The absence of Stephen Curry was felt in the Golden State Warriors who fell 117 at 93 in front of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday.
The latter, however, had a chip in the second quarter with their star player Anthony Edwards who temporarily retired in the locker room after an ankle injury. He was able to return to the game to help his team level the brand in the series after the first two games in Minnesota.
The Timberwolves checked the action from the start of the 2nd game in the series.
Without curry, the Warriors struggled to score a point after four minutes of play. At that time of the match, the Warriors were 0-5 for the three points and 0-9 for the shooting in general. It was not until 7:02 that the three -point shot from Jimmy Butler opened the brand for Golden State.
The T-Wolves remained on their offensive momentum with 29 points scored, including four three-point shots, while being perfect for free throws (5-5).
By scoring only 15 points in the first 12 minutes, Golden State has experienced its worst first quarter since the 6th game of the 2016 final. They had only scored 11 points against the riders at the time.
The brand was 29-15 after a quarter in favor of Minnesota.
In the middle of the second quarter, Anthony Edwards returned to the locker room for a moment. Trayce Jackson-Davis, of the Warriors, landed on the ankle of the star player of Minnesota after his suspension shot.
The half time came time for Edwards while the T-Wolves were still in charge 56-39.
-Anthony Edwards was seen at halftime in the process of testing his sore ankle. It was five starting to start the second half.
The Warriors tried the rise to the third quarter, bringing the gap to seven points.
Except that the premises wall was able to keep in respect Golden State. They held the Warriors to a 4 -minute 31 seconds sequence without granting a single point.
The T-Wolves took the opportunity to consolidate their advance. Led by the 20 points of Julius Randle, the Timberwolves have moved away from the Warriors. It was 85-65 after 36 minutes of play.
Minnesota maintained a cruising speed until the end of the match to go to victory. Edwards spent most of the last quarter at rest so as not to worsen his injury.
Julius Randle led the T-Wolves charge with 24 points and 59% success rate to launch in general.
The 18 points by Jonathan Kuminga were not sufficient to fill the absence of the great Steph Curry among the Warriors.
In the meeting, Draymond Green committed his fifth technical fault of the series. He only misses two before scoring a suspension match.
The third match in the series will be played on Saturday in San Francisco.
