After having one of the worst starts in the 2023 season, the Los Angeles Lakers managed to secure a spot in the playoffs after Tuesday night’s game. LeBron James led his team to victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves by dropping a game-high 30 points and 10 rebounds. Following the matchup, Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green shared a few key insights on the game and talked at length about Anthony Edwards’ major let-down.

The Lakers are currently the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference after defeating the Timberwolves by 108-102 in overtime. While the latter gear up for their next play-in tournament, the Lakers are all set to face the Memphis Grizzlies in the playoffs.

Draymond Green talks about Anthony Edwards after major loss

While Lakers Nation celebrated the victory, Anthony Edwards had to bear the brunt of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ disappointing loss. The 21-year-old NBA star faced harsh criticism after he put up a below average performance against the Los Angeles Lakers. While Minnesota fans called out Edwards for the terrible offense, Draymond Green displayed a rather positive approach.

In the latest episode of The Draymond Green Show, the Golden State Warriors forward acknowledged Edwards’ poor showing. However, he also commended him for displaying certain traits.

The four-time NBA champion said, “Ant-Man did some things that I really loved and thought when I saw that it would propel him to having a great game which is wanting the LeBron matchup. Was matching up with LeBron James and he was taking that match up and he stood up to the challenge. I respect that, I can appreciate that.”

Furthermore, Green recalled Edwards’ impressive block on Rui Hachimura and added, “If I’m a Timberwolves fan and I see that some of those things that I saw from Anthony Edwards, I’m excited. I’m very excited because just the fact that he will compete like that, the fact that he will make those winning plays, that’s something to hang your hat on and that’s something to build on.”

Green also advised Edwards and co. to forget about the loss and to concentrate on the next fixture.

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Ant fails to live up to expectations

Before losing to the Lakers, the 2023 NBA All-Star had impressively led his team to victory over the Pelicans by 113-108. Edwards scored 26 points, 13 rebounds, and four assists. However, the youngster visibly struggled to hold his ground during Tuesday night’s game and ended up having one of the worst offensive games of the ’23 season.

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Edwards missed all nine of his three-point attempts and only managed to score nine points on 3-for-17 shooting.