the Timberwolves this sequence, after the Wolves went up 2-0 early.
This was largely due to Edwards averaging an enormous 33.3 factors in 4 video games.
However defending Murray and Nikola Jokic actually aren’t happening with out a battle.
After going 3-18 from the sector in Sport 3, Murray has averaged 21.5 factors and gone 19-38 from the sector.
Whereas Jokic completed Sunday night time’s win with a team-high 35 factors, seven rebounds and 7 assists. This yr’s league MVP is averaging 26.8 factors within the sequence v Minnesota.
The T-Wolves have put themselves in a harmful place dropping a sport on their dwelling courtroom in Minnesota, because the subsequent sport will probably be on Denver’s dwelling courtroom at Ball Area.
Nevertheless, Minnesota appear to thrive there, because the workforce received the primary two sequence opener video games there.
Denver is seeking to develop into simply the fifth workforce in NBA historical past to win a sequence after happening 2-0 to begin the sequence at dwelling.
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