Julius Randle He had 24 points and 11 assists to guide the Minnesota timberwolves Through another irregular performance, this time it capitalizes Golden State Warriors star Stephen CurryThe absence in a victory of 117-93 on Thursday who linked the playoff series of the second round in one game each.
Anthony Edwards finished with 20 points After a fright for injury for the wolveswho more than tripled their production in 3 points (going 16 by 37) from the loss of game 1 when Curry was put aside by a voltage to the left knee tendon that will probably keep it out at least until next week.
Edwards hurt the ankle on a layup attempt in the middle of the second quarter and immediately went out to the game. He stayed out until the end of the second quarter, but returned to the beginning of the third and ended with 20 points and nine rebounds.
With the NBA Shot at 3 career leaders sitting next to him on the bench, the coach Steve Kerr used the left -handed left strategy with 14 players who had time, including a dozen baker in the first 14 minutes.
Jonathan Kuminga (18 points) e Traony Jackson-Davis (15 points) combined to shoot 14 by 17 from the floor for the Warriors, who took almost five minutes to score until Jimmy Butler’s 3-pointer stopped 13-0 from the wolves to start the game.
Kuminga, the seventh overall choice in the draft of 2021 which abandoned the rotation sometimes during the regular season, was a bright point outside the bench. But this Warriors team was already thin in attack with a healthy curry.
Against wolves and their athletic defense, long and versatile, there wasn’t much about to lean on. Without curry to worry about, the wolves have had more time to keep the shooters Buddy Hield AND Brandin Podziemski Silent and the smooth and expert butler under control.
The Warriors marked their lowest score of the first quarter (15) in the playoffs from game 6 of the 2016 NBA finals, according to Sportradar, when they had 11 at loss in Cleveland.
Draymond Green He collected his fifth technical foul of the playoffs, two short of an automatic suspension to a game, for the elbow Naz Reid After Reid he had just dirty. Green was warm for the call, continuing to shout to the official Tony Brothers during the Timeout at risk of obtaining a second. Curry was quite worried that his friend was expelled that he approached the marker’s table to try to speak in green and bring him back to the bench.
Reporting by the Associated Press.
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