Edwards shoulders the blame for the Wolves' three-game losing streak.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are going through it right now, and their best player is not hiding from it.
Anthony Edwards had 36 points on 11-of-17 shooting in Wednesday night's 153-128 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at Intuit Dome, but none of it mattered because the Wolves got blown out for the third straight game.
"Everything is about me," Edwards said. "I got to find a way to get us out of it. So yeah, it's all my fault."
The Losing Streak Has Been Ugly
It started Saturday with a 119-92 loss to the Orlando Magic at home that snapped a five-game winning streak, and it has only gotten worse from there.
On Tuesday, Edwards had one of the worst shooting nights of his career in a 120-106 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, finishing with just 14 points on 2-of-15 from the field.
Then Wednesday came, and even though Edwards bounced back with 36 points against the Clippers, the defense completely fell apart as Los Angeles scored 153 points and shot 63.4 percent from the floor.
The Wolves turned the ball over 21 times and could never recover after falling behind early in the first quarter.
Kawhi Leonard really did the damage, going off for 45 points on 15-of-20 shooting.
It Is Not Edwards' Fault
As much as Edwards wants to take the blame, this losing streak is not really on him.
Edwards is averaging 29.4 points per game this season and has been playing at an MVP level for most of the year, so putting up 36 on 64.7 percent shooting against the Clippers is about as good as you can ask for from your best player.
The bigger issues have been the defense and the lack of help around Edwards when it matters most.
Against the Magic, starters Donte DiVincenzo and Jaden McDaniels combined to go 0-for-15 from the field, and against the Clippers, no other starter besides Edwards scored more than 11 points while Leonard was torching them for 45.
Ayo Dosunmu missed the Clippers game with a thumb injury, and without one of their best perimeter defenders, the Wolves allowed the Clippers to shoot 51.4 percent from three.
Julius Randle has been struggling offensively during this stretch, and the team's overall energy on the road has been a problem all season, something Edwards himself called out after the Magic loss.
Where Things Stand
The Timberwolves are now 40-26 on the season and sit sixth in the Western Conference, just half a game behind the third-place Lakers.
The Clippers improved to 33-32 with the win and are eighth in the West, riding a hot stretch from Leonard who is averaging 27.9 points per game on the year.
Minnesota continues its road trip Friday night against the Golden State Warriors before heading to Oklahoma City.
Edwards is the kind of player who holds himself to a standard that most players never reach, and that is why he is taking the blame even when the numbers say he should not be.
The Wolves just need to play better around him, because he has already done his part.