From a 46-point win in the last game to a 20-point defeat, the Warriors experienced the most exciting roller coaster in team history. In fact, before the game, the fans have been prepared psychologically, and the Warriors without Curry and Green have not made people worry. Although the Timberwolves suffered two consecutive losses, the lineup was relatively neat and played at home. Sure enough, in the first quarter, Towns led the team to play an 18-4 offensive climax, holding a 6-point lead after the first half; in the third quarter, the two sides fought a big battle, first the Warriors responded to the 18-4 counterattack to close the score, then the Timberwolves played 14-6 to continue to open the point difference, the key fourth quarter Timberwolves played 14-3 to lock in the win, after 4 quarters of competition, the Timberwolves finally ushered in a 20-point victory 119-99. In this game, Downs performed remarkablely, scoring a large double-double of 26 points and 11 rebounds in 11 of 20 shots, and more importantly, in the last 4 games, he averaged 29.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4 assists per game, shooting a shooting rate of 59%, for which fans continue to say that he is becoming more and more like the "Wolf King".
Of course, Downs also has a group of capable helpers around him, Beasley 16 points, Beverley and Vanderbilt combined to score 20 points, Noel also scored 17 points, it is worth mentioning that he broke through the ball in the game, passed the ball directly to the female referee on the sidelines, to ease the tense game. Without Curry, the Warriors' offense lacked dynamism, with Wiggins scoring 12 points on 4-of-11 shooting, though Kerr said a trade for Russell for Wiggins was necessary, who hadn't had a downturn or two. Poole's feel is also average, 20 points on 5 of 13 shots, Klay scored 13 points on 5 of 14 shots, the most efficient is the rookie Cummingga, who scored 19 points on 6 of 12 shots, and is also the only player with a shooting rate of 50% above the team's 5 shots, but the warriors' average shooting rate in this game is only 39%, and the three-point shooting rate is as low as 31%, which is the fundamental reason for the Warriors' loss.
It is worth mentioning that Cumminga revealed a small secret after the game, he came to the away game with a pair of chess and checkers, but he said that he would not play both chess, but for teammate Clay, and had to admit that Cuminga's emotional intelligence was too high. Clay also liked the youngster, and he praised him after the game: "Cumming is a great player, he showed strong aggression. As a first-round 7-pick Lotto rookie, Cumminga has the potential to become a superstar, and now fans are worried that he has too few chances for the Warriors, and he can only sit on the bench when both Mobley and Cunningham play high-light stats. For the Warriors, the only way to win is to hope that Curry and Green will return as soon as possible. One thing to say is that the Timberwolves have performed well this season, and the team should not have to worry too much about the playoffs.