The Warriors take on the Timberwolves
The Golden State Warriors can be described as troubles, the team lost to the Pacers in the last game, only won one of the last three games, it is very difficult to catch up with the Lakers, the Rockets behind them have won 8 consecutive wins, and now they are only 1.5 wins behind the Warriors, not without a chance to overtake, after all, the two teams have a head-to-head matchup later. It can be said that the question now for the Warriors is not whether they can get a playoff spot, but whether they can keep their playoff position, after all, the next schedule is not easy.
In this game, the Warriors will challenge the Minnesota Timberwolves away, and the team that is currently in third place in the West, Edwards' heroic performance helped the team withstand the injury of Towns. Not only do the Timberwolves have Edwards, but they also have a great group of role players, including China's Li Kaier.
Last-minute wins
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the Warriors were dominated by the hosts, Dream Green scored 7 points and 1 rebound, Kuminga and Podzemski each scored 4 points, Curry only had 3 points and 1 rebound, and the team scored 27 points in a single quarter, while the Timberwolves who played at home only scored 18 points, Reed got 6 points and 3 rebounds, and Edwards only had 2 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists on 1-of-4 shooting. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Curry found his form, scoring 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 3-of-5 shooting, Wiggins also had 9 points and 1 steal, Kuminga had 7 points and 2 rebounds, and the team scored another 27 points in a single quarter.
The Timberwolves found their form, Reid had 11 points and 4 rebounds on 4-of-6 shooting, and Edwards had 12 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 4-of-6 shooting, and the team scored 28 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the half, the Warriors led the Timberwolves by 8 points at 54-46. In the second half, Curry scored 8 points on 3-of-7 shooting, Klay also had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Paul had 5 points and 1 rebound, and the team only scored 27 points in a single quarter, and on the Timberwolves side, Conley got 6 points and 4 assists, Edwards had 3 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Lee Kyle also had 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal and 1 block, and the team scored 32 points in a single quarter and successfully narrowed the gap to 3 points.
In the final quarter that decided the outcome of the game, Curry got 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Klay hit 2 three-pointers, but Wiggins and Kuminga only had 1 shot, Gobert dominated the inside, 4 of 4 shots and got 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Conley 8 points, 2 assists and 3 steals, Edwards 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Lee Kyle 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and the Timberwolves finally successfully reversed the Golden State Warriors 114-110.
Team Rocket sent a congratulatory message
The Golden State Warriors lost again, and the team only led the Rockets by one win, which made many Rockets fans send congratulatory messages to thank the Timberwolves for their assists. Curry played well, shooting 9-of-21 from the field, 5-of-11 from three-point range, with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, but he couldn't recover. Kuminga had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Wiggins had 15 points and 4 rebounds, only 8 shots, Dream Green had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Klay on the bench had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Paul only had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Timberwolves showed the strength of the team, Edwards scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, showing the role of the leading star, Gobert also had 17 points and 12 rebounds, Reed 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the two combined for 14 of 21 shots, which was completely rampaging the Warriors' interior. Conley had 14 points, 1 rebound and 7 assists, and the role of the veteran was vividly displayed, Li Kaier had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, plus 2 steals and 1 block, which directly filled the data column. Walker also had 11 points and two assists, and the team shot 21-of-40 from three-point range, which was undoubtedly the key to the comeback.