On January 17, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Warriors challenged the Timberwolves away, Curry was absent in this campaign, Thompson single-core led the team, the Timberwolves used the advantage of the inside line in the first half, maintained the lead for most of the time, and achieved a 3-point advantage at halftime.
The Warriors beat the Bulls by 42 points last time, temporarily in second place in the West, but in the last six games, the Warriors have lost four games. The Timberwolves are no. 9 in the West and on the brink of the playoffs, with the warriors winning easily after one of the two teams this season.
Curry is on leave, and the Warriors' starting lineups are: Wiggins, Porter, Looney, Klay, Poole. The Timberwolves started: Towns, Edwards, Vanderbilt, Russell, Beverley. At the beginning of the first quarter, Klay scored from a mid-range jumper, Vanderbilt won two consecutive dunks, the Timberwolves began to attack the inside line, the Warriors used the outside line to maneuver, Vanderbilt dunked, the two teams played 10 draws, the Timberwolves' first 10 points were all from the inside.
Back from a timeout, Porter scored on a jumper, Poole scored 3+1 and the Warriors led 16-10. The Timberwolves continued to resolutely attack the Warriors' interior line, quickly reversing the score, Norwell quickly scored, and the Timberwolves played a wave of 14-2, surpassing 6 points. Cumminga defense was whistled for a first-degree malicious foul, Reid hit a three-pointer and the Warriors trailed by eight points 22-30 in the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Warriors sent a rotation lineup, biting the score, Belitsa, Damian Lee are in good shape, looney scored a basket, the Warriors chased 39-41 only 2 points. Edwards hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, the Timberwolves quickly stabilized the situation, Towns is very lethal on the inside, the Warriors are difficult to limit, after Downs scored under the basket, the Warriors led 50-43.
The two teams alternately rose in scoring, and the point difference was always small, With Thompson shooting three points and the Warriors trailing by just three points at halftime 53-56. Clay scored 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting at the half, Cumminga 11 and Poole 9. On the Timberwolves side, Towns had 13 points and seven rebounds, wreaking havoc on the inside, and the Timberwolves led 32-18 in the first half on the inside scores.