The Warriors lost again, alas...

This round of the series is really miserable. Both the Warriors and the Timberwolves have wounded players. The Warriors are Curry and the Timberwolves are Edwards, both of which are the core of the core.

Although the Warriors had won the home advantage of the series in Minnesota, the price was very high. Curry pulled his left hamstring in the first half of the game G1 and started a quit. After the MRI examination after the game, it was a "just" a first-degree strain on the left hamstring, which is a blessing in disguise, because this level of strain is expected to be recuperated for 7 to 10 days.

Today, according to the latest news from NBA famous reporter Shams, Curry is expected to make a comeback in the series G6 as soon as possible.

Then the Warriors' goal is very clear: at least to carry to G6.

Ban Jun has always felt that individuals or groups with clear goals are the most combat-ready. Knowing about how long it takes is always more motivated than not.

What if this motivation can still win?

Then it depends on the basic plate Butler and a surprise soldier who suddenly came out.

Since Butler was traded to the Warriors, Basketball's evaluation of him is "the lead of Curry's cannon."

Butler, as a ball-holding point with breakthrough ability and also has certain long-range shooting ability, is a slightly weaker ball-holding core and an important restraining point on the offensive end.

Butler's importance is not how many points he can score, but to make the opponent believe that he can score a lot of points and have to put more defensive resources into him to release Curry's attack power.

But when Curry is not here, Butler himself will change from a "lead" to a "cannon" himself, and he also has this ability.

The third ball-holder Podjemsky, who was focused on training by the Warriors, continued to lose his temper today, making 1 of 10 shots in the game, scoring only 5 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Since Sister Bo couldn't count on him, Butler took the initiative himself. He made a proof of the team in the first quarter, scoring 11 points efficiently from 5 of 7 shots.

Butler's efficiency declined slightly in the second quarter, and he still contributed 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists to help the Warriors keep the score close and even led the Timberwolves by 2 points to enter the midfield break.

After the first half, the Timberwolves were 2 points behind the Warriors 40-42. Basketball players who know the ball know that this is a very low half-time score.

It's not that the Timberwolves are too bad, but the Warriors' defense is indeed the top level in this year's playoffs. They didn't let their opponents score high scores against the Rockets and the Timberwolves. Only in the first round of G5, the Rockets scored more than 130 points, but that's also suspected of deliberately letting a game.

In addition, Edwards was stepped on his ankle by the Warriors' TJD in the last game, and his ankle sprained was more obvious. His pace in the first half of today was obviously slow, which was still very influential.

But a real superstar needs to overcome all kinds of difficulties, which can be done by those who are capable of.

With ankle injury, Huazi made 3 of 12 shots in the first half, but in the third quarter, he scored 15 points on 6 of 10 shots in a single quarter.

When he hit the rise, Huazi passed Kumingga in one step, and faced Looney with a tomahawk dunk!

is really too fierce, and people can't help but look at it from multiple angles.

This is a very important morale balloon, and Edwards has to do the risk of an aggravation of an ankle injury, because the Timberwolves were pressed and beaten by the Warriors and needed a roar to take a breath.

In addition to Butler being strong enough, Kumingga is also a surprise soldier. He seems to have big differences with Warriors coach Cole and is ready to switch to the Nets during the offseason. The main reason is probably that Kumingga has been unable to integrate into Cole's tactical system for a long time, and was despised as "learning slowly", and was once excluded from conventional rotation.

Butler has been encouraging Kumingga, saying that he can cooperate well with Kumingga, and that is indeed the case today.

This ball was very good for Kuminga, who was cut in the empty space.

does not have many system requirements, and Kumingga regained singles rights, surprisingly performing well, becoming the "Butler" around Butler.

Is it okay for a team to have two JBs? No wonder the Timberwolves had a hard time fighting.

But Edwards' dunk was really worth it. The Timberwolves team was awakened. They launched a counterattack in the last quarter and overtook the Warriors by about 5 points in one breath. The Warriors were stunned by the sudden attack. Although Butler continued to resist with Hield, Kumingga was silent in the last quarter.

As Edwards hit a key three-pointer in the last minute or so, the Warriors' psychological defense was broken down and eventually lost to the Timberwolves 97-102, falling behind 1-2 in the total score.

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, Gobert scored 9 points and 13 rebounds, Conley scored 7 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and Reed scored 9 points.

Butler scored 33 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Hilder scored 14 points, 5 assists, Kumingga scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Pojemsky scored 5 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, and Zhu Meng Green scored 2 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

The Warriors lost the home advantage of the series that they had finally gained, and their next task was clear: to carry it to G6.

But I don't know if Edwards gives them this opportunity.