The UNIQUE Way that Craig Kilborn Watches Minnesota Timberwolves' Playoff Games

Craig Kilborn has a watch routine for Minnesota Timberwolves playoff games that involves a 1960s lamp and zero composure under pressure.

The setup came from a Fox appearance Rich had spotted.

"That lamp that you have behind you, is that your home?" Rich asked.

Kilborn was happy to introduce the lamp.

"It's in my mahogany-paneled den," Kilborn said. "I have a conquistador lamp in there, and sometimes I think that lamp is my best friend. I talk to my conquistador lamp sometimes."

The watching strategy is borderline pathological.

"It's stressful," Kilborn said. "I sometimes turn the games off. I'm a little like Jerry West, who had to move around the old Forum and couldn't watch. I don't want to see turnovers. I'm a purist, and we turn the ball over."

The post-game ritual is more committed than the during-game one.

"If we win, I rewatch the fourth and I rewatch it multiple times," Kilborn said.

Rich brought up the latest viewing. The fourth quarter Kilborn re-watched was a comeback he had given up on.

"I thought we were down eight," Kilborn said. "I thought it was over."

The conversation pivoted to Anthony Edwards. Kilborn had a real take on the shot development.

"When he came in the league, very athletic, very raw, and not a great jump shooter, and people were like, just drive man, you can't shoot jump shots," Kilborn said. "He actually said, I don't shoot like Cat and D'Lo, because we had D'Lo on the team at the time."

The breakthrough, in Kilborn's read, was a Team USA summer.

"He worked on his shot. He actually changed it," Kilborn said. "He doesn't necessarily admit that, but when he was with the Olympics and Kevin Durant, he puts the ball in front now. He used to pull it back. He puts it in front, and he led the league in three-pointers last year."

The career comp Kilborn pulled was unflattering to some legends.

"If you look at these other athletes, LeBron, D-Wade, and Kobe, Ant has a higher career three-point field goal percentage," Kilborn said. "Kudos to him for getting in the gym and becoming a really good outside shooter."

The expert sourcing came from someone Kilborn trusted.

"There's a guy named Michael Grady, who is a very gifted broadcaster," Kilborn said. "He does the Wolves game. He raved about, he goes, this is a major thing that Ant worked on, his shot."

Kilborn closed with one more dunk on LeBron, fan-style.

"I love LeBron, second greatest player of all time. Why, his elbow's still out. Tuck it in, man. Tuck it in," Kilborn said.