Nicely it seems as if we’re reaching the top of an period, of us.
Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Steph Curry had been all pretty wholesome this season contemplating their ages, however it’s trying more and more doubtless none of them will make it out of the primary spherical.
In what appeared like a-passing-of-the-torch recreation, Anthony Edwards completely owned Kevin Durant within the T-Wolves’ 126-109 win in opposition to the Suns on Friday.
Ant totalled 36 factors, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, whereas Durant scored 25 factors, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
Ant: “KD you’re my hero… thanks for all the things…. and now, I’m going to take your soul.”
— Invoice Simmons (@BillSimmons) April 27, 2024
Anthony Edwards ain’t asking or ready for the torch to be handed. He walked into Kevin Durant’s home, snatch that mf off the desk and walked out the entrance door.
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) April 27, 2024
If the Suns get swept, the slander and the narrative that Durant hasn’t achieved something since he left the Warriors won’t ever stop.
Kevin Durant is 13-17 within the playoffs since leaving the Warriors 😬 pic.twitter.com/YBTKzoZi38
— BrickWrld (@BRICKW0RLD) April 27, 2024
The Suns followers at Footprint Middle had been brazenly booing their staff for the show that was placed on.
“Yeah, in fact, we hear all of it,” Durant mentioned. “They anticipate a lot out of us, they pay their hard-earned cash they usually need to react how they wanna react. So it’s on us as gamers to make use of it as gasoline and hopefully it ignites us for subsequent recreation.”
Edwards is absolutely on his option to turning into a Wolves legend. He has already tied Kevin Garnett’s report for essentially the most 30-point playoff video games (seven) in Timberwolves historical past – doing it in 33 fewer video games.
“I simply wish to kill all the things in entrance of me,” Edwards mentioned throughout a postgame interview.
Phoenix guard Bradley Beal doesn’t wish to go down and not using a struggle.
“I’ve by no means been swept a day in my life, so I’ll be damned if that occurs,” Beal mentioned.
Devin Booker added, “I’m the kind to simply give attention to the following recreation. So play by play, possession by possession. They are saying no one’s ever carried out it earlier than, that’s thrilling.”
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