
The Los Angeles Lakers have led for most of Game 2 of their playoff series vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves, but it’s still anyone’s contest, especially if Anthony Edwards has anything to say about it.
In keeping with his play-making reputation, the star Wolves guard had quite the poster dunk over L.A.’s Jaxson Hayes in the third quarter—a move so impressive it left all of Crypto.com Arena (and NBA fans watching at home) totally buzzing.
With Minnesota trailing by 15, Ant drove toward the basket, leaped into the air, and managed to slam the ball into the net, even as his body crashed into Hayes’s. Indeed, there was not a thing the L.A. center could do. Immediate poster dunk.
You can hear the resulting cheers in the clip below, with the Wolves’ bench immediately rising to their feet in response.
ANTHONY EDWARDS PLAYOFF POSTER 🚨 pic.twitter.com/8CQn73cYtp
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 23, 2025
Online, the reaction was just as enthusiastic:
ANTHONY EDWARDS HE HAS A FAMILY pic.twitter.com/YtvhIU2Knn
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) April 23, 2025
The arena is still buzzing from that Anthony Edwards dunk on Jaxson Hayes. Sweet sassy molassy.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 23, 2025
Ant good grief
— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) April 23, 2025
CHILL ANT.
— Kazeem Famuyide 🇳🇬 🍎 (@Kazeem) April 23, 2025
a nuke from Ant omg
— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) April 23, 2025
He really ran into that man in mid air and just pushed thru him. Anthony Edwards is a flying running back. pic.twitter.com/3ywfULzbEg
— myles brown (@mdotbrown) April 23, 2025
reactions to Ant’s dunk 😂 pic.twitter.com/CkToFOcJBn
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) April 23, 2025
ANTHONY EDWARDS POSTER MY GOODNESS. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) April 23, 2025
ANTHONY EDWARDS EXPLODES ON JAXSON HAYES pic.twitter.com/zHz0gMnJu2
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) April 23, 2025
YOU JUMP WITH ANTHONY EDWARDS YOU GET PUT ON A POSTER
— Shahbaz Khan (@ShahbazMKhan) April 23, 2025
There are poster dunks, and there is what Anthony Edwards can do.
Wow. pic.twitter.com/KvKZk9UvY8 https://t.co/RAbf3q5GRs
— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) April 23, 2025
Even with the poster, though, the Wolves were trailing by about 20 with about two minutes left in the third. Hopefully, some more Edwards magic will bring the team within spitting distance. But if not, the Lakers will tie the series 1-1.