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14
Mar

Game #66: Warriors 100, Timberwolves 77

Timberwolves 77

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Warriors 100
March 13, 2011 1 2 3 4 T
Timberwolves 23 21 15 18 77
Warriors 26 23 26 25 100
  Net 3 2 11 7 23
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 5.9 1.2 11.4 7.1 25.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 43.7% 33.3% 77.3% 22 25 13 46 23 16 10 14 11 44 32
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 -2.5% -5.9% 1.2% 1.3 3 1.4 5.5 0.5 7 5 -0.1 13.5 1.4 13.4
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 7.1% -7.8% 15.2% -7 -5 4 3 3 10 6 12 22 12 14
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 7.7% -11.3% 16.4% 0 -1.4 5.2 7.3 5.2 9.2 5.3 10.8 20 14.9 14.8

Despite a somewhat shaky first half, this is the first time in a while where the Warriors won a game they’re supposed to win in the way that they’re supposed to. No last-second shot or overtime needed; the Warriors won going away and even got to enjoy being on the positive side of garbage time for the first time in a long time. They won every quarter, and held the T-Wolves to just 77 points.

The bigs deserve most of the credit in this one, as they frustrated Kevin Love and his frontline friends on the way to a +41 between Lee, Biedrins, Udoh, and Amundson. They won the rebounding battle against a team that bested them by 21 on that stat in their last meeting, and fueled the Warriors big turnover advantage by making Darko cough up the ball and generating 10 blocks (5 of those for Udoh). And, of course, ending Love’s double-double streak is a nice trophy achievement — one that should go in Lee’s case.

Another thing that stood out about this game was how ugly it was during the Warriors’ run over the 3rd and 4th quarters. It had a slow, plodding pace with a ton of whistles, but for once the Dubs were the beneficiary of ugly ball as they completely flummoxed the Timberwolves’ offense and got plenty on their own offensive end to pull away.

So, good to see a game play out the way it was supposed to, as the Warriors have been a bit lazy about playing up/down to their level of competition this year. But to win consistently you need to beat up on the teams you should, then steal a few against those above you. This was a nice step in that direction — and tonight we’ll see if they can keep it up with a road game against the Kings.

Minnesota Timberwolves (17-51)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
M. Beasley F 26:09 5-12 1-2 5-8 -13 0 5 5 0 0 2 3 0 2 16
K. Love F-C 32:37 1-6 0-1 4-6 -5 2 10 12 5 2 1 3 0 0 6
D. Milicic C 18:36 1-4 0-0 0-0 -9 2 3 5 0 3 0 6 2 0 2
W. Johnson G-F 22:17 1-9 1-3 0-0 -10 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 3
L. Ridnour G 27:27 5-8 2-5 1-1 -9 1 3 4 6 3 1 5 1 0 13
M. Webster 27:07 6-10 2-3 2-5 -14 2 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 16
N. Pekovic 04:43 0-1 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
J. Flynn 20:33 1-6 1-3 1-2 -14 1 4 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 4
A. Tolliver 20:10 1-3 0-0 1-1 -13 0 5 5 2 1 0 3 0 1 3
W. Ellington 17:36 2-4 0-0 0-0 -9 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4
A. Randolph 19:54 2-6 0-0 4-6 -17 0 2 2 2 4 0 2 1 0 8
L. Hayward 02:51 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Total 240 26-71 7-17 18-29 9 34 43 20 20 6 26 4 10 77
36.6% 41.2% 62.1% team rebs: 14 total to: 27
Golden State Warriors (30-36)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 28:42 7-15 2-7 0-0 +11 1 3 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 16
D. Lee F-C 36:18 3-7 0-0 2-4 +18 1 5 6 2 4 2 4 0 0 8
A. Biedrins C 11:58 0-2 0-0 0-0 +5 2 4 6 0 2 4 0 1 1 0
M. Ellis G 28:19 7-15 0-5 2-2 +16 1 1 2 5 4 1 4 1 0 16
S. Curry G 37:55 8-15 4-6 4-4 +18 1 8 9 6 2 2 1 0 1 24
E. Udoh 17:39 0-4 0-0 2-2 +13 2 2 4 0 2 0 2 5 0 2
A. Law 18:46 2-3 0-0 2-2 +11 0 1 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 6
L. Amundson 19:02 5-11 0-0 1-4 +5 2 5 7 0 3 0 0 1 0 11
A. Thornton 19:18 3-8 0-0 2-2 +12 0 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 2 8
R. Williams 08:35 2-5 0-2 0-0 +1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
V. Radmanovic 10:37 1-2 1-1 2-2 +5 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 5
J. Adrien 02:51 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 240 38-87 7-21 17-22 13 33 46 23 25 16 14 10 4 100
43.7% 33.3% 77.3% team rebs: 7 total to: 15

