Saturday night saw the Minnesota Timberwolves get off to a fantastic start in their Western Conference semifinals matchup against the reigning champs, as they went into Denver and took Game 1 (and homecourt advantage) off the Nuggets.

The star of the game, as is often the case for Minnesota, was Anthony Edwards, scoring 43 points on 17-of-29 shooting to out-duel Nikola Jokic. Edwards took over in key moments, creating buckets for himself and others whenever Minnesota needed him. You could tell how excited he was to play the defending champs and prove himself on that stage.