Clay Green was ejected, the Warriors suffered a four-game losing streak, and the Timberwolves rose to seven straight wins
The NBA regular season continues with the Warriors hosting the Timberwolves. The Warriors started with 6 wins and 5 losses, and recently suffered a wave of 3 consecutive losses, and the starting net efficiency value has fallen to the bottom of the league, especially when Wiggins and Klay are on the court at the same time, the Warriors lost by 16 points in 100 rounds, which is very exaggerated. The house leak happened to rain overnight, and before the game with the Timberwolves, the Bay Area media confirmed that Curry was out of action because of knee soreness. According to Charania, Curry is out for a sprained right knee and is not expected to be out for long, with the team conducting an injury evaluation in the coming days. After the MRI, Curry also appeared in the tunnel and roared to cheer the whole team. The Timberwolves started with 7 wins and 2 losses, and their defensive efficiency value ranked first in the league!
This team has become the biggest dark horse in the league, overturning the Nuggets and defeating the Celtics, their twin-tower lineup, with top forward McDaniels, and Edwards, who has grown into a supergiant, has stable offense and defense, no shortcomings, and the bench is supported by Lee Kyle engine + Reed's strong endpoint. The starting lineup of the Timberwolves is: Conley + Edwards + McDaniels + Towns + Gobert, and the Warriors starters are: Paul + Klay + Wiggins + Green + Sarric. I never thought that in the first quarter, before the two teams scored, a large-scale clash broke out: Klay and McDaniels scuffled together from grabbing rebounds, and then the two pulled all the way to the center circle, and in the scuffle, Klay gave McDaniels a back.
Gobert quickly came out to pull the rack, but Dream Green directly locked his throat from behind, dragging Gobert back three meters, and Klay's clothes were torn! Including Cole, Edwards, Paul and others quickly separated the two sides of the conflict, and finally the referee replayed, Klay and McDaniels both received technical fouls and were directly expelled! And Green was evicted for upgrading to a second-degree malicious foul because of his excessive action, and he may face a ban! After this clash, both teams were a little absent-minded, Gobert made consecutive free throws, Saric and Paul rained three-pointers, Podzemski threw in and scored, and Edwards and Reed chased back-to-back points. Wiggins and Podemski blossomed inside and out in the middle of the game, and the Timberwolves quickly erased the deficit with Reed and Towns.
At the end of the quarter, the Warriors played a small climax, Looney hit a shot, Joseph and Payton rained three-pointers, and Edwards stopped the bleeding with three points, and the Warriors led the Timberwolves 30-22 in the first quarter. Back in the second quarter, Gobert grabbed 1 and made 3 rebounds, Downs hit a big empty three-pointer, and then ate Kuminga to complete 2+1, Li Kaier assisted Downs to hit another three points, and stopped the Warriors in waves. After a timeout, Lee Kyle continued to score with a toss and an open dunk, Podzemski and Paul burst inside and outside, and Conley responded with a three-pointer. In the second half, Saric continued to attack and kill, Paul also hit a three-pointer, Saric faced Gobert to complete 2+1, and Conley and Wiggins soared three points. At halftime, the Warriors led the Timberwolves 56-54.
At the beginning of the second half, Wiggins trained Edwards, Edwards immediately responded with three points, Podzemski scored five points in a row, Gobert received an empty shot, and Paul responded with a mid-range shot. In the middle of the period, Saric burst inside and outside, leading the team to open a 12-point difference, but the Timberwolves bench was very efficient, Milton made a tough layup 2+1, Reed hit a three-pointer, Lee Kyle rode a horse and shot an arrow, and Towns hit two free throws. At the end of the quarter, Kuminga finally relied on Towns alone to stop the bleeding, and Milton and Podemski hit three-pointers, and the Warriors led the Timberwolves 83-76 after the third quarter. Podzemski single-handedly propped up the Warriors' offense, scoring 20 points in the third quarter and outscoring by 14 points in the game, and the Timberwolves were a little difficult to handle.
In the fourth quarter, Conley converted to hit a long two-point shot, Wiggins hit consecutive iron caps, and was replaced because of 5 fouls. After that, Downs hit a three-pointer against Looney, Payton finally made a layup to stop the bleeding, and Downs hit another three-pointer to overtake! At the decisive moment, Towns was two points long, Podemski responded with a tough 2+1, and Edwards counterattacked to stop the Warriors again. In the last 2 minutes, Saric overtook the score with three points, Downs responded with three points again, Saric scored three points by Gobert's hat, and Conley's three-pointer almost killed the suspense of the game. In the end, the Warriors lost to the Timberwolves 101-104 at home, and the Timberwolves won seven in a row, and the Warriors suffered four consecutive defeats.
Timberwolves stats, Towns 33 points and 11 rebounds, Edwards 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Conley 13 points and 8 assists. Warriors statistics, Paul 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Podzemski 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Saric 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Wiggins 4 of 15 got 9 points and 7 rebounds. Curry is out of play, Green has no heart to play, chooses to blow himself up, Klay is irrational, this Warriors can rely on Podemsky to bite the score in the first three quarters, but when it comes to the critical moment, no one really scores, and you can't count on the aging Paul. The Warriors have lost four in a row, Wiggins, Green, and Klay should all be held responsible!