Curry is injured! Butler 17+7, Edwards 20+9, Timberwolves 24 points, 1-1 Warriors

On May 9, Beijing time, the 2024-25 NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinals G2, the Warriors continued to play away against the Timberwolves today, and Stephen Curry missed the game due to a first-degree hamstring strain in his left leg. In the end, the Warriors lost to the Timberwolves 93-117, and the Timberwolves tied the series at 1-1.

Statistics

Warriors: Butler 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Hield 15 points, Podzemski 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Kuminga 18 points, Jackson Davis 15 points and 6 rebounds

Timberwolves: Edwards 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, McDaniels 16 points, Randle 24 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, Alexander Walker 20 points, Reed 11 points

Background

The Warriors beat the Timberwolves by 11 points in their last game to gain home-court advantage, but the team also paid a big price - Curry retired with a hamstring strain. The current news is that Curry has suffered a first-degree hamstring strain in his left leg and will miss G2, G3 and G4 games against the Timberwolves, which is also the first muscle strain in his career. Also, since Curry was drafted by the Warriors in 2009, the team has an 8-3 playoff record without Curry, but Curry has a 104-51 playoff record when he played. The Timberwolves G1 had a very poor performance, with the team's star Edwards scoring only one point in the first half, and the Timberwolves trailed by as many as 23 points at one point, and their 88 points were also the second-lowest points in the series. It is worth mentioning that in G1, the Timberwolves shot just 17.2% from three-point range (5 of 29).

Game recap

After the opening, the Warriors' offense without Curry was blocked, and they didn't score anything for 296 seconds, while the Timberwolves were like a rainbow, and the inside and outside opened fire to make a 13-0 excellent start. At 7:04, Butler's three-pointer helped the Warriors break the deadlock. The Timberwolves' offense erupted again after a period of stagnation, and after a 12-2 offensive run, the advantage was extended to as many as 18 points. The Warriors followed up but trailed the Timberwolves 15-29 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Warriors fell into a scoring drought again, scoring just one goal in the six-and-a-half-minute game. At 5 minutes and 56 seconds, Edwards was stepped on by TJD on his left foot when he broke through and landed, and after falling to the ground, he held his ankle for a long time, and then was helped back to the locker room for examination. After Edwards went off the court, Randle picked up the team's offense and helped the Timberwolves lead the Warriors 56-39 at the end of the first half.

In the second half, Butler stepped up his offensive intensity and directed a 16-6 mini-surge that the Warriors narrowed the gap to seven points. After returning from a timeout, Reed and DiVincenzo combined for two three-pointers to lead a 14-3 offensive run that gave the Timberwolves a double-digit advantage. At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves led the Warriors 85-65. In the final quarter, the Warriors continued to chase points, but the Timberwolves did not show weakness, defending the lead and extending it until the end of the game.

Both sides start

Warriors: Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green, Buddy Hield, Quantum Post, Blandin Podzemski

Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Julius Randle, Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley