MINNEAPOLIS — After a Recreation 7 comeback win over the Denver Nuggets to go to the Western Convention finals, the vibes emanating from the Minnesota Timberwolves are stellar.
Nowhere was that extra obvious than within the joint postgame information convention with Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Cities. Edwards and Cities, the massive two hoping to steer Minnesota to the promised land, have been jubilant and carefree as they answered questions from the media.
You’ll be able to watch the total information convention within the video above, or learn a number of the perfect quotes and moments under.
On the Timberwolves’ group chemistry
Cities: “That is Timberwolves basketball. I believe this was an actual exhibiting of Timberwolves basketball at its most interesting, the place it is a group effort. We bought hype for gamers that now we have, me, [Edwards] included on this desk, however like, I mentioned, we do not bought an enormous three, we bought an enormous 15. Each single individual on this group means quite a bit to this group and so they assist in so many alternative methods. This sport simply reveals that the Timberwolves — not Anthony Edwards, not Karl-Anthony Cities, not Rudy Gobert — the Timberwolves are a particular group.”
On what this win means for Cities
Cities: “I been right here 9 years, I’ve talked about desirous to win and do one thing particular right here with this group. For all of the failures and all of the issues that did not materialize, that occurred, the frustration that comes with it. To be having this second the place, even only for this second, we get to have a good time the wins. For me, being right here 9 years, I’ve seen all the pieces and seen all of it.”
Edwards: “Man, f–k them 9 years.”
Cities: “Man, f–k, proper?”
Edwards: “This yr.”
On when the tide turned in Recreation 7
Edwards: “I believe when Rudy hit the turnaround I used to be like, ‘Yeah, we in all probability bought them,’ as a result of I do know that’d kill you, that’d kill your complete — that’d kill all the pieces. Massive shoutout to huge Ru, man, huge Ru hit the turnaround on they a–.”
On going through the Dallas Mavericks within the Western Convention finals
Cities: “Actually, I believe for us we’re simply so glad about this second, we will not even take into consideration the subsequent second.”
Edwards: “I am interested by it.”
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On a reporter’s assertion that NBA groups usually “should lose and lose huge earlier than you win”
Cities: “We misplaced final yr.”
Reporter: “Yeah, however that is totally different, you need to lose at a much bigger stage, normally.”
Cities: “It is the playoffs! We misplaced final yr.”
Edwards: “We misplaced the final two years, s–t.”
Cities: “Godd–n, how far more we gotta lose?”
Edwards: “How a lot you need us to lose?”
Cities: “We been dropping for 20 years.”
Edwards: “I imply, that is simply the reality, canine.”
On the comeback to beat the Nuggets
Edwards: “At this time was loopy. We was down 20.”
Cities: “That wasn’t Timberwolves basketball. That was park basketball.”
Edwards: “That was Wolves basketball.”
Cities: “That was Wolves, now we enjoying Timberwolves.”
On head coach Chris Finch
Edwards: “He is only a nice coach, and he do not sugarcoat something with anyone. If KAT f—ing up, he gonna get on KAT. If I am f—ing up, he gonna get on me. If Rudy f—ing up, he gonna get on anyone that is messing up all through the sport, and I believe that is what makes him the perfect coach within the NBA to me, as a result of irrespective of who it’s, irrespective of how excessive the participant is on the pole, he is gonna get on you from begin to end.”
In the meantime, within the opposing locker room, the temper was understandably extra dour. In his postgame presser, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone bristled at a query about how a lot this explicit loss hurts.
“Subsequent query, man. The season’s over. That is what’s exhausting,” Malone mentioned. “F–k being up 20. The season’s over. You do not perceive that. The season’s over. It is exhausting. Silly a– questions.”
The season will not be over, nevertheless, for the Wolves, who now have homecourt benefit for a Western Convention finals matchup with the Dallas Mavericks.