No chance of reversal! Curry 38+5, Watts 33+6, Paul is deeply hidden, and the Warriors give birth to garbage brothers
On November 13, Beijing time, the Warriors hosted the Timberwolves, before the game, the Warriors ranked 5th in the West with 6 wins and 4 losses, and the Timberwolves ranked 3rd in the West with 6 wins and 2 losses. Warriors starters: Curry + Klay + Wiggins + Dream Green + Looney, Timberwolves starters: Conley + Edwards + McDaniels + Towns + Gobert.
In the first quarter of the game, McDaniels took the lead in scoring under the basket, Gobert hat Green, and then Green and Conley exchanged three points, Towns blocked Klay, Curry scored 4 points in a row, Downs ate cakes, the two teams played fiercely, Gobert hatted Looney again, Edwards made a foul, Towns scored three points, the Timberwolves opened the difference, Curry stopped the bleeding in time with three points, and then made 2 + 1, Edwards was not to be outdone, threw in response, Klay, Curry and Saric scored successively, the Warriors overtook and came back from a pause Kuminga one-arm dunk, and also clashed with ReedWalker, Milton, Towns and Lee Kyle teamed up to stop the bleeding for the Timberwolves, Saric scored 4 points in a row, Curry hit a layup, and the Warriors won by 2 points in the 31-29 quarter.
As far as the first quarter is concerned, the Warriors are seriously inaccurate on the outside, and the Timberwolves have twin towers, and it is difficult for the Warriors to score inside. At the beginning of the second quarter, Saric hit a three-point shot, Payton Jr. made a layup, Kuminga made a foul, the Warriors led by 8 points, Reed hooked, Edwards broke through to make 2+1, Reed scored three points, Gobert made a dunk, the Timberwolves overtook him, the Warriors suffered a scoring drought, Moody and Curry hit the iron three points successively, fortunately, Wiggins made a layup to stop the bleeding, but Edwards went crazy, made a layup, and soared three points, the Warriors couldn't do anything about him, Curry made free throws to stabilize the situation, Saric missed three points, Green scored a layup, Edwards continued to cut points with free throws, Gobert missed two free throws, Curry single-handedly created 2+1, and the Warriors beat the Timberwolves 51-54 at halftime.
Halftime statistics, Curry 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Green 5 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Klay 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Wiggins 4 points and 4 rebounds, Saric 9 points and 4 rebounds, Kuminga 6 points. On the Timberwolves side, Edwards had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Towns had 12 points and 7 rebounds, Gobert had 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, and Reed had 7 points and 4 rebounds.
If the Warriors want to win, Curry alone will definitely not work, and Klay and Wiggins will need to step up. Yibian fought again, Klay caused 3+1 at the beginning, McDaniels jumped, Curry scored three points, Gobert hooked, the two teams were deadlocked for a while, the Timberwolves began to exert their strength, McDaniels fired outside, Towns made a foul, Watts hit dry, Downs scored three points, on the other hand, the Warriors made more mistakes, and instantly fell behind by double digits, Klay and Curry hurried to stop the bleeding with three consecutive points, the Timberwolves were also tough, Watts scored against Saric and scored, Reed continued to firepower with three points, the difference was 14 points, Kuminga hit two three-pointers, Lee Kyle hit a hook shot, Paul threw or didn't score, and the Warriors ended the third quarter 73-89 Timberwolves.
In the crucial fourth quarter of the game, can the Warriors close the gap? Klay hit a jumper, Curry scored three points, Gobert and Lee Kyle teamed up to respond, Paul had two free throws, Watts hit a layup, Looney made a basket, Klay hit a three-point iron, and Curry made a three-point shot, the difference was 11 points, Klay couldn't make an empty basket, Kuminga didn't make a basket, the Warriors lost a great opportunity to chase points, Curry made a three-point foul, Conley responded with a basket, Klay still missed three points, it was still Curry's free throws to continue his life, but unfortunately time was running out, the Warriors were unable to launch a counterattack, at a critical moment, Watts scored four straight points on a jumper to end the suspense of the victory, and finally lost to the Timberwolves 110-116 and missed the reversal.
Unexpectedly, the Warriors lost again, after this battle, they suffered 3 consecutive defeats, and their current record is 6-5, losing the 5th position in the West, as a comparison, the Rockets have won 6 consecutive wins, and the record is 6-3 and ranks 4th in the West, the Warriors are not as good as the Rockets, and no one can imagine such a situation before the season.
Looking at the whole court, the outside line is inaccurate, the mistakes are frequent, the lineup height is not enough, and the dependence on Curry is too much, these are the reasons why the Warriors lost, Curry really didn't dare to rest for a second, except for the cute god, the Warriors couldn't score points, on the other hand, the Timberwolves were more blooming.
In terms of statistics, Curry scored 38 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 turnovers, including 5 of 13 three-pointers. According to statistics after the game, Curry has hit at least four three-pointers in 11 games since the beginning of the season, becoming the first person in NBA history.
The Warriors gave birth to the garbage brothers, Klay got 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and the feeling was quite bad, especially the two key three-pointers in the final quarter.
and Wiggins, who only had 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the face of his old club, and almost did not contribute, and so far this season, Wiggins' state has been sluggish, which has become a heart disease for Warriors fans.
Dream Green had 9 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 turnovers, Looney had 6 rebounds and was plagued by fouls, Saric had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Kuminga had 10 points. And Paul was deeply hidden, only contributed 5 assists, and scored 2 points by free throws, Paul did not play well during this time, and never scored a double-double during the three-game losing streak, and after the game, Paul left the court directly, without saying hello to his teammates, with the current state of the Warriors, it is no fun to win the championship, and Paul's dream may be shattered again.
Timberwolves data, Edwards 33 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 turnovers, played amazingly, Towns 21 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists, see if Wiggins can be tough. McDaniels had 13 points, Gobert had 10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks, Conley had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, Reed had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, and Lee Kyle had 8 points and 2 rebounds. The Timberwolves are not to be underestimated this season, and after beating the Warriors, they have won six in a row and remain in third place in the West.