slap in the face! Edwards made bold remarks before the game, Owen made a 30 point critical free throw, which was ridiculed by all walks of life in the NBA

The NBA Western Finals kicked off. The G1 series was held in the home court of the Timberwolves, and finally the lone ranger reversed and defeated the Timberwolves, ushering in a good start to the Western showdown. In the first three quarters of the game, the lone ranger fell behind most of the time, but the difference was not big. Owen performed well. At the end of the quarter, Dongqi led the team in a wave of 13-0 to establish a leading edge and win the victory. Owen scored 30 points in this game and made two crucial free throws in the last seven seconds.

Before the Western Conference finals, Edwards made a bold statement that he would lock up Owen, the lone ranger. He said: "I will play against Owen, which will be very interesting. You will see how I deal with him." However, it is clear that Edwards did not do a good job in defending Owen in the G1 Western Conference finals, and even was a bit slapped.

Look at Owen's performance. He scored 24 points in the first half against the Timberwolves, which was the key to the lone ranger's tight grip on the score gap. The 24 points at half time was also his new half time high after he joined the Lone Ranger. At the same time, facing Edwards' defense, Owen made 4 of 5 shots, accelerating Edwards' defense for many times.

American basketball celebrities and commentators also talked about it. The legendary Buckley said: "Luca and Owen are too strong to defend one on one. In addition, Edwards provoked the bear before the game (he said it must be interesting to defend Owen), and now the bear gave a counterattack."

Frank Isola, an ESPN commentator, said directly when talking about Edwards' bold words restricting Owen before the game: "Is it still fun now?"

Evidently, Edwards is still very young, and it is understandable that he is energetic, but in the game, he still needs to be down-to-earth in defense and attack. During the game, Edwards also has moments of offensive rashness, consecutive misses and mistakes, which requires Edwards to learn from experience.

The next Western Conference final G2 will continue to be held at the home of the Timberwolves, and we look forward to the performance of the two teams at that time.