Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves sweep ‘superteam’ Suns; Commanders thrive, Panthers struggle in NFL Draft grades

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THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

The Timberwolves and the Suns played hundreds of possessions in the first round, but two in particular, when the visitors needed it most in Game 4, encapsulated the entire series.

Trailing 113-111 with under three minutes left, Kevin Durant got great post position against Mike Conley, who’s nearly a foot shorter. Easy scoring opportunity, right? Wrong: a timely double-team thwarted one of the greatest offensive players ever. He kicked it out. Should be an open shot, right? Wrong: a perfect defensive rotation forced Phoenix to swing the ball around. And when Bradley Beal broke the defense down and tried to kick it out, Nickeil Alexander-Walker intercepted it.

Down they went to the other end. Anthony Edwards sized up Beal and blew by him like he didn’t exist before unleashing a ferocious dunk on Durant, the type of dunk that leaves you half in stunned silence and half wanting to stand up and scream “Ohhhhh!” at your TV. I don’t even remember which one I did.

Game. Set. Match. The Suns never got any closer.

Edwards is a superstar — not a star, a superstar — and you will not see a more competitive superstar on both ends. His Timberwolves are a force. Minnesota finished off its first sweep in franchise history and first series win since 2004 with a 122-116 win in Phoenix.

Edwards scored 31 of his 40 points after halftime. Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 points. Jaden McDaniels had 18 and is among the league’s most disruptive…