Warriors coach Steve Kerr keeps stressing how if Golden State is going to win its playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves it will be because of defense.

Kerr's words served as motivation for Edwards to step up his workouts and his game. Now Kerr will see the fruits of that work first-hand with a trip to the Western Conference finals at stake.

Turns out we might owe Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr a debt of gratitude for giving us the version of Anthony Edwards we know and love.

Kendrick Perkins made a major statement about Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga while also taking a shot at head coach Steve Kerr.

Anthony Edwards knows that he and the Timberwolves have to take care of the Warriors before Stephen Curry gets back on the floor.

Replay showed that the foot of Warriors big man Trayce Jackson-Davis landed on Edwards ankle, leaving the 23-year-old sitting on the floor holding the joint as play went on. Edwards was later helped to the locker room, with trainers preventing him from putting any weight on the bad ankle.

As he was licking the wounds left by the Warriors' 117-93 blowout loss in Game 2, Kerr admitted that he spent most of the game seaching for players whom he thought could create matchup problems for Minnesota. One of those players seemed to be second-year big man Trayce Jackson-Davis, who shot 6-for-6 in Game 2, going for 15 points in 19 minutes.

Several factors contributed to the Golden State Warriors' Game 3 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but many pointed to Draymond Green 's sixth foul with four minutes remaining. To Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, the foul-out was not the biggest factor in his team's downfall.