At 11:00 p.m. Beijing time on December 7, the NBA regular season continued, and the Golden State Warriors hosted the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves. After four quarters of fierce battle, the Timberwolves defeated the Warriors 107-90 to win four in a row.
Statistics:
Timberwolves: Edwards 30 points and 9 assists, Gobert 17 points and 11 rebounds, McDaniels 10 points, Randle 16 points and 9 rebounds, Conley 13 points, Reed 9 points;
Warriors: Curry 23 points and 4 assists, Wiggins 11 points, Kuminga 13 points, Green 10 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Lee Kyle 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
Both Injuries and Stoppages:
Timberwolves: Dilingham (ankle), Ingles (calf);
Warriors: Melton (knee), Post (thumb).
Tournament Progression:
In the first quarter of the game, Kuminga took the lead in hitting three points, Gobert Randle scored points one after another to overtake the score, and the Warriors also scored five points in a row to maintain the lead. Conley hit a three-pointer to tie the score, Podzemski responded with a three-pointer, McDaniels hit another three-pointer, and Kuminga singled Gobert for two points. After that, the two sides fell into a stalemate, and the score also rose alternately, the two teams alternately led all the way to 21 draws, 26 draws, 28 draws, at the end of the quarter, Curry scored 2 + 1 to help the Warriors take a 3-point lead, and Gobert also played 2 + 1 under the basket The two sides were tied at 31 and returned to the same running line. At the end of the first quarter, the two teams were tied at 31.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Hield hit a step-back jumper to open the scoring account, but after that, they felt cold and were hit by the Timberwolves with a 10-0 super attack wave, and Green made a layup to finally stop the bleeding. But after that, the Warriors' hand fell to the bottom again, and the Timberwolves were hot, and they blasted out a wave of 11-0 super climax, and the point difference was also widened to nearly 20 points, and Kuminga finally broke the ice with a rebound. After that, Curry made a layup, Wiggins also hit two free throws, and the Warriors set off a scoring offensive. McDaniels hit a shot to try to widen the gap, but the Warriors scored five straight points to narrow the gap back to 10 points. At halftime, the Timberwolves led the Warriors by 10 points at 56-46.
Coming back in the third quarter, the Warriors launched a crazy counterattack, Curry hit a three-point shot, Kuminga also had a basket, and the Warriors instantly narrowed the gap to 5 points. Randle's layup stabilized the situation, and Edwards also made a mid-range shot, and the margin widened again. The Warriors then went on an 8-3 spurt to close the deficit again, but Gobert hit both free throws to keep the lead in place. After that, the two sides alternated scoring, and the Timberwolves maintained a lead of about seven points, and as Edwards hit a three-pointer, the Timberwolves established a double-digit lead again. Reed's layup made matters worse for the Warriors, but they made adjustments to go on a 9-3 run, and Curry almost hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer. At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves led the Warriors by only six points at 78-72.
In the final quarter, Lee Kyle made a layup to narrow the gap to 4 points, Gobert responded with a dunk, and Curry hit another three-point shot to only 3 points. However, the Timberwolves then went on a 9-2 run to stretch the margin to double digits. However, the Warriors still struggled to find their touch, and the Timberwolves sent another wave of 12-2 super climax, and the score was stretched to 20 points. In the end, the game was over, and the Timberwolves defeated the Warriors 107-90 to win four in a row.
Both teams start:
Timberwolves: Conley, Edwards, McDaniels, Randle, Gobert;
Warriors: Curry, Podemski, Wiggins, Kuminga, Looney.