Warriors 93-117 Timberwolves, find 2 big bastards

On May 9, 2025, the NBA Playoff Western Conference Semi-Finals G2, the Minnesota Timberwolves played against the Golden State Warriors at home. In the

G1 round, Butler, Hilder and Green launched a rampage mode. The three of them worked together to score 62 points, 27 rebounds, 17 assists and 5 steals. The Warriors defeated the Timberwolves 99-88 away. The Timberwolves made 5 of 29 three-pointers in the whole game and made 16 mistakes. The rebound was behind 41-51, and their performance was extremely collapsed. The Warriors made 18 of 42, winning the first game and taking away the Timberwolves' home advantage. But Curry was injured without defense and will miss the G2 game.

In this game, the Warriors sent Butler, Hilder, Dream Chasing Green, Post and Pojemsky to start. The Timberwolves sent Edwards, Randle, Gobert, Conley and McDaniels to start.

In the first quarter, the Timberwolves' offense was very hot at the beginning. Randall, McDaniels and Conley made consecutive attacks and scored 13-0 attack waves. The Warriors made 0 of the first 9 shots. Nearly half of the time in the first quarter, Butler hit a three-pointer to break the Warriors' scoring drought. Then Butler took advantage of the Timberwolves' mistakes and scored in the mid-range jump shot. Curry was not there, Butler took on more offenses. Payton II came on as a substitute to resolve the defensive crisis, which had a very good effect. But due to the lack of core Curry, Butler was also unable to support it. Coupled with the low overall shooting rate and the continuous mistakes of the role players, the Warriors were quite passive on the court. Edwards made consecutive steals, and the Timberwolves offensive wave after wave, always taking the initiative on the court. At the end of the first quarter, 15-29, the Warriors were 14 points behind. Butler scored 5 points and 3 rebounds, Randle scored 7 points, Edwards scored 7 points and 3 steals, and Gobert scored 5 rebounds.

Section 1 Technical statistics of both parties.

Main statistics of Warriors players in the first quarter.

The main statistics of Timberwolves players in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Timberwolves' offense was still similar to the first quarter, but the Warriors' offense found a feeling. Under Butler's leadership, Kumingga and Davis Jr. performed very bravely on the bench. The Warriors held the score tightly, and Edwards sprained his ankle and went off the court to rest. It was doubtful to return. Fortunately, Randle performed very well, and Divinchenzo and Walker on the bench also performed quite well. The Timberwolves firmly grasped the situation on the field. At the end of the half, 39-56, the Warriors were 17 points behind.

Technical statistics of the first half of both sides.

Warriors players' main statistics in the first half.

Timberwolves players' main statistics in the first half.

In the third quarter, Butler and Kumingga continued to perform bravely, combining internal and external, scoring continuously, and Hilder's feel also rebounded. The Warriors started with a 16-6 attack wave, narrowing the gap to 7 points. Edwards returned to stabilize the morale, McDaniels continued to maintain a stable shooting percentage, Divinchenzo, Nazreid and Walker made three-pointers one after another, responding to a 23-7 super attack wave. The Timberwolves expanded their lead to 20 points again, and at the end of the three quarters, 65-85, the Warriors were 20 points behind. Technical statistics of the first three sections of

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Warriors players' main statistics for the first three quarters.

Timberwolves players' main data statistics for the first three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, facing the Warriors' crazy counterattack, Edwards, Naz Reed, and Walker all performed well, helping the Timberwolves respond in time. Although the Warriors were much behind, they basically did not give up the game. Butler and Hilder fought almost until the last moment, and their spirits were commendable. With less than four minutes left in the game, the Warriors replaced the main force after seeing no hope of turning around, Mingjin stopped his troops and announced his abandonment. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Warriors 117-93 at home, and the two sides scored 1-1 in the series.

The following content is the data performance of the main players of both sides on the court, including turnovers and positive and negative values.

Butler, starting for 33 minutes, made 6 of 13 shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers and 3 of 5 free throws, scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, 2 turnovers, plus-minus value -4.

Pojemski started for 33 minutes and made 4 of 9 shots, including 1 of 4 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 11 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, 2 turnovers, plus or negative values ​​+1.

Zhuang Meng Green, started 29 minutes and made 3 of 10 shots, including 1 of 6 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 9 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, 2 turnovers, plus or negative value -3.

Hilde, starting for 28 minutes, made 5 of 14 shots, including 4 of 9 three-pointers and 1 of 1 free throw, scoring 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, 2 turnovers, plus or negative value -9.

Post, starting for 3 minutes, no shooting, no score, no rebound, no assist, no steal, no block, 0 turnovers, plus or negative value -13. He made no contribution on the field and was called the Timberwolves' undercover agent.

Kumingga, played 26 minutes and made 8 of 11 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers and 1 of 4 free throws, scored 18 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, 2 turnovers, plus or negative value -8.

Davis Jr., played for 19 minutes, made 6 of 6 shots, made 3 of 5 free throws, scored 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, 1 turnover, plus or negative value -15.

Moody, played for 16 minutes, made 0 of 5 shots, including 0 of 4 three-pointers, scored 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 steals, 0 blocks, 1 turnover, plus or negative value-13.

Payton II, played for 11 minutes, made 0 of 2 shots, including 0 of 1 three-pointer and 0 of 0 free throws, scored 0 points, 1 rebound, 0 assists, 1 steal and 0 blocks, 0 turnovers, plus or negative value -13.

Spencer, played for 13 minutes, made 0 shots, scored 0 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals and 0 blocks, 2 blocks, 1 turnover, plus or negative value -20. Is this really a loss, what do you do on the court?

Warriors players Spencer and Post played for a total of 16 minutes, with almost no performance. The two lost 33 points on the court, which is the two big gangsters of the Warriors in this game. It is understandable that the Curry Warriors lost, but Post and Spencer performed too poorly on the court!

Edwards started for 33 minutes and made 6 of 13 shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers and 6 of 8 free throws, scoring 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, 1 turnover, plus or negative value +21.

Randall started for 32 minutes and made 10 of 17 shots, including 1 of 4 three-pointers and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 24 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, 2 turnovers, plus or negative value +17.

McDaniels started for 33 minutes and made 7 of 10 shots, including 1 of 2 three-pointers and 1 of 2 free throws, scoring 16 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, 1 turnover, plus or negative value +20.

Gobert started for 26 minutes and made 2 of 4 shots, including 0 of 0 three-pointers and 1 of 4 free throws, scoring 5 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals and 0 blocks, 3 turnovers, plus and minus value +9.

Conley started for 17 minutes and made 2 of 5 shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, scored 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 turnover, plus or negative value +2.

Naz Reed, played 29 minutes and made 4 of 10 shots, including 3 of 8 three-pointers, scored 11 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, 0 turnovers, plus or negative value +18.

Walker, played 25 minutes and made 7 of 13 shots, including 4 of 6 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws, scored 20 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, 1 turnover, plus or negative value +4.

Divinzó, played 25 minutes and made 3 of 9 shots, including 3 of 8 three-pointers, scored 9 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, 2 turnovers, plus or negative value +10.