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Game #58: Timberwolves 126, Warriors 123

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Timberwolves 126
February 27, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 41 32 16 34 123
Timberwolves 32 37 35 22 126
  Net 9 -5 -19 12 -3
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 11.9 -5.8 -18.6 12.1 -0.8
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 45.8% 40.6% 91.7% 24 24 14 40 21 13 9 13 13 48 22
Season Avg 46.2% 39.2% 76.1% 20.7 22 11.6 40.5 22.5 9 5 14.1 17.5 42.6 18.6
Difference -0.3% 1.4% 15.6% 3.3 2 2.4 -0.5 -1.5 4 4 -1.1 8.5 5.4 3.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 1.2% -7.4% 10.6% -13 -1 -11 -21 -2 4 4 6 15 8 9
Net Season Avg -0.6% 3.5% -1.2% -7 -3.6 -1.2 -4.3 -2.2 0.8 0.7 1.2 2 -2.9 -0.8
Net Difference 1.8% -10.9% 11.8% -6 2.6 -9.8 -16.7 0.2 3.2 3.3 4.8 13 10.9 9.8

I got my time zones confused and mercifully missed this one. The Warriors once again played atrocious defense, got dominated on the boards (as Lauridsen notes, Minnesota rebounded half of their own missed shots), and dominated on the line, and it just proved too much to overcome even with the T-wolves trying to give the game away at the end.

The Warriors started well, but the aforementioned defense (or lack thereof) and a disastrous 3rd quarter put them down 17 points in the 4th quarter. Even if they had pulled off the comeback at the end, it still wouldn’t have said much positive about this team.

An odd line for Curry — 33 points, 11 rebounds, but only 2 assists? — but at least he scored. I see that Monta’s shot once again wasn’t falling, but at least he moved the ball around a bit on the way to 8 dimes (though it sounds like that final shot attempt was fairly weak). And hey, lookie there: Ekpe got a defensive rebound!

All in all, exactly what they didn’t need, and I’m starting to feel like quite the fool for my 15-12 post-All-Star prediction. They now head to Indiana for a game on Tuesday against the Pacers (the first of a back-to-back), so it will be interesting to see how the team reacts. Can’t say I’m optimistic at this point.

Golden State Warriors (26-32)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 39:39 7-20 4-12 8-8 +1 1 2 3 4 3 1 3 2 0 26
D. Lee F-C 38:11 7-12 0-0 6-8 +8 5 5 10 5 5 1 2 0 1 20
A. Biedrins C 17:37 1-4 0-0 0-0 -6 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 2
M. Ellis G 43:15 7-19 0-4 6-6 +3 2 3 5 8 1 6 4 0 2 20
S. Curry G 44:30 13-21 5-7 2-2 +4 1 10 11 2 1 2 2 0 0 33
L. Amundson 06:45 2-3 0-0 0-0 -2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 4
R. Williams 13:37 2-4 2-4 0-0 -9 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
E. Udoh 09:48 0-2 0-0 0-0 -9 2 1 3 1 4 1 0 1 1 0
A. Law 08:15 0-3 0-0 0-0 -13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
V. Radmanovic 18:23 5-8 2-5 0-0 +8 1 3 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 12
J. Adrien DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 44-96 13-32 22-24 14 26 40 21 24 13 13 9 5 123
45.8% 40.6% 91.7% team rebs: 3 total to: 13
Minnesota Timberwolves (14-46)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
M. Beasley F 31:45 12-23 1-4 0-0 +13 4 5 9 2 4 1 1 1 3 25
K. Love F-C 41:10 8-13 3-4 18-23 +18 7 16 23 1 3 2 3 0 3 37
D. Milicic C 12:33 2-3 0-0 0-0 +24 1 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 0 4
W. Johnson G 38:01 6-14 4-9 1-2 +18 1 6 7 3 1 4 3 2 0 17
L. Ridnour G 28:18 5-16 2-2 1-1 +14 1 1 2 5 2 0 3 0 0 13
L. Hayward 20:55 1-4 0-1 3-4 -14 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 5
N. Pekovic 08:42 4-5 0-0 3-3 -16 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 11
W. Ellington 05:21 0-2 0-0 0-0 -11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
J. Flynn 19:42 1-4 0-2 0-0 -11 0 1 1 9 2 0 4 0 0 2
A. Randolph 04:29 0-2 0-0 0-0 -11 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
A. Tolliver 29:03 3-8 2-3 4-4 -9 6 4 10 1 2 0 0 1 1 12
S. Telfair DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 42-94 12-25 30-37 25 36 61 23 23 9 19 5 9 126
44.7% 48.0% 81.1% team rebs: 9 total to: 20

inactive

  • Warriors: Bell, Murphy
  • Timberwolves: Curry, Webster

technical fouls

  • Warriors: Lee
  • Timberwolves: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Times Tied: 5

arena stats

  • Arena: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #35 Kane Fitzgerald, #61 Courtney Kirkland
  • Attendance: 16021
  • Duration: 2:25

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  • Jake

    The Monta shot was just too well defended but I am not going to argue too hard about him driving to the basket. I guess when the whole arena knows he is going to take the shot the fall back jumper may have been the way to go. OR maybe they could have gone with the hot hand and let Curry take the shot. If a mistake was made it was allowing Monta to go iso on the last play.

    Gotta say it was pretty disappointing to see Tolliver have such a good game. 12 points and 10 rebounds and some great defense on the Monta shot.

    Darko with a +24! Look at the +/- for the Minn starters versus the bench. Crazy contrast.