In a world full of fantasy leagues, Anthony Edwards is a true fantasy player

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This is not the way things should end. When the Denver Nuggets jumped to a 20-point lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves midway through the deciding game of the Western Conference Semifinals, it seemed as if the final chapter of this riveting, frenetic, epic series had been written: the defending champions, stunned and humiliated in Games 1, 2 and 6, had risen from the canvas to deliver the decisive blow at the decisive ...