Kumingga tried his best to score 30 points, the Warriors 1-2 Timberwolves! Butler 33+7+7, Green has a negative attitude

On May 11, the NBA divisional semi-finals continued, with the Warriors playing against the Timberwolves at home. Previously, the two teams tied 1-1 with a big score, and the Warriors got a key home advantage, but Curry's hamstring injury was quite serious. According to the Bay Area media, the Warriors were preparing for Curry's possible return to G6, and they must work hard to extend the series. In the last game, the Warriors lost 24 points, and the Warriors could not limit the performance of McDaniels, Randall, Walker and others. Of course, Edwards' ankle injury also had a certain impact. And today's game, from the process to the end, it was surprising. I didn't expect the Timberwolves to struggle so hard, and the Warriors, who carried the team forward, were replaced by Butler and Kumingga! The final score was frozen at 97-102, and the Warriors lost at home, trailing the Timberwolves 1-2.

In the first quarter, the Warriors lost all offense and defense, and the rebound was snatched too much by the Timberwolves. The Warriors rely on Butler's strong attack to maintain the situation. However, Hilder, Pojemsky and Green had no touch at all, especially Green, who was absent-minded in the free throw and directly hit Butler, missing someone against him. It seemed that Curry was not there, and he didn't seem to want to play. However, the turning point was when Kuming added the court, and the Warriors regained their vitality: Kuming increased the hat of McDaniels and dunked Gobert's difficult landing. Curry happily applauded Kuminga, and the Warriors lacked such players who could drive the entire team with the ball. In the second quarter, McDan and Reed made a three-pointer rain, and the Timberwolves once opened the 10-point gap. But what is even more unexpected is that the Timberwolves only scored 1 point through free throws in the last 6 minutes of the second quarter, and the whole line was silent!

Butler made continuous strong attacks, leading Mengmeng Green to make a layup, including Kumingga continuing military training Gobert. The Warriors were able to lead the Timberwolves by 2 points with 0 of 3 three-pointers in the first half! But Butler finally started the playoff mode, scoring 18 points in the first half, and Kumingga also scored 12 points and 4 rebounds in the first half, with a plus or negative value of +11. But to be honest, Kohl was still limiting Kumingga time, which gave Pojemsky, who was completely inaccurate, too many opportunities to hold the ball. After both teams returned to normal offensive and defensive levels in the third quarter, the Timberwolves' offense relied on Edwards and Randall to maintain, and the Warriors' side, including Hild, Butler and Pojemsky, gradually found the touch of the outside. But the most surprising thing was Kumingga, who received Butler's pass and cut the tiger down the mountain, ignoring the defense and taking off and dunk!

Butler and Kumingga did not have a position conflict. After Butler took over all the ball, he threatened to hold the ball with three. On the contrary, Kumingga ran the most empty cuts, and Green, Hilder and others were watching! Including Butler and Kumingga made a three-pointer at the end of the quarter, helping the team maintain their lead. And when the Timberwolves caught up with the score difference again in the fourth quarter, Butler's three-pointer and foul were made. But to be honest, Zhu Meng Green is really a bit negative. With four fouls on his back, he was indifferent to Randall's layup and was directly knocked out by the Timberwolves players when he broke through with the ball, allowing Edwards to get a counterattack opportunity. He did not have the determination to shoot the keys in the previous few games. It would be better to give Looney some more time and add some basket confrontation and frame protection.

After that, Edwards hit a three-pointer. At the last moment of the game, Kumingga made a foul and the referee blew up again. Green first pulled the guy! Then Green continued to commit fouls, and 6 fouls clocked in and got off work, and directly played negatively! After that, Gobert made a free throw, McDaniels made a three-pointer, Gobert dunked 2+1, and the Timberwolves opened the 7-point difference. In the last 2 minutes, Hilde and Kumingga maintained a little suspense with three-pointers, and McDaniels scored a jump shot to kill the game. In the end, the Timberwolves defeated the Warriors 102-97! Warriors data, Butler scored 33 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, Kumingga scored 30 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Hilder scored 14 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Green scored 2 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, 5 turnovers and 6 fouls. Timberwolves' data, Edwards scored 36 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Randle scored 24 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, McDaniels scored 15 points and 6 rebounds, and Gobert scored 9 points and 13 rebounds.

Looking at the whole game, in the words of Bay Area reporters, I don’t quite understand how the Timberwolves eliminated the Lakers in the first round so easily, because the Timberwolves, including Edwards and Randall, are not very efficient in high confrontation, and the Timberwolves make many unforced mistakes. James said the Timberwolves were underestimated. They were a team in the Western Conference Finals, but the three-pointers were unstable. Gobert lost his ability to finish the inside. Many offenses were fighting alone. When the Warriors were obviously not superior in height, the defensive end restrictions were very good, but by the fourth quarter, they obviously couldn't hold on after overdrawing. The Timberwolves are also very tough, especially when they play until the critical moment. Edwards, like Mitchell, are both stars who are seriously underrated in the playoffs.

The Warriors were overtaken in the fourth quarter and when Butler was seriously overdrawn in physical fitness, they remembered to hand over the ball to Kumingga. Green's two fouls at the critical moment also showed some attitude, and he just didn't want to play. Cole is indeed a bit too much. Kumingga's biggest deterrent is holding the ball, or allowing Butler to create empty space for him at a low post and attack the box to cause damage, but there are very few such tactics, and many goals were created by Kumingga himself after confronting him. The Warriors should not have squandered offensive resources like this when Curry is away, and Pojemsky is useless. Through these two games, Kumingga will definitely not worry about his next home this summer, but if the Warriors let Kumingga go easily, they will definitely regret it in the future.