On March 2, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Timberwolves hosted the Warriors, Clay continued to be absent in this campaign, and the Warriors in the first half have been suppressed by the Timberwolves, trailing by 12 points at halftime.
The Timberwolves have done well this season, finishing 7th in the West and are expected to make the playoffs. The Warriors are no. 2 in the West, but their recent form has been average, with only two of their last seven games won, the last one with a 21-point comeback from the Lone Rangers. In the first three meetings of the season, the Warriors won 2 of them.
Thompson continues to be absent, Curry leads the team, and The Timberwolves side edwards are absent. As soon as the first quarter came up, the two teams clenched the score, facing the old owner's Wiggins in good shape, the opening scored 8 points, the Timberwolves side of the Towns dominated the inside line, a single quarter to get 15 points and 4 rebounds, hit the Warriors, the Timberwolves gradually established an advantage at the end of the quarter, the first quarter to take a 7-point lead.
Damian Lee hit the first three-pointer in the first half of the second quarter, Beasley responded with a three-pointer, Russell made a layup and the Timberwolves took a 39-30 lead to stop the Warriors. The timeout worked, Payton Jr. hit a three-pointer, Curry's outside line finally opened, the Timberwolves quickly stabilized the situation, Russell hit a three-point shot, and the Timberwolves led 48-39 to widen the gap. The two teams alternated points, with Damian Lee hitting two free throws and the Warriors trailing 45-50.
Moody, who was hit in the eye by Downs, was sure not to return this game, the two teams continued to cling to the score, the Timberwolves always maintained the lead, Towns hit a three-pointer, Curry also hit a three-pointer, McDaniels hit a three-point shot, and the Timberwolves led 63-54. At the end of the quarter, the two teams played iron consecutively, and at the end of the half, the Warriors trailed 56-68.
Curry suffered from strict defenses and a mediocre shooting rate, scoring 15 points on 4-of-12 shooting, Payton Jr. with 12 points, Wiggins with 8 points and 5 rebounds, and Lee with 11 points. On the Timberwolves side, Towns dominated the interior, bombarding 20 points and 7 rebounds, Beverley 10 points and 4 assists, and Russell 15 points.