WASHINGTON — In the Timberwolves' win over Philadelphia on Saturday, coach Chris Finch put the ball in the hands of Anthony Edwards at the end of regulation when the Wolves had the final shot.
But as D'Angelo Russell hit shot after shot against the 76ers, the call for who ran the show at the end of the first overtime changed — the ball was Russell's. It was nothing against Edwards, Russell was just rolling.
"D-Lo was just in a better groove," Finch said after that game. "I felt confident he was going to be able to get off cleaner looks.