Buddy Held and Drayond Green delivered from a range of 3 points with Golden Stephen Curry suddenly marginalized by a tension in the hamstrings, and the Warriors opened the second round series with an inspired victory of 99-88.
Sustained collected where he left him in the victory of game 7 in Houston that finished the first round scoring 24 points in 5 of 8 shots of 3 points.
Jimmy Butler had 20 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists and Green had four 3 of the first half on his way to 18 points, since the warriors used 12 players, a lot of hustle and blockade of blocking to overcome the exit of the stage of the edition of the edition of the edition of the trend.
Local teams have not yet won in the second round of NBA playoffs thesis. In the semifinals of the conference, the visiting teams combined to go 4-0 in game 1, the first time it happened in this round in the history of the League playoffs.
Minnesota has another chance to get one in game 2 on Thursday.
The big question: Curry will be available? The 3 leading 3 -point shooter in his league career and the four -time NBA champion came out at the beginning of the second quarter after hitting a 14 feet foot and grabbing the back of his left. The Warriors ruled out for the game reminder shortly after.
The Warriors coach Steve Kerr, Shrewdly sent a zone defense in a Wolves team that was 7 of 47 from a 3 -point range in a convincing victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the clubricant of game 5 in the first round, and the bricks accumulated.
The wolves lost their first 16 shots from the range of 3 points until they went down by 20 and Naz Reid drained one of the wing with 8:32 remaining in the third quarter.
Anthony Edwards had 23 points and 14 rebounds after a particularly difficult start, finishing 9 of 22 from the floor. Reid had 19 points and Julius Randle added 16 points for the Wolves, who finished 5 by 29 from behind the arch and followed 23 points at the end of the third.
Associated Press reports.
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