‘Disrespectful’ Anthony Edwards-Luka Doncic Exchange Sparks Heated Reaction
Winners of eight of their last nine regular-season games, the Minnesota Timberwolves clearly had momentum on their side heading into Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.
While two of the Lakers’ “Big 3” had relatively quiet nights—LeBron James scored just 19 points and Austin Reaves 16, while Luka Doncic went off for 37—the Timberwolves rode big performances from three of their own to a dominating 117-95 win at Crypto.com Arena.
Jaden McDaniels scored a team-high 25 points along with nine rebounds, star shooting guard Anthony Edwards added 22 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and Naz Reid chipped in 23 points and five rebounds to lead a high-octane Minnesota offense to an easy double-digit victory.
It was just the fifth time this season McDaniels scored 25 or more points in a game.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) reacts after not getting a foul call in the second half against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena.
And while the game itself was memorable for a few reasons—it being Doncic’s Lakers playoff debut, James’ ridiculously slow start in the first half, McDaniels’ breakout performance—the memory some fans will likely remember most from Saturday is of a photo that went viral showing Edwards taunting Doncic in the fourth quarter.
The picture, which was shot by photographer Ronald Martinez of Getty Images, was posted to X by the official “SportsCenter” account with the caption, “WHAT A PHOTO 🥶.”