Curry left the field due to injury! The Warriors started the second round well, Butler scored a three-double in a quasi-double, and the No. 1 pick scored 23 points and 13 rebounds

On May 7, in the second round of the NBA playoffs, the Timberwolves played against the Golden State Warriors at home. Although the two teams have almost the same regular season record and the Timberwolves only have one more win than the Warriors, it is generally optimistic that the Timberwolves can advance to the Western Conference Finals before the game. On the one hand, judging from the performance of the two teams in the first round, the Timberwolves almost easily crushed the Lakers to advance. They had been resting for a long time before the second round, and the Warriors had just finished the tiebreak with the Rockets and had to start another super high-intensity series, and their physical fitness may be affected. On the other hand, the Warriors have no advantage in line structure, the average size is too small, and the Timberwolves have sufficient forward reserves and very tall figures. They can easily defeat the Lakers with this point. Faced with the smaller Warriors, the Timberwolves will have greater advantages.

No matter what, this round of series is destined to be full of gunpowder. Two years ago, Edwards said in an interview: "I also want to touch the Warriors in the playoffs. I want to play the Warriors. No matter how many I rank, I want to face them. Because Draymond (Green) has too much trash talk, and that's the only reason." Indeed, Edwards and Green are both famous trash talk kings in the league, and there will inevitably be some minor frictions on the spot. Before the game, Kerr also said when talking about Green: "He (Green) is the key to our team, and he is the kind of player who can promote victory. But at the same time, he can also lead to the team's failure. What makes him outstanding is his enthusiasm and competitive spirit, but this can also make him fail. His emotions are a double-edged sword."

In this game, both sides were in the starting lineup, and the Warriors sent out Hilder, Butler, Curry, Pojemsky, and Dream Chasing Green. The Timberwolves sent out were Edwards, Gobert, Randall, McDaniels, and Conley. At the beginning of the first quarter, the Warriors won the jump ball and took the lead in getting the ball. Zhu Meng Green got up from the middle distance and scored the first goal of the game. Conley's flying basket in the paint area also opened for the Timberwolves. Randle's large back jump shot was in the heart of the net. Curry gently picked the basket with his fingertips and easily hit the ball. Butler shot a three-pointer from the wing and shot a three-pointer through the heart. Randle also made a steadily against the layup. Curry used a bow to shoot an arrow from the outside of the three-point line in the bottom corner and passed through the bell. Pojemsky's fixed-point three-pointer also scored hollowly. In the first quarter, the offensive efficiency of both teams was not high.

The defense intensity of both sides was full. The Warriors repeatedly missed the penalty area, but the Timberwolves couldn't make the shot from the outside. At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led the Warriors by 2 points 20-18. At the beginning of the second quarter, Zhu Meng Green's 45-degree angle three-pointer hit the soul, helping the Warriors win the first game. Butler flew three steps slowly and threw to create damage, and stood on the free throw line with both free throws. Curry's drift three-pointer pierced the center of the basket, and then Curry rushed into the basket with agile shot and scored two points. Seeing the Warriors getting on the verge of power, they were soon hit hard. Curry suddenly felt uncomfortable after scoring the goal and asked to replace himself and return to the locker room directly. After the examination results, Curry suffered a hamstring strain and was sure he would not return to the team. Generally, he would miss two to three weeks of hamstring strain. It is unsustainable whether Curry can play in the next game.

Curry was injured, and the Warriors were not discouraged. Zhu Meng Green stood up and scored three-pointers in a row. The Timberwolves couldn't seize the opportunity. All the players felt cold. After the half-time game, the Warriors led the Timberwolves 13 points 44-31. The second half began, and the side changed again. Payton's three-pointer in the bottom corner opened directly, opening the prelude to the third quarter. Butler cut the basket with heavy hammers and dunks, and Hilder also scored two three-pointers in a row. The Warriors became more and more brave, widening the gap to 20 points. Reed's fixed-point three-pointer finally stopped the bleeding for the Timberwolves. They made 0 of 16 three-pointers, and Edwards also made a tough rush to the basket and scored a dunk. He had previously made 0 of 10 shots in his personal shot. The Timberwolves' offensive end slowly recovered, and they continued to counterattack to narrow the score gap, but the Warriors had surprise attacks again.

Hilde began to explode. He became a surprise player as early as the tiebreaker with the Rockets. Now he stood up again, scoring 16 points in the third quarter, making 3 of 5 three-pointers, leading the team to expand its lead to more than 20 points. After the three quarters, the Warriors led the Timberwolves 80-60 20 points. In the final quarter, the Timberwolves' offense continued to recover, Reed burst into three-pointers, Edwards was also very tough, and made continuous strong attacks at the basket, and the score difference once reached single digits. However, at the critical moment, the three-pointers of Hilder and Payton Jr. ended the suspense of the game. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Timberwolves 99-88 with Curry injured, leading 1-0. In terms of data, on the Warriors, Curry scored 13 points, Butler scored 20 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, Hilder scored 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Zhu Meng Green scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Payton scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Cooming added 7 points. On the Timberwolves, No. 1 pick Edwards scored 23 points and 14 rebounds, Randle scored 18 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Reed scored 19 points and 5 rebounds, McDaniels scored 12 points, and Gobert scored 9 points and 11 rebounds.