The Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the NBA playoffs as Anthony Edwards looked as dominant as ever.

The Minnesota Timberwolves entered their first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers as underdogs, but they emerged victorious in dominant fashion on Wednesday night, defeating the Lakers in five games to advance to the second round,

LeBron James and Anthony Edwards had an interaction after Game 5, and it sounds like James is rooting for the Wolves to make a deep run. "Ya'll make that next step now, come on," James said to Edwards after Wednesday's game.