Warriors-Timberwolves Preview

By NOEY KUPCHAN
Posted Feb 26 2011 5:23PM

After two ugly losses following All-Star weekend, the Golden State Warriors will try to get back on track against the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves.

Looking for a sixth consecutive win in the series, the Warriors hope to begin a season-high seven-game road trip by handing the Timberwolves a season-worst eighth consecutive defeat Sunday.

Golden State (26-31), which has won five straight against Minnesota and six of seven at the Target Center, entered the All-Star break on a three-game winning streak and a 7-2 run.

In two games since, though, the Warriors have been outscored by an average of 19.0 points while shooting 38.2 percent from the floor.

Monta Ellis ranks among the league's top 10 in scoring with 25.0 points per game, but recorded 15 in a 115-93 loss to Boston on Tuesday night and was held to 16 in a 95-79 defeat Friday night at the hands of Atlanta. Ellis is shooting 33.3 percent over that stretch.

"We didn't have the kind of energy to play against a team that was going to be energetic, lost a couple of games and was desperate," coach Keith Smart said Friday. "We just have to find our rhythm coming back from the break."

Despite its lackluster play of late, Golden State remains within striking distance of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Stephen Curry knows that the upcoming road trip, which features five stops against teams with losing records, will go a long way in determining the team's fate.

"We need to just get a win and start feeling good about ourselves," said Curry, who's averaging 9.7 points - 8.5 fewer than his season mark - in his last three games. "We have to dig deep on this road trip. Seven games to stay in this race, we still have a huge hole to get out of after these last two games."

Ellis has averaged 25.3 points on 54.2 percent shooting in his last eight meetings with the Timberwolves - including 60 total points in two wins this season - while Curry has averaged 23.5 in his last two in the series.

The Timberwolves (13-46) matched their lowest scoring output of the season Friday night and fell for the seventh consecutive time, losing 95-81 to New Orleans.

"I can't speak for everyone, but I don't get numbed to losing," said point guard Luke Ridnour. "It's something that's irritating and annoying. We play this game to win games, and it's not something that I believe you can get numbed to."

Minnesota is averaging 89.6 points on 38.3 percent shooting over its season-high-tying skid, but will likely need to come out with a better effort offensively if it hopes to keep up with Golden State, which is scoring 102.4 points per game. The Timberwolves are 3-39 when allowing at least 100 points.

Kevin Love barely recorded his 45th consecutive double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds versus the Hornets, passing Moses Malone for the second-longest streak since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976.

Love is averaging 18.7 points and 14.7 rebounds in his last seven meetings with Golden State and could inch closer to Malone's 51-game double-double run from Dec. 29, 1978-Oct. 12, 1979.

Ridnour and rookie Wes Johnson each scored 22 points Friday but Michael Beasley, averaging 19.5 points, was held to eight on 4-of-16 shooting.

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Love has 37 and 23, T'Wolves beat Warriors 126-123

Posted Feb 27 2011 9:16PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Maybe the Minnesota Timberwolves should hold more of those brutally honest team meetings.

A day after a frank discussion in which players and coaches vented about their frustrating season, the Wolves showed some rare determination and ended a seven-game skid with a 126-123 victory over the struggling Golden State Warriors on Sunday.

Kevin Love led Minnesota as usual, this time with 37 points and 23 rebounds to extend his NBA-leading double-double streak to 46 games. But it was two defensive stops by rookie Wes Johnson that ultimately sealed the victory.

With a chance for Golden State to win in the final seconds, Monta Ellis drove the lane as the nervous Target Center crowd - which has witnessed many blown fourth-quarter leads this season - held its breath. But Johnson swatted Ellis' shot away, and Michael Beasley was fouled after picking up the loose ball with just more than 3 seconds to play.

Anthony Tolliver hit two free throws on the ensuing possession, and Johnson helped force a Warriors turnover on the final inbounds play.

"This was almost a must-win for us," Love said. "We felt like we haven't been playing well the past five or six games, and we had to come out and win this one. So we're just happy we did."

Love had his fourth 30-point, 20-rebound game of the season as the Timberwolves overcame a 14-point deficit. The All-Star forward also went 18 for 23 from the free throw line to tie Minnesota's franchise records for attempts and makes.

Love's double-double streak, however, has been a painful consolation as the Wolves have failed to show much improvement from last year's woeful campaign. Everything finally came to a head on Saturday as the players and coaches met to clear the air in the hopes of sparking something.

"I feel like everybody took it the right way. Nobody took it hard," Beasley said. "There's no hard feelings, you know? It's kind of what we needed. I feel like everybody took it to heart and didn't want to be all talk. We came to play."

So did the Warriors, save for a miserable third quarter that proved too difficult to overcome as Golden State lost its third straight since the All-Star break. Stephen Curry led the way with 33 points while Dorell Wright added 26.