inactive

  • Timberwolves: Telfair
  • Warriors: Bell, Lin

technical fouls

  • Timberwolves: –
  • Warriors: Lee

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Times Tied: 2

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #8 Marc Davis, #6 Tony Brown
  • Attendance: 17788
  • Duration: 2:15
1
27
Feb

Game #58: Timberwolves 126, Warriors 123

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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15
Dec

Game #25: Warriors 108, Timberwolves 99

Timberwolves 99

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Warriors 108
December 14, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Timberwolves 25 26 25 23 99
Warriors 17 37 25 29 108
  Net -8 11 0 6 9
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg -5.1 10.2 0.4 6.1 11.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 50.6% 50% 61.3% 31 20 12 43 21 9 3 17 13 44 15
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 4.5% 10.8% -14.8% 10.3 -2 0.4 2.5 -1.5 0 -2 2.9 -1.5 1.4 -3.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 4.8% 22.2% -5.4% 7 5 -4 -4 -5 2 2 3 5 -6 -6
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 5.4% 18.7% -4.2% 14 8.6 -2.8 0.3 -2.8 1.2 1.3 1.8 3 -3.1 -5.2

The Warriors got a much needed win last night thanks to the T-wolves which handed the Warriors their last win. So thanks Minnesota. But in all honesty the Warriors should beat Minnesota every time they play and either Monta or Curry is on the court. The Monta-Curry (Williams last night) duo is just so much better than Minnesota’s backcourt. If you are starting Luke Ridnour you are not a very good team. This is still shocking reminder that Minnesota took two point guards in the 2009 draft and have nothing to show for it.

Admunson was a force off the bench and sported an eye-popping +22. But if you watched the game last night you did not need to see that stat to know he was one of the major reasons they Warriors were able to pull away late. And pull away late on the back end of the B2B even if it was at home. This smelled like a trap game so it was great to see them pull it off.

Props obviously have to go to Monta for scoring 30+ points and playing all 48 minutes. Reggie Williams had another good game, including a monster heart stopping dunk. I swear I think he is going to come up short and brick those high flying dunks every time.

David Lee had another double-double 10-11, but was a pathetic -13. I am not sure I believe he is all the way back to 100% yet. At least let’s hope that is the reason otherwise this is going to be a long half a decade paying his salary. But props to him and the rest of the big men for holding Love and Beasley in check.

Minnesota Timberwolves (6-19)
field goals rebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
M. Beasley F 34:56 9-16 1-3 0-1 -3 2 5 7 2 6 1 3 0 1 19
K. Love F-C 43:39 6-18 0-3 1-2 -4 4 10 14 3 2 0 2 0 1 13
D. Milicic C 31:34 12-19 0-0 1-1 -15 6 5 11 0 5 1 4 0 1 25
W. Johnson G 20:17 2-5 0-3 0-0 -5 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 4
L. Ridnour G 31:29 1-9 0-3 3-4 -9 1 2 3 11 3 3 1 0 0 5
N. Pekovic 06:28 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 2
J. Flynn 16:31 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 3
C. Brewer 28:44 1-6 1-2 8-10 -2 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 11
M. Webster 26:22 6-8 2-2 3-5 -7 0 5 5 2 3 1 5 0 0 17
W. Ellington DNP – Coach’s Decision
L. Hayward DNP – Coach’s Decision
S. Telfair DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 39-85 5-18 16-24 16 31 47 26 25 7 20 1 3 99
45.9% 27.8% 66.7% team rebs: 5 total to: 20
Golden State Warriors (9-16)
field goals rebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 30:10 4-14 2-8 2-3 -1 2 3 5 3 0 2 2 2 0 12
D. Lee F-C 30:15 4-10 0-0 2-2 -13 3 8 11 4 1 2 1 0 0 10
A. Biedrins C 31:47 3-4 0-0 1-4 +13 4 8 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 7
R. Williams F 39:11 8-13 4-7 6-8 +10 0 5 5 2 5 0 1 0 0 26
M. Ellis G 48:00 13-24 3-4 5-7 +9 1 3 4 6 3 1 5 0 1 34
A. Law 21:24 3-4 1-2 2-3 +6 1 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 9
L. Amundson 26:18 3-6 0-0 1-4 +22 1 2 3 0 2 0 3 1 0 7
V. Radmanovic 06:46 1-2 1-1 0-0 +2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3
D. Gadzuric 02:08 0-0 0-0 0-0 +5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
E. Udoh 04:01 0-0 0-0 0-0 -8 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
C. Bell DNP – Coach’s Decision
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 39-77 11-22 19-31 12 31 43 21 20 9 17 3 1 108
50.6% 50.0% 61.3% team rebs: 9 total to: 19

