Edwards also called out Stephen A. Smith, Paul Pierce and all of the other analysts at ESPN who counted out Minnesota in this series. They all had the Lakers coming out of this first-round clash, and Edwards and the Wolves just made them eat their words.

Anthony Edwards didn’t just beat the Los Angeles Lakers — he celebrated every moment of it. After eliminating the third-seeded Lakers in five games, the Minnesota Timberwolves star made sure to mock the bold predictions that favored L.

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves took down the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night, punching their ticket to the conference semifinals and sending LeBron James & Co.