After scoring 73 points in the first half, the Warriors managed only 16 in the third quarter on a terrible 5-for-27 performance from the floor.

"Just didn't play well in the third quarter whatsoever," David Lee said. "Couldn't buy a bucket on offense. Couldn't stop anybody on defense. Made a good comeback, we didn't give up, but that's beside the point."

The Warriors had won three straight heading into the All-Star break as they tried to make a run at the final playoff spot in the West. After consecutive double-digit losses to Boston and Atlanta, a trip to Minneapolis might have seemed just the antidote for Golden State.

Instead, it proved to be a rough start to the road trip.

"It's a seven-game road trip that's going to more or less make or break the rest of our season and this is not the way to start," Lee said.

Minnesota started 7 for 9 from the floor and shared the ball well early before becoming stagnant on offense. Meanwhile, Wright, Ellis, Curry and Lee took turns getting hot for Golden State, as the Warriors built a 14-point lead in the second quarter.

"Just a painful loss, but you have to move on and get ready for the next game," Warriors coach Keith Smart said.

Notes: Love's free throw at the 1:08 mark of the third quarter was the 3,000th point of his career. ... The Warriors arrived in Minnesota on Saturday night and immediately went through a practice. "Get them in the gym, get them breathing, and also get the bad taste of the last game out of our system," Smart said. ... Timberwolves G Martell Webster (back) missed his third straight game. Before the game, coach Kurt Rambis declined to comment on whether he would consider shutting down Webster for the rest of the season, saying he would need more information from the team's medical staff before being able to make a decision like that. ... Minnesota G Jonny Flynn admits he didn't expect a complete recovery from offseason surgery on his left hip would take so long. "I think it's really going to take a full summer of just going after it every day, really focusing completely on my rehab to get where I need to be," he said.

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Warriors-Wolves notebook

By Jim Beilby, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday February 27, 2011 9:02PM

THE FACTS: In a game in which good defense was practically nonexistent, it was a pair of big defensive plays by rookie Wes Johnson that propelled the Minnesota Timberwolves to victory over the Golden State Warriors, 126-123. Minnesota gave up 73 points in the first half, but they held Golden State to 16 in the third quarter, forging a 17 point lead. Golden State chipped away at the lead and after a steal by Monta Ellis, Golden State had the ball down one with 17.1 second left. Wes Johnson rose to the occasion and blocked Ellis's jump shot. And, after a pair of free throws by Anthony Tolliver, with 2.4 seconds left, Johnson switched onto Stephen Curry, who was coming off a double pick at the top of the key. The switch forced Curry over 30 feet from the basket and Johnson completed the play by poking the ball away from Curry, sealing Minnesota's victory. Kevin Love's big night (37 points and 23 rebounds) helped Minnesota avert what would have been their eighth straight loss.

QUOTABLE: "I thought we played well throughout the ball game. Even in the first quarter when they scored a lot of points, I thought we were doing a lot of really good things out there. [Golden State] is a really tough, tough team to defend."
-- Kurt Rambis

THE STAT: Since they lead the league in rebounding, its not entirely surprising that Minnesota dominated Golden State on the glass, 70-43. More surprising was the fact that Minnesota was aggressive all night and got to the line 37 times. In fact, Kevin Love attempted only one less free throw (23) than the entire Warrior's team (24).

TURNING POINT: After seeing Minnesota open a nine-point lead early in the game, the Warriors responded with a 35-12 run, taking a 14-point lead early in the second quarter. But Minnesota responded with a run of their own, outscoring Golden State 33-12. Minnesota took the lead with 10:43 to play in the third quarter and they never relinquished that lead.

HOT: In the first quarter, Dorell Wright had 15 points on 4-for-6 shooting (3-for-4 from three). His hot hand led Golden State to 41 first quarter points, tying the most given up by Minnesota in any quarter this season.

NOT: After the first quarter, Wright was 3-for-14 (1-for-8 from three).

NOTABLE: Love tallied his 46th straight double-double. After quite a few games in which he has scored and rebounded below his average, Kevin Love had a truly impressive statistical night. He had 20/10 before the half and 30/20 before the end of the third and finished with 37 points and 23 rebounds. Only the Lakers' Pau Gasol has a 30/20 game this year. This is Love's fourth.

UP NEXT: For the Wolves, Tuesday vs. Lakers, Wednesday @ Detroit, Friday @ Philadelphia. For the Warriors, Tuesday @ Indiana, Wednesday @ Washington, Friday @ Boston.

