Curry Green is out
In the first game that Klay Thompson missed, the Golden State Warriors returned to the familiar pattern, and even the Chicago Bulls, who were the number one in the East, suffered a 42-point defeat, and this was when Stephen Curry did not return to offensive mode. Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that Clay's comeback has disrupted the rhythm of the Golden State Warriors. This time against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Dream Green continued to be absent, Curry was unable to play because of the sore right hand, and Clay ushered in a comeback.
The Timberwolves are no longer the fish-belly team they once were, and the big three of Towns and Russell and Edwards is bringing the team into the top eight of the West. Wiggins faced the old master, contributed two locks in the last encounter, and this time they met again, and the Warriors needed him to stand up.
The Timberwolves rule the game
At the beginning of the first quarter, the two teams were still evenly matched, the Timberwolves' three-point feeling was not good, Wiggins stood on the free throw line continuously, but both were two free throws and one shot, Poole performed well on the offensive end, 7 points and 2 rebounds on 3 shooting, but there were 3 mistakes. Clay also felt average, scoring only 2 points and 1 steal on 1-of-4 shooting. The Warriors scored just 22 points in a single quarter, and the Timberwolves seized the opportunity to take an eight-point lead at the end of the first quarter. Returning from the second quarter, the Warriors' benches of Bjelica and Damien Lee led the team to narrow the point gap.
There was no way, the Timberwolves had to replace Downs again, this quarter Towns had 8 points and 3 rebounds, Norwell also hit three consecutive points, helping the team maintain a slight lead. Wiggins lost his fighting spirit and didn't make a single shot, but Cumminga stepped up and had 7 points and 2 rebounds on 3-of-4 shooting, and the Warriors narrowed the gap to 6 points at the end of the half. In the second half, Wiggins finally stood up, scoring 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 block in the single quarter, once helping the Warriors to reverse the score. But who would have thought that Beasley suddenly exploded, hitting 3 three-pointers in a single quarter, Towns also had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, and the Timberwolves extended their lead to 10 points at the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter of the game, Beasley hit three consecutive points, and the Timberwolves bench directly pulled the gap to 20 points, the suspense of the game completely disappeared, and the main players such as Towns and Edwards did not need to play. Clay stayed on the court to find a feel, hit a three-pointer, but in the end the Timberwolves still beat the Golden State Warriors by 20 points 119-99 to successfully complete the revenge.
The Warriors lost miserably
The Warriors lost the game, and as expected, without Curry and Green, Wiggins didn't break out, and there was no chance of winning. Klay Thompson still didn't get his hand back, shooting 5-of-14, with only 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Wiggins once again lifted the thermos cup, only 12 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists on 4-of-11 shooting. Poole had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Cumminga was eye-catching, 6 of 12 shooting was 19 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist, I believe his performance, will definitely get more playing time.
The Timberwolves won the game, on the bench. Nowell had 17 points, two rebounds and four assists on 6-of-9 shooting, Beasley hit five three-pointers for 16 points, two rebounds and three assists, and McDaniels and Reid both had nine points. Of course, Towns' performance was as stable as ever, with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist on 11-of-20 shooting, Russell was not well-organized, with 7 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists, Beverley 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Edwards defensive end was taken care of, only 8 shots and 3 shots, with 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.