SAN FRANCISCO - Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, speaking in the locker room, lagged behind at halftime after dominating the board, made a statement in the locker room, defeating the Golden State Warriors 3-1 in the second round of the series to win a third-quarter turnaround and a final 117-110 victory.

“I told them, ‘We only got two wins,” Edwards said after Monday’s Game 4, recalling his message. "I've never seen a series that ended 2-1. I told them we had to get two more wins and now we've played four games. ... We have to figure that out because if we were going to play like this, we'd lose tonight."

Edwards led the charges after the break, scoring 16 points on 6-for-8, almost single-handedly matching the Warriors’ total as Minnesota won the 39-17 quarter title. This is one-quarter of the biggest positive profit in Wolves' playoff history.

When Edwards started scoring, Minnesota’s defense put Golden State on shooting percentage (36.8%) and beat the Warriors 10-5 after beating the board 25-15 in the first half.

"He was one of the most vocal people at halftime," Wolves coach Chris Finch said of Edwards. "[He]realized what was going on there, we needed to be better. It started with him, it really started with him."

Edwards scored 30 points in 21 shots and five assists, while veteran Julius Randle scored 31 points on 11 of 21 shots with five rebounds.

So far, the two are the production pillars of Minnesota in the Wolves' 7-2 record.

But the 30-year-old Randle attributes all the credit to Edwards, 23.

"I know it started with us, but it's an ant," Randall said. "Ant is the smartest star in the room...he has the factor of it. For me, I always try to tell him to go great."

When the Wolves won 3 and 4 games at Chase Center, 30 points in the Western Conference semifinals for the second time, third in the playoffs, created a close chance in Game 5 in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

Jaden McDaniels scored 13 points on the bench and 13 rebounds in the playoffs, Nickeil Alexander-Walker shot 13 points and 13 points from the bench, and the Wolves were able to limit Jonathan Kuminga and Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to nine points after the Wolves had a total of 27 points in the first half.

Now, Wolves aims to bring the same urgency from the third quarter of Wednesday’s opening ceremony and have the chance to reach the finals for the second straight year.

"For us, it's just about defending the home court, better than that and growing," Alexander-Walker said. "It's far from over. It's going to be harder than the first three. It's just about focusing on doing what we need to do to get it done."