The Timberwolves’ mission without their star player is clear: Survive until his return. They just don’t know when exactly said return will be. Timberwolves coach Chris Finch admitted to Paul Allen on KFXN-100.

Edwards is out for the remainder of the Timberwolves first-round series against the Nuggets, and likely longer.

Anthony Edwards is out for 1-4 weeks with a knee hyperextension, while Ayo Dosunmu scored big in the game as the replacement player.

It seems like every NBA Playoffs series this season has had at least one crucial player sidelined for one reason or another. It is tragic, but their absence needs to be accounted for when you analyze these matchups.

The Timberwolves, in their current form, are totally capable of delivering the final knockout punch to the Nuggets in Game 5 on Monday, April 27, in Denver and move on in the Western Conference playoffs.

If the Minnesota Timberwolves can finish off the Denver Nuggets, there appears to be a glimmer of hope that Anthony Edwards could return from his knee injury at some point in the second round of the playoffs.

ESPN: Anthony Edwards was helped to the locker room after an apparent knee injury. Anthony Edwards was helped to the locker room after an apparent knee injury. pic.twitter.com/rMAHGMK1ie