Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Game 1, 2025 WCF: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander attempts 27 field goals and 14 free throws
Game 2, 2025 WCF: Anthony Edwards attempts 26 field goals and 10 free throws – 11:44 PM

Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Feels like OKC can play this way all series long. Force turnovers, defend the three-point line, send waves of defenders at Anthony Edwards. Julius Randle’s flop killed Minnesota. Randle/Conley/Gobert combine for 14 points on 5-22 shooting. – 11:20 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
Anthony Edwards’ bucket with 6:47 remaining in the 3rd Q gave him 1,051 career playoff points, passing Kevin Garnett for No. 1 in Wolves franchise history for playoff scoring (1,049) – 10:14 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Anthony Edwards field goal attempts
Game 1: 5 of 13 (plus $50k fine for acknowledging the lack of attempts)
Game 2, with 4:34 left in 1st half: 6 of 13 – 9:33 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
Anthony Edwards vowed to shoot more … and he’s done just that. MIN trails 29-25 after 1Q with Edwards shooting 4-for-10 in the opening frame. He was 5-for-13 for the game on Tuesday. – 9:13 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
NBA fines Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards $50K for using “profane language” during a media interview.
Edwards’ comments came after T-Wolves lost, 114-88, to Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of Western Conference Finals May 20 at Paycom Center. #ThunderUp #WolvesBack – 9:21 PM

Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Some charity is going to build a nice new wing to their building with all the money Anthony Edwards has been fined.
Add another $50K into the Edwards fine jar. – 9:20 PM

Sam Amick @sam_amick
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is quite the artist in his spare time, couldn’t have drawn it up much better than this…
On his MVP eve, he made his latest case – against Anthony Edwards no less – in this future-face-of-the-league debate, @TheAthletic
nytimes.com/athletic/63718… – 12:21 PM

Micah Adams @MAdamsStatGuy
Julius Randle just moved into the top 10 on the @Timberwolves all-time playoff scoring list.
He’s played in 11 games.
1. KG
2. Ant (17 from 1st)
3. KAT
4. McDaniels
5. Wally
6. Spree
7. Gobert
8. Naz
9. Conley
10. Randle
11. Cassell – 12:09 AM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
First half 3-point shooting at OKC
Julius Randle and Anthony Edwards: 7/10
Entire Oklahoma City Thunder team: 3/8 (tied for fewest attempts in any half all season) – 9:51 PM

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Anthony Edwards just emerged from the locker room at the 7:01 mark of the 2Q. Spent five minutes of game time back there, but looks like he is re-entering immediately. – 9:27 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Anthony Edwards picks up an early technical foul.
Rudy Gobert an early 2 fouls.
OKC in the bonus with 7:38 to go in the 1st quarter.
SGA is attacking the basket nonstop. – 8:53 PM

Kendrick Perkins: But you have levels of not liking each other—because you’re around each other so much. You’re gonna have attitude. Like KG… quiet as kept—he’ll tell the story now—but James Posey was the leader of our team. KG, at times, hated this motherf*cker. Guess why he hated Posey? One—because Po guarded him in practices. Our practices—our white vs. green practices—we looked forward to going harder at each other in practice than in games. Games would end and we’d be like, “Yo, we gonna bust your ass tomorrow.” “Y’all got us f**ed up!”* And the one thing Po used to do? Every ride—on the bus, on the plane—he had on a suit… And guess what else he had? He had his championship ring from Miami. He used to sit there—KG sat in the last seat—Pose would sit across from him and put that ring on his thigh, with it just popping out. And KG would be like, “He’s doing this on purpose.” -via YouTube / May 20, 2025

When asked about the big men who shaped his approach to the game, Bam Adebayo didn’t hesitate. “Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Lamar Odom… and the wild card for me was always Chris Bosh,” he said. That list, while eclectic, makes sense for a player whose game bridges eras and blends power, finesse, and versatility. Bam sees more than just stats in his idols — he sees sacrifice and substance, especially in Bosh, who made the leap from franchise centerpiece in Toronto to third option in Miami’s Big Three. “What I know now is totally different than what I thought then,” Adebayo said of Bosh. “CB came to Miami and made a sacrifice… he committed to winning over individual stats.” -via ScoopB.com / May 19, 2025

Clemente Almanza: FINAL: Thunder 118, Wolves 103 SGA – 38 points, 8 assists JDub – 26 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists Chet – 22 points, 4 rebounds Edwards – 32 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists McDaniels – 22 points NAW – 17 points OKC leads 2-0 -via x.com / May 22, 2025