After beating eastern conference supremacy Bulls, warriors Klay Thompson also returned to the field, accompanying the team to Minnesota to challenge the Timberwolves on the road. It is worth affirming that as a perennially bullied fish belly team, the Timberwolves have finally ushered in a glimmer of opportunity to rise this season. With the star Downs, as well as the growing Edwards, and the constantly sublimating Lassell, the Timberwolves can also achieve a 20-22 record at this stage, ranking ninth in the West, and there are many opportunities to impact the playoffs.
Of course, the Warriors' previous two years of form have not been very good, but their strength this season has also improved qualitatively. Not only was it able to stabilize the league's hegemonic derby for a long time, but it was also able to squeeze back into the ranks of the favorite teams that won the championship. However, whether you like it or not, Clay's return does not seem to have increased the Warriors' combat value, and even made the opponent's other players a little overwhelmed. That's right, clay has been nearly two and a half years since the disintegration of the old Five Dead Five.
It takes time to adapt to it, but it is also an important part of the run-in with the new players in the team. As far as Clay's on-field statistics in recent times are concerned, we are not worried about his personal ability and state at all, but the run-in with the players in the team really needs to be improved. In this game, Curry was sidelined due to a hand injury, and Clay had a great opportunity to prove himself. However, after the start of the game, the Timberwolves, who played at home, took the lead and quickly established a score lead.
Towns delivered 5 points and 4 rebounds in the first quarter, and Russell also had 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, helping the team to play a 30-22 single-quarter score to take an eight-point lead. However, after entering the second quarter, the Warriors can also make a strong counterattack, Klay three-point shooting 2 of 3, sending a key 6 points, substitute Cuminga can also send 7 points and 2 rebounds, to help the team play 28-26 score, chasing back the first quarter of the 2 points behind. At the end of the first half, the Warriors still scored 50-56, a crucial six points behind the Timberwolves!
Yi Bian fought again and entered the third quarter of the showdown. The Timberwolves, who maintained a lead in the score, could continue to threaten, with the team's star Downs 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks in a single quarter, playing a 35-31 score and taking a 4-point lead. By the time of entering the crucial final quarter of the showdown, the point difference between the two sides had widened to 10 points, and the situation was not optimistic for the Warriors. Yes, the star Curry is no longer there, the Klay state in the team is not very hot, the playing time is not very much, and can not lead the team to make a huge contribution.
However, we have to talk about Jordan Poole, who returned to the starting lineup in the team, who still handed over a comprehensive data of 18+3+3 with a shooting rate of 5 of 10 in the first three quarters, effectively helping the team relieve the pressure on the scoring end. However, Poole's strength alone is still effective after all, and Wiggins, the essence of humanity's 18 points, once again picked up the thermos cup in this game, and did not stand up in the team's crisis moment, and Clay was powerless. Looking forward to the competition of the key last quarters. Wiggins can wake up in time, and Clay can play his top 3D player style and refuse to lose the team.