Taking advantage of Curry's absence, the Timberwolves started to kill in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs on the 9th.Julius RandallHe and Edwards combined to score 44 points and led the team to a 117-93 victory over the Warriors, and the series was tied 1-1.
Edwards
Although the Warriors won the first game of the series, the first brother Curry injured his left leg and was out today, and without him, the Warriors fell into a scoring drought in the first quarter, and the opponent played a 13-0 offensive attack, and it took 5 minutes to rely on Butler's goal to break up.
The Timberwolves played brilliantly in the first half, different from the previous three-point shooting frequency, the Timberwolves shot 47.1% of three-pointers in the first half today.Randallscored a team-high 16 points and helped the team temporarily lead 56-39 at halftime.
However, Timberwolves brother Edwards injured his ankle in the second quarter and was so painful that he couldn't stand up at one point, so he returned to the lounge for a check-up. For the Warriors, only Kuminga scored 10 points in the first half off the bench, and missed all the outside crosshairs, and the team's three-point shooting rate in the first half was only 23.1%.
Julius Randall
After the basket, Edwards returned to the court, but the Warriors then rushed to catch up, Butler and Kuminga jumped out in turn, and Hield fired from the outside, playing a 16-6 offensive to return to a single-digit gap. However, at the end of the quarter, the Warriors were once again widened due to mistakes, and they could only chase all the way, and they were unable to turn the tide of the game and were robbed of a win by the opponent.
The Timberwolves shot 50.6% from the field, and three players scored more than 20 points.RandallWith a team-high 24 points and 11 assists, Edwards had 20 points and nine rebounds, while Nickeil Alexander Walker came off the bench to contribute 20 points. For the Warriors, Kuminga scored a team-high 18 points, followed by Butler with 17 points.