Los Minnesota Timberwolves They took advantage of the Low by lesion (distension in the sticky) of Stephen Curry To win 117-93 to the Golden State Warriors and equal 1-1 His semifinal series of the West Conference.
Julius Randle (24 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists) y Anthony Edwards (20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists) They led some irregular Timberwolves who surpassed the scare of a possible ankle lesion of ‘ant man’ edwards (The locker room had to be removed after an accidental stomp by Trayce Jackson-Davis and could play again in the second part).
Jonathan Up (18 points), Jimmy Butler (17 points) and Trayce Jackson-Davis (15 points) were the best of the Warriors.
The Warriors recorded their lowest score in a first quarter (15) in some playoffs from the sixth match of the 2016 NBA finals.
New technique to Draymond Green, who lies again
Draymond Green received his fifth technique from the playoffs for wearing Naz reid After he had committed a fault. A seventh technical lack would mean a sanction party.
Steve Kerr explains the “domino effect” of the Warriors with Curry’s injury: “You have to look for another formula”
Steve KerrWarriors technician, regretted the decrease due to Stephen Curry’s injury: “We had found a formula in the last months that it was working very well, but without ‘Steph’ that formula no longer serves and we have to find a new one.”
-Steve Kerr rotated 14 players during the first half, something unpublished in a ‘playoff’ match.
“The absence of ‘Steph’ generates a domino effect: that’s why Trayce (Jackson-Davis) played tonight, because we need score, we need someone who finishes the plays. The same with JK (Jonathan Kumina),” he said.
“Facing the third game, we have to define how our rotation is going to be. Because it is not as simple as saying ‘Steph is not there, we put another and it is,’” he added.
Stephen Curry could miss the next two games of the series
Timberwolves and Warriors now move to San Francisco for the third and fourth game of the series.
Stephen Curry is not expected for either of these two games in San Francisco.
In the best case, he will be back in the fifth game, again in Mineapolis, on May 14.