Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves eliminate LeBron James, Lakers; Rockets force Game 6; NFL Power Rankings

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The Minnesota Timberwolves

Give me your blocked, your castles, your players who told them they couldn’t do it.

It Timberwolves Just did. Minnesota finished the Lakes In five games with a victory of 103-96 in Los Angeles, about a beating that you will see a team with Lebron james or Luka Doncic – Much less both, take.

• Rudy Gobert, mocked and was memorized and played on the court in the pastPut 27 points and 24 rebounds while shooting 80% (12 by 15). The only other player who does this in a playoff game is Wilt Chamberlain.
• Julius randlepart of the blockbuster Karl-Anshony Towns trade after being considered to be required by the KnicksHe scored 23 points with some grains on the stretch.
• All this came with Minnesota Shooting 7 by 47 (15%) of 3, the worst he had in a playoff game with a minimum of 40 attempts. Anthony Edwards Went 0 by 11 from Deep.
• However, this was an emblematic of Minnesota as a whole, Edwards ended with 15 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. What a competitor.

Timberwolves were simply better. Deeper. Physically dominant. More hardworking. More disciplined. Numbers don’t lie. In this series, Minnesota …

• Beat Los Angeles by 42 in the fourth quarter
• Beat Los Angeles 134-55 on the bench
• Beat Los Angeles on 24 and had 17 fewer income, giving rise to 41 more field goals attempted

Yes, this is a domain in basically all non -tret areas. Wow.

Listen, I don’t know if the Timberwolves have the necessary fire force but I do You know that they have the necessary willpower, which will make it difficult for any opponent to life. They are relentless. They get the most out of their talent. And for the third time in the history of the franchise and the second in two years, they are moving forward in the first round.

At the beginning of the night, the Rocket Beat Warrior131-116, behind great performances of Fred Vanvleet (26 points in shots of 8 by 13), Amen Thompson (25 points in shots of 8 by 12, five robberies, three blocks) and Dillon Brooks (24 points). Houston led by 31 before Golden State’s reserves did so inside the amazing range, but never closer.

Stephen Curry Had 13 points in shot of 4 by 12, and Thompson continuing to be an absolute threat It’s a great reason why Brad Botkin writes.

👍 Honorable Mentions

🏀 And it’s not a good day for …

The Los Angeles Lakers

For a team that made the regular season so much noise, the Lakers went very quietly in the post -season. Despite two of the biggest talents the game has ever seen, Los Angeles broke the three -digit points in just two of the five games. The Timberwolves exposed many defectsfrankly. The depth was one of them, and Jj redick was No too happy when asked about this.

Now a great season comes. Dončić will continue to acclimatizing -. James, who has a player option, is not younger, but he is still a very good player. Austin Reaves It can fill -if not a “big 3”, at least a three good force.

But three players do not make a team, and this was always an incomplete list. The first need is a center. Desperately. Sam Quinn has the First of the season drops for the lakers.

• Quinn: “It should be a good low season to look for a center in the commercial market, which works very well, because it is a very limited market in free agency with an exception … The priorities here are protection of rims and finished of the LOB.

Sam has Several interesting goals As Lakers hope to move forward from their first first round loss as the first seed … There is also the question of What James decides to do next season.

👎 not so honorable mentions

🏈 Power Power Post-Draft rankings as well as the biggest draft updates

Pett-Draft of Pete Prisco NFL power rankings They are inside. Here are the top five:

1. Aging
2. Heads
3. Invoices
4. Lions
5. Crow

Is practically the usual suspicious at the top but I was surprised to see the Seahawks All the way to the 27th. I think Seattle greatly improves the offensive line and, after a season of ten wins and a strong draft, should be a little higher to Mike MacdonaldThe second season. Time will say, I guess!

