'I've been dreaming of this' - Edwards on going toe-to-toe with LeBron - video Dailymotion

Anthony Edwards says he is relishing tackling LeBron James and Luka Doncic in the NBA playoffs

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00:00Coach, the temptation for Ant in this spot to go for it when Luke is going for it and LeBron is going for it.

00:07It didn't seem like he forced his game until really the fourth quarter.

00:11Yeah, I think he's grown leaps and bounds in that way, for sure.

00:14He's always ready for the moment.

00:17He was outstanding, is down the stretch, and he knows he needs his teammates.

00:22And I actually thought that there were times where we could have found each other a little bit better,

00:27but he had it going, and you could see in his eyes that he was going to make the play.

00:33He was going to bring us home.

00:35But early on, Julius was really good, and Ant was happy to play off of that.

00:42Ant, you look across the way, and it's the Lakers.

00:45LeBron's having a game.

00:46Luka's having a game.

00:47How are you able to sort of recognize the moment and not shrink from it?

00:52Because a lot of people get in these spots, stars or not,

00:54and are not able to meet those guys where they're performing at.

00:58Where do you sit on that?

01:00I don't even really look at it like a moment.

01:03I just try to take advantage of every opportunity.

01:05I mean, because, you know, I've been dreaming of this all my life,

01:10whether it was football or basketball.

01:11So just being in these situations, and now it's going against Brun and Luka.

01:17And Luka's probably the best player in the game, young player in the game,

01:19and Brun is the best player leaving the game.

01:22So just trying to, you know, prove I belong to all my haters

01:27and people who criticize me that I'm better than they think.