On Saturday, in Game 1 of the first round of the playoff series Minnesota Timberwolves defeated Phoenix Suns in Target Centre in Minnesota by 120-95. The Suns had trouble controlling All-Star guard Anthony Edwards, who completed the day with 33 points, nine rebounds, six assists, and two steals while shooting 14/24 from the field and 4/8 from three in 36 minutes of play.
Draymond Green challenged Kevin Durant on a recent episode of The Draymond Green Show. After seeing Anthony Edwards score over 30 points and yell at Kevin Durant, Draymond Green feels Kevin Durant should guard Anthony Edwards for the remainder of the series. He believes Durant should take on defensive responsibilities while his teammates handle offensive duties.
'They are going to have to rely on those guys' - Draymond Green
According to Sports Illustrated Draymond Green stated, "What the Phoenix Suns are going to have to do, are they going to have to play KD on Anthony Edwards the entire series. That has to be his matchup. And what Phoenix has to do is they have to rely on Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, and Grayson Allen you're gonna have to hit some shots. They are going to have to rely on those guys to carry the load offensively. To ask Kevin to go try to lock up Anthony Edwards and then go carry the load on the offensive end, he is in year 18, it ain't happening every night."
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Kevin Durant ended Game 1 with 31 points, seven rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block, shooting 11/17 from the field and 2/2 from three in 39 minutes of play.
Game 2 of the series will be played on Wednesday evening (again at the Target Centre in Minnesota) before the Minnesota Timberwolves travel to Phoenix for Games 3 and 4.
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