Shortly after jumping off the table, Beverly sat down on the Timberwolves’ bench and began to sob in a fit of rage. This was deeply personal for Beverley. The veteran point guard not only felt ecstatic about beating his former team, but he was happy to help Minnesota finish seventh in the Western Conference playoffs with a 109-104 victory over the LA Clippers on Tuesday. Night. Minnesota will play the second Memphis Grizzlies in the first game of the playoff series on Saturday. It is the first appearance in the playoffs for the Timberwolves since 2018. “Dude, I wanted it so much,” said Beverly, who hugged his mother, Lisa, on the pitch. “This is just the icing on the cake, the icing on the cake. Play to be able to beat them … another goal was lost. I told you we would go to the playoffs. Most of all, yes” Everyone was looking at me as if I was crazy when I first said that. I told you everything. “
And he did not waste time telling his former team – which disbanded him in August – how he felt. The Clippers had sent Beverly to Memphis, with the Grizzlies in turn exchanging him for Minnesota, which gave him the contract extension he was seeking in February. After making a belated reversal, Beverly celebrated in front of the Clippers bench, making a primordial shout before pulling and showing his jersey to Minnesota. “Take them ass at home,” Beverly said of what he said to his old teammates in the end. “Great flight to LA Take the ass home. It’s deeper than that for me. I gave my blood, sweat and tears to this body. You know the story. “Blood, sweat and tears, to put it this way,” She is prone to injury. He’s old. “That. Beverly fulfilled an oath he made when he appeared in the Minnesota media in September that he would lead the Wolves to the playoffs. Tuesday night helped the franchise secure only its second postseason trip since Garnett stood at the same table after leading the Wolves to the 2004 Western Conference Finals. And Beverly did it against his former team. The point guard – who had seven points and 11 rebounds on Tuesday – spent four seasons with the Clippers and helped the team move from the time of Chris Paul-Blake Griffin-DeAndre Jordan to its current team with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Beverly helped establish the current identity of the hard-working Clippers and their mentality for the next man. In Minneapolis, Beverly’s awful fuss, Beverly’s tough defense and bravery have left their mark on a youthful and impressive roster. “They have kids who are a little more confident,” George said after scoring 34 points for the Clippers, who will now face winner of the San Antonio Spurs-New Orleans Pelicans game in eighth place. “His energy and personality, you know, they were exhausted, they had an impact on this roster. “I know what was going on in this game. I was not going to let Pat do his jokes and try to upset me. I knew it was all about the show. It’s for the crowd. It gets the audience. I like it. I love it. “He’s missing it. He did it on our part because it is contagious. I think when he is in this mode, he fires the team, he lights the arena. You need such kids with energy.” Minnesota overcame many challenges to beat the Clippers. LA led by 10 to 8:54 remaining in the game, and Karl-Anthony Towns, frustrated by the foul problem throughout the game, fouled with 7:34 remaining after scoring just 11 points. But Edwards scored nine of his 30 points after a 10-point deficit and D’Angelo Russell scored some big three-pointers in the last four minutes before finishing with 29 points to help Minnesota prevail 21-5. “I got what the game gave me,” said Edwards, who will play in his first playoff series. “It simply came to my notice then. “They were afraid to take care of me and I took advantage of it.” The Wolves celebrated at home as if they had won a series of playoffs. And the fans absorbed it. The franchise has lost an average of 46 games in the last three seasons. “I’m not going to lie, that ‘s been on my mind since I realized we’re playing them,” Edwards said as he stood at the table like Garnett. “I went to sleep [and] saying that I will hit the shot that will win the game and I will go to jump on the table “. Beverley and the Wolves will then have to face Ja Morant and Memphis. But they were going to enjoy this playoff position first. “I told you, Ant,” Beverly told Edwards. “They didn’t believe me. Let’s go to the playoffs, baby. They looked at me like I was crazy. They said, ‘Pat, crazy!’
