After the Timberwolves dropped a fourth consecutive game, to the Kings on Nov. 27, Anthony Edwards held court at his locker and tried to diagnose where the season was going wrong. That interview session was unlike any he has had in five seasons with the Wolves.

Playoff success was a largely foreign concept to the Minnesota Timberwolves during their first 34 years of existence.

Minnesota won in different ways, got standout performances from Anthony Edwards and dominated the clutch in Round 1.