Last season, Minnesota was an underdog in the first round despite being the No. 3 seed and just one game behind the No. 1 seed. The Phoenix Suns were -115 to defeat the Timberwolves, which ended in a 4-0 sweep by Minnesota, where Edwards showed nothing short of pure dominance all series long.

Anthony Edwards doesn't mind being an underdog at all. Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves secured the No. 6 playoff seed in the Western Conference on the final day of the 2024-25 regular season Sunday to set up a first-round postseason tilt against the heavily favored No.

Minnesota Timberwolves superstar guard Anthony Edwards made a technical foul promise ahead of the playoff clash with the Los Angeles Lakers. After a trying first half of the season, Minnesota is now red-hot at the most important time of the year.