00:00Los Angeles. After beating the third-seeded Lakers to advance to the second round of the
00:05playoffs Wednesday night, Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards walked into his news conference
00:10yelling, Ant-Man, Superman, Lakers in five. Edwards was mocking those who had picked the
00:17Lakers to beat the Timberwolves in five games, something Minnesota accomplished Wednesday with
00:23a 103-96 series clinching win on the Lakers' home floor. The win marked back-to-back first
00:29round victories for the first time in Timberwolves history. What makes it feel even better is that
00:35they said Lakers in five and the Wolves won in five, Edwards said. So I think that makes it feel
00:41ten times better. It means a lot, he added. I mean, we beat the best player in the world,
00:47the best player ever. The Lakers, who were the favorites in this series, climbed to the third
00:53seed after trading for star guard Luka Donic in February, elevating them to championship
00:59contenders. Ahead of the playoffs, the Lakers had the fourth-best odds to win the NBA Finals,
01:05plus 1,300, while the six-seeded Timberwolves were ninth, plus 4,000, according to ESPN BET.
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