Minnesota has plenty of room for improvement heading into Game 2, starting with the play of Anthony Edwards. The star guard went just 5-of-13 from the field and scored only 18 points in Game 1, and he is expected to play much better moving forward. On TNT's "Inside the NBA," Shaquille O'Neal said that Edwards needs to assert himself.

NEW YORK – Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $50,000 for using profane language during a media interview, it was announced today by Byron Spruell, President, League Operations.

Anthony Edwards finished the close out victory with 22 points, seven rebounds, 12 assists, one steal and three blocks while shooting 8/15 from the field and 5/9 from the three-point range in 41 minutes of playing time.

Anthony Edwards is a shooting star, soaring through the NBA skies night after night, en route to a status as one of the best basketball players on the planet. He's on the verge of yet another impressive accomplishment,

The Western Conference finals are a battle of two of the NBA’s brightest young stars. Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder routed Edwards’s Timberwolves, 114-88, in Game 1.

Anthony Edwards said a Jonathan Kuminga dunk sparked his second half scoring eruption in the Timberwolves' win vs. the Warriors.