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Los Angeles, United States—Anthony Edwards scored 23 of his 33 points in the second half as the Minnesota Timberwolves thrashed Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns 120-95 in their NBA playoffs opener on Saturday.
Later the New York Knicks hosted reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers at Madison Square Garden and LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers traveled to Denver to open their grudge series against the reigning champion Nuggets. Up by 10 at halftime, the Timberwolves took full control in the third quarter when Edwards, playing in his third playoffs at 22, scored 18.
“We keep saying ‘throw the first punch,'” Allen said in an on-court postgame interview. “I think it was the perfect example tonight.”
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