Beijing time on January 17, today, the Warriors went to the away game to challenge the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves have been in good shape recently, before this game, they ranked ninth in the West, this is a contest between the second place in the West and the ninth place in the West, the strength of the Warriors is obviously above the opponent, but this game, Green is suspended due to injury, so is Curry, and the Warriors are in the downwind. In the game, the Warriors had led the Timberwolves by 6 points, but soon, the Timberwolves sacrificed their iron defense, forcing the Warriors to make a total of 15 mistakes, and in the end, a wave of 20-5 attacks in the final quarter directly took the game away, winning 119-99.
As a result, the Timberwolves' record of 21 wins and 22 losses has risen to seventh place in the West, and the Warriors' record of 31 wins and 12 losses continues to rank second in the West. Timberwolves, the best player in this game is Towns, he played less than 30 minutes, 11 of 20, 6 of 3-pointers, cut 26 points and 11 rebounds, only one mistake in the game, it can be said that Towns completely dominated the inside line, in addition to these six three-pointers, Towns's two-pointers were 10 of 14 in this game, in addition to he also sent two blocks to blow up Rooney.
During the game, Towns shouted from the bench: "Let them keep playing, we don't have to play anymore, let them play." It can be said that Downs's remarks are murderous and reprehensible. In addition to Towns, Beverley had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Russell 7 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists, Edwards 9 points and 2 assists, Vanderbilt 10 points and 6 rebounds, Beasley 16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Norwell 17 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Reed 9 points and 9 rebounds, and McDaniels 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocks. On the Warriors side, a total of five people scored in double figures, and although Poole scored a team-high 20 points, he shot 5 of 13 from the field, which was average, in addition, he also made 4 turnovers, the lowest of the -10 starters with a plus-minus value.
Clay played 22 minutes and 43 seconds, the state is still very average, 5 of 14, with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, but when Clay came on, the team won points, his plus-minus was +1, Clay just returned, the requirements for him can not be too high. Porter had 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Looney had 4 points and 12 rebounds, Cumminga came off the bench for 33 minutes to become the only fig leaf for the team, he was 6 of 12, cut 19 points and 7 rebounds, the last game against the Bulls, Cumminga scored 25 points on 10 of 12 to help the team win a big win, this rookie still has a little strength.
In this game, Wiggins's performance was also disappointing, he played 29 minutes, played health balls, 4 of 11, only 12 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, plus or minus -9, there is no doubt that Wiggins is a very capable player, but the team did not carry the team's offensive flag when Curry was not there. This time against Downs, he has no offensive desire at all, and the performance in the last game against the old club is in stark contrast, Wiggins should reflect on it, Ben is a Champion, why are you willing to become an ordinary player?
In this game, the two major sinners of the Warriors' loss are Poole, the second is Wiggins, Poole is unable to support, sometimes too many shots but inefficient, there are many mistakes, Wiggins is like a stadium boss, soaking goji berries in the thermos cup.