Following the Timberwolves' 103-96 win in Wednesday's Game 5, Adidas dubbed Edwards "The King Slayer" for sending star forward LeBron James and the rest of the Lakers home:

THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES Give me your oft-mocked, your castoffs, your players who were told they couldn't do it come playoff time. The Timberwolves just did it. Minnesota finished off the Lakers in five games with a 103-96 win in Los Angeles,

The Timberwolves took down the Lakers 103-96 to win the series 4-1 and upset the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Edwards was the talk of the town after the game and the series ended. He averaged 26.