inactive

  • Timberwolves: Gaines, Koufos, Tolliver
  • Warriors: Carney, Curry, Wright

technical fouls

  • Timberwolves: –
  • Warriors: Ellis

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Times Tied: 10

arena stats

  • Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
  • Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #28 Tommy Nunez Jr., #40 Leon Wood
  • Attendance: 17615
  • Duration: 2:17
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28
Nov

Game #17: Warriors 104, Timberwolves 94

Warriors 104

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Timberwolves 94
November 27, 2010 1 2 3 4 T
Warriors 28 20 36 20 104
Timberwolves 26 25 17 26 94
  Net 2 -5 19 -6 10
  Season Avg -2.9 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -2.2
  Compare to Season Avg 4.9 -5.8 19.4 -5.9 12.2
 Warriors Stats
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Game 50.6% 66.7% 70.6% 17 23 6 32 26 16 3 10 11 30 18
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 4.5% 27.5% -5.5% -3.7 1 -5.6 -8.5 3.5 7 -2 -4.1 12.5 -12.6 -0.6
 Net Comparison
  FG% 3P% FT% FTA Fouls OReb TReb Assists Steals Blocks Turns POTurns PIPaint FBPoints
Net Game 11.1% 38.9% -10.1% -14 -8 -17 -23 7 12 -3 11 21 -6 12
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 11.7% 35.4% -8.9% -7 -4.4 -15.8 -18.7 9.2 11.2 -3.7 9.8 19 -3.1 12.8

[Enjoy postgame box score version 1.0 above]

Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images

The Warriors come away with a sorely needed victory, riding David Lee’s enthusiasm and Dorell Wright’s hot hand to a win over the lowly T-wolves. Boy, it’s nice to see a new green tick on the left for the first time in a while!

As far as the formula for victory, on first glance this one is a bit of a head scratcher as the Warriors were out-rebounded 55-32, were out-shot from the line 31-17, and gave up 22 and 21 to Kevin Love. But what they did do was shoot over 50% while holding the T-wolves under 40%, went 12-18 from deep, assisted 26 of their 40 field goals, and dominated the turnover battle 21-11. That should do the trick most nights.

They had a nice start, taking a lead at the end of the first quarter for the first time in a while (though they did bleed a bigger early lead down to 2 by the end of the period). And their third quarter was one of their best of the year, with Wright refusing to miss from outside and Gadzuric providing a huge burst of energy off the bench.

Gadzuric finished with 8 points and a team-high +18 in 18 minutes off the bench subbing for a foul-prone Biedrins, and Smart deservedly gave him the game ball. Dude is obviously awkward and borderline uncoordinated, but damn does he bring the energy every night. Unlike many Warriors of recent vintage, effort is never the problem with him.

Outside of Gadzuric though, the bench reverted to its largely useless status. Monta played the full 48, Wright was over 46, and Lee played 43 minutes in his first game back from two weeks off. I think Smart was well aware of how much they needed this game.

So the legend of David Lee will grow, even though he only had 10 points and 6 rebounds. But he seems to have a big impact on defense with his size and communication, and the team clearly benefits from his energy and leadership. And as GSOM notes, he kept Vlad on the bench which may have been his biggest contribution of all.