Housing -M my nfc west, I liked the Cardinal‘Draft, and Cody Benjamin pointed Improvement areas for each team. For Arizona, it was …

• Benjamin: “”Cornerback – Will Johnson It could open by 2025 as a Harizona Higher Cover Man for a long shot, as long as he remains upright after some medical concerns. Your ball jump is not the only complement Jonathan GannonIs secondary, either with Ohio states Denzel Burke He also arrives on board as late. “”

A fascinating aspect of the project is how teams fill or do not fill their alleged “needs”. It tells us a lot about whether the team really considers a need. Tyler Sullivan was evaluated Which teams met the needs and which teams do notand the Cowboy Not selecting a broad receiver was a bit of an eye workshop. Instead, they caught robust guard Tyler Booker In the first round so Dak Prescott went out to both of Winner and loser of Dallas’ Draft.

We also have Patriots Winning drafts and losersHow will the Seahawks use Jalen Milroe and AFC West Seasonal Notes.

🏀 Giannis Antetokounmpo Commercial destinations

We have determined that it is probably the time of Dollars and Giannis antekounmpo To separate -with a bewilder, loaded The list does not inspire much confidence. After all, Milwaukee has won only a series of playoff since its 2021 title.

But where would you go? SAM Classified All 29 potential landing points in an antekounmpo agreement.

Two teams fall to the upper level and – Spoiler Alert – the Nets They are number 1. At first, I did not love it, but Sam makes an interesting case.

• Quinn: “The plan would be to divide their assets in half, using some to attach antekounmpo and the rest to get their co-star. If they pass Coope FlaggThen, better, they could preserve even more active for the co-star. Would it necessarily be the cleanest path of antekounmpo to another ring? No, probably not. But it is an opportunity for him to build his own team in one of the two most friendly markets for NBA players. This logic has achieved Kevin during In Brooklyn six years ago. Could do the same easily for antekounmpo. “

⚽ UEFA Champions League: Lamine Yamal shines as in Barcelona, ​​Inter-Draw 3-3

Barcelona and Between It produced many magical moments, and eventually came out of the first stage of Wednesday’s semifinal where they started: still tied.

Not tied to zero, however: tied at 3.

After Marcus Thuram Scored the first goal in the history of the UEFA Champions League semifinal within the first minute Denzel Dumfries doubled the score 20 minutes later.

Barcelona then met. After Pick up an injury in warm -upsWunderkind Lamine Yamal He scored a world, which passed ahead of several defenders before a magnificent final. Ferran Torres Tied it before break.

Dumfries was not done, scoring in the 63rd minute, but again, Barcelona had a response, this time through a strike from a strike since Raphinha This officially went down as a Yann Summer Own goal.

Yamal and Dumfries shared the best brands in Chuck Booth’s Player rankings.

• Booth: “”Yamal: 9 – How is only 17? From his races to his vision and his ability to shoot from anywhere, there is not much that Yamal cannot do on a football field, and his excellence was shown on Tuesday with his goal and every step he took. 9.
• Booth: “”Dumfries: 9 – Excellent in both play and open game, two goals and an assistance from the right is an excellent production. “”

Things that Yamal makes almost no sense, but I don’t take my word: CBS Sports football analyst Thierry Henry say “It’s not normal” To make this young and analyst companion so good Micah Richards called it “Lamine the dream.”

However, they are 3-3 towards Milan. Francesco Porzio has Three reasons why Nerazzurri can win the second section of next week.

📺 What are we seeing on Thursday

⚾ Diamondbacks to Mets or Twins to Guardians13:10 on the MLB network
⚾ Phillies Nationals or Red Sox to Blue Jays18:45 on the MLB network
🏒 Maple leaves to senators (maple leaves lead 3-2)At 19 ha tbs
🏀 Knicks to Pistons (Knicks Lead 3-2)19:30 to TNT/TRUTV
🏒 Golden Knights at Wild (Golden Knights Lead 3-2)19:30 in Espn
🏒 Stars to Avalanche (Stars Lead 3-2)21:30 in TBS
🏀 Nuggets to clippers (Nuggets Lead 3-2)At 10pm in TNT/TRUTV
🏒 Kings to Oilers (Oilers Lead 3-2)At 10pm in Espn