Anthony Edwards continues to establish himself as the type of player who backs up his words.
The Minnesota Timberwolves promised that he will provide NBA viewers the "Greatest Game 7 of All Time" and he delivered by steering his team to a comeback win over defending champions Denver Nuggets.
The Wolves stun their hosts and many other pundits by pulling off a 98-90.
They did this despite being down 20 points at one point.
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The Wolves' win can indeed be argued for the greatest Game 7 of all time as it saw the largest lead erased by a team in a decider.
The previous record was 18 points which the Cleveland Cavaliers set when they won against the Orlando Magic in the first round of the playoffs this season.
It appeared like the Nuggets came out of the gates with the intent of finish their opponents off after building a 15-point lead at halftime.
They established a 20-point lead by the 10:45 mark of the third quarter.
Some even thought that there's no way the Timberwolves can comeback from the game given the Nuggets' home record and championship poise that they have shown in the past seasons.
Edwards, who made the guarantee of a historic series decider, had other things in mind.
After scoring just four points in the first half, he took over in the second half with his offense and defense to contain the Nuggets.
They allowed the Nuggets to score the first five points of the first quarter.
Coach Chris Finch made some adjustments and their hosts finish with just nine more points entering the fourth period.
The defending champions got 34 and 35 from Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, respectively. Their bench contributed just 16 points.
Historic presscon melt down from Mike Malone
Timberwolves fans now have the bragging rights for defeating the defending champions and the ultimate favorites this season.
They can also boast that they own largest comeback ever in NBA history.
While the Wolves side is jubilant, the Nuggets' camp is understably the opposite.
However, the emotions of coach Mike Malone is deemed to be out of line by many, accusing him of taking it out on reporters after being on the wrong end of a Game 7 record.
The Nuggets mentor was asked by a report how hard it is to take in that they were once up 20 in the game only to lose in the end.
His answer is interpreted by many as words of a "salty loser".
"The seasons over. That's what's hard. Fu*k being up by 20...Stupid ass questions."
Malone: Season's over, that's what's hard. Fuck being up by 20 ... stupid ass questions" pic.twitter.com/y8wVAZHc4z
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) May 20, 2024
The question can really be brutal and he had to answer that near the place where he can hear the Wolves are celebrating.
The moment Wolves knew they will win the game
The fun thing about the Wolves is their confidence.
They were on a roll in the fourth quarter and their confidence went up even higher because of Rudy Gobert.
Edwards and Karl Anthony-Towns said they knew they had the game in the bag after the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year made a buzzer-beating fade away jumpshot over Nikola Jokic in the seventh minute mark of the fourth quarter.
"Big Ru hit the turnaround on they ass. That's when I thought we had em," Ant said.
Edwards may have a point though.
There are plays that can get opponents extra exhausted.
It is not Gobert's shot. He made it. It will make one think that everything is going their way.
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