His scoring helped the Minnesota Timberwolves secure a 102-97 win and a 2-1 lead in the conference semifinals. And beyond that, it was another bullet point on Edwards' "top seven in the league" resume. In today's NBA, forcing your way into that conversation isn't easy.

The Warriors took the first game of the series on the road, but the Timberwolves took advantage of Stephen Curry’s absence to get into the win column in the second. Curry left Game 1 with a hamstring injury and is expected to be out for at least a week.

The fragility of contending in the NBA playoffs was illustrated in the hush of the Target Center crowd, in their collective eyes looking at the far end across from the Golden State Warriors bench, across from an NBA legend wearing street clothes instead of a team uniform.

Saturday sees two NBA Playoff Game 3s as the Boston Celtics visit the New York Knicks and the Minnesota Timberwolves head to California to face the Golden State Warriors. The Celtics have lost two heartbreakers after failing to close out the Knicks,

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