Anthony Edwards owns late-game errors after narrow Wolves win in Game 1
Ant goes at himself after mental breakdowns in Game 1 vs Spurs
Anthony Edwards owns late-game errors after narrow Wolves win in Game 1 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Minnesota beat San Antonio 104-102 in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night.
Edwards, the 24-year-old Timberwolves guard and one of the most dynamic players in the league, returned unexpectedly from a bone bruise and hyperextended left knee to score 18 points in 25 minutes. Edwards identifies mental lapses as the real issue from Game 1's closing stretch "Ah man, I made so many mistakes at the end of the game. I'm disappointed in myself," he said.
"For me, 75% of the game for me is my mind. My mind's got to be where it needs to be and in the last 2 minutes of the game, it wasn't. I gave up 2 offensive rebounds, turned the ball over.
Yeah. I'll be better. " More NBA news: How Cleveland's fans gave Jarrett Allen a moment he didn't think was his Both of those rebounds went to Julian Champagnie, the Spurs ' reserve forward.