Anthony Edwards called out the Timberwolves’ starting lineup after they came out flat in the first quarter of Wednesday night’s loss against the Warriors .
“The starting five, we are terrible,” Edwards said. “Every game, we come out just low-energy. The second group comes in and gives us energy. I would say the starting group gotta come out with more energy like we wanna play the game of basketball, like we love the game.”
Playing at home against a struggling Golden State team that was missing a few key players, the Wolves found themselves trailing 13-0, 26-5, and by as many as 24 points in a first quarter that they lost 34-12. They rallied and won each of the three subsequent quarters, but a couple key plays down the stretch went against them in a 116-115 defeat. Had they not laid an egg in the opening quarter, the game may not have needed to come down to the final few possessions…