Golden State Warriors (8-9)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
D. Wright F 44:38 10-15 9-12 1-2 +13 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 30
D. Lee F-C 42:36 5-15 0-0 0-0 +14 2 4 6 4 2 3 2 1 2 10
A. Biedrins C 24:20 1-6 0-0 0-0 +1 2 10 12 1 6 0 2 0 3 2
M. Ellis G 48:00 10-20 1-2 5-8 +10 2 2 4 10 3 7 3 0 0 26
S. Curry G 27:33 6-10 2-3 6-7 +16 0 3 3 7 5 3 1 0 0 20
R. Williams 15:25 3-4 0-0 0-0 -7 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 6
J. Adrien 06:02 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bell 06:59 1-1 0-0 0-0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
R. Carney 06:49 0-2 0-1 0-0 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Gadzuric 17:38 4-6 0-0 0-0 +18 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 8
J. Lin DNP – Coach’s Decision
V. Radmanovic DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 40-79 12-18 12-17 6 26 32 26 23 16 10 3 6 104
50.6% 66.7% 70.6% team rebs: 8 total to: 11
Minnesota Timberwolves (4-13)
field goalsrebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
M. Beasley F 34:43 11-25 1-2 5-7 -12 6 3 9 3 3 0 3 1 1 28
K. Love F-C 42:02 6-16 0-3 9-9 -8 5 17 22 1 1 0 0 1 1 21
D. Milicic C 29:35 4-10 0-0 1-2 -24 4 3 7 3 2 0 3 3 0 9
W. Johnson G 21:25 2-6 0-3 1-1 -15 1 3 4 0 4 1 2 1 0 5
L. Ridnour G 36:33 5-10 2-4 4-4 -1 1 2 3 6 1 1 5 0 0 16
W. Ellington 14:02 1-1 1-1 0-0 +9 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3
A. Tolliver 20:45 2-4 1-2 3-6 +12 2 2 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 8
C. Brewer 27:34 0-4 0-2 0-0 -2 2 2 4 1 2 0 3 0 0 0
S. Telfair 11:27 1-4 0-1 2-2 -9 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 4
K. Koufos 01:54 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
S. Gaines DNP – Coach’s Decision
L. Hayward DNP – Coach’s Decision
Total 240 32-81 5-18 25-31 23 32 55 19 15 4 21 6 3 94
39.5% 27.8% 80.6% team rebs: 4 total to: 22

inactive

  • Warriors: Amundson, Udoh, Wright
  • Timberwolves: Flynn, Pekovic, Webster

technical fouls

  • Warriors: Smart
  • Timberwolves: –

scoring

  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Times Tied: 4

arena stats

  • Arena: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • Officials: #8 Marc Davis, #30 John Goble, #68 Marat Kogut
  • Attendance: 14440
  • Duration: 2:17

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27
Nov

Preview: Warriors at Timberwolves

Golden State
Warriors

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Minnesota
Timberwolves

Target Center
5:00pm | CSNBA

Official Game Preview

2010-11 Meetings
November 27, 2010 • Recap
Warriors 104
Timberwolves 94
 
December 14, 2010 • Recap
Timberwolves 99
Warriors 108
 
February 27, 2011 • Recap
Warriors 123
Timberwolves 126
 
March 13, 2011 • Recap
Timberwolves 77
Warriors 100
 

The (potential) savior arrives tonight as David Lee makes his triumphant return to the team. The Warriors will need a boost after the loss in Memphis, and the late start last night won’t be doing them any favors. What to watch for tonight:

  • Beef Injection. With a few notable exceptions (such as last night), the Warriors have been getting destroyed inside since Lee went out with his elbow injury. How much of an impact will he have tonight, considering that he couldn’t even get his heart rate up for a week and a half? At the very least, his enthusiasm, defensive communication, and great hands on the boards have to be an improvement over what we’ve seen the past two weeks. The question is whether it will be enough to spur a win on a road back-to-back.
  • No Love. WP48 credits Kevin Love with 4.1 wins — and no other Timberwolf (sp?) has generated even one (Anthony Tolliver, of all people, is second on the team with .7). Keep him relatively quiet and the Warriors should have an excellent chance to win the game. We’ve already seen what Love can do this year, so this will be quite the matchup for Lee on his return. I’d like to see Adrien work on Love a bit as well, as his bodying up on Zach Randolph slowed the Grizzlies’ biggest post-presence last night.
  • Day Old Beans. Biedrins looks like a completely different player last night, with great energy, smooth moves, and soft hands. Can’t expect him to be similarly dominant on the back end of a back-to-back (especially since he played over 40 minutes last night), but it would be great to see him build on last night and at least show similar energy in spurts tonight.