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

• Warriors: Lee
• Timberwolves: --

• Lead Changes: 8
• Times Tied: 5

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

Golden State Warriors (26-31)		Minnesota Timberwolves (13-46)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Milicic vs Lee (Ridnour gains possession)
	11:41 [MIN 2-0]	Beasley Driving Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Biedrins Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Love (1 ST)	11:26
	11:18	Ridnour Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Wright Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:03 [GSW 2-2]
	10:44 [MIN 4-2]	Love Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Wright 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Lee (1 AST)	10:32 [GSW 5-4]
	10:17	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
	10:15	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:13 [MIN 6-5]	Milicic Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Love (1 AST)
Ellis Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	10:05
	09:50 [MIN 9-5]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)
Wright 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lee (2 AST)	09:38 [GSW 8-9]
	09:27	Love Layup Shot: Missed Block: Biedrins (1 BLK)
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:25
Curry Pullup Jump shot: Missed	09:22
	09:19	Milicic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:06 [MIN 11-8]	Beasley Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed	08:55
	08:54	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:46 [MIN 14-8]	Love 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (1 AST)
	08:37	Beasley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	08:37 [GSW 9-14]
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	08:37 [GSW 10-14]
	08:25 [MIN 16-10]	Ridnour Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	08:18
	08:10	Milicic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:10 [GSW 11-16]
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:10 [GSW 12-16]
	08:01 [MIN 18-12]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (2 AST)
Ellis Jump Shot: Missed	07:52
	07:51	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:45 [MIN 21-12]	Love 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (3 AST)
Biedrins Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	07:29
	07:21	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:20
	07:19	Beasley Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	07:19	Beasley Substitution replaced by Hayward
Biedrins Layup Shot: Missed	07:03
	07:02	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:58	Milicic Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	06:58	Milicic Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	06:58	Milicic Substitution replaced by Pekovic
Lee Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:41 [GSW 14-21]
	06:41	Pekovic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	06:41 [GSW 15-21]
	06:20	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lee (1 ST)
Curry Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lee (3 AST)	06:15 [GSW 17-21]
	06:04	Hayward Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ellis (1 ST)
	06:01	Hayward Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	06:01 [GSW 18-21]
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	06:01 [GSW 19-21]
	05:49	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:43	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:41
Curry 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST)	05:35 [GSW 22-21]
	05:18	Ridnour Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:16
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	05:05
Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:03
Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed	04:59
	04:58	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:52 [MIN 23-22]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Biedrins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:52
Curry Violation:Lane	04:52
	04:52 [MIN 24-22]	Pekovic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Biedrins Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wright (2 AST)	04:40 [GSW 24-24]
Biedrins Violation:Kicked Ball	04:28
	04:22	Ridnour Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:21
Wright 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Ellis (1 AST)	04:10 [GSW 27-24]
	03:52	Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:51	Ridnour Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:48 [MIN 26-27]	Ridnour Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Biedrins Hook Shot: Missed	03:33
	03:32	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:20	Johnson Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
	03:19	Pekovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:17	Pekovic Layup Shot: Missed Block: Biedrins (2 BLK)
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:15
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	03:10
	03:09	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:51 [MIN 28-27]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (4 AST)
	02:35	Pekovic Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:35
	02:35	Johnson Substitution replaced by Ellington
	02:35	Ridnour Substitution replaced by Flynn
	02:35	Pekovic Substitution replaced by Randolph
Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:35 [GSW 28-28]
Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:35 [GSW 29-28]
	02:24	Love Jump Shot: Missed Block: Biedrins (3 BLK)
Biedrins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:23
Lee Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:10 [GSW 31-28]
	01:51 [MIN 30-31]	Love Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Randolph (1 AST)
Wright Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Randolph (1 ST)	01:38
	01:34	Randolph Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	01:33	Hayward Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:33	Hayward Tip Shot: Missed
	01:32	Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Wright Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:32
	01:32	Love Substitution replaced by Tolliver
	01:26	Ellington Jump Shot: Missed
Biedrins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:24
Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:14 [GSW 33-30]
	01:06	Ellington Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Ellis Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:55.5 [GSW 35-30]
Wright Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:48.3
	00:48.3 [MIN 31-35]	Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:48.3 [MIN 32-35]	Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Ellis Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:35.2 [GSW 37-32]
	00:24.9	Randolph Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Curry (1 ST)
Lee Layup Shot: Missed	00:07.8
Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:06.9
Lee Tip Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:06.9 [GSW 39-32]
	00:05.9	Flynn Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Curry (2 ST)
Curry Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:04.1 [GSW 41-32]
End of 1st Quarter
Golden State Warriors (26-31)		Minnesota Timberwolves (13-46)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:50	Randolph Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	11:50 [GSW 42-32]
Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	11:50 [GSW 43-32]
	11:43	Flynn Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ellis (2 ST)
Ellis Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS)	11:40 [GSW 45-32]
	11:21	Randolph Jump Shot: Missed
	11:19	Tolliver Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:13	Flynn 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:11	Hayward Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
Amundson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:10
	11:10 [MIN 33-45]	Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	11:10	Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:09
Curry Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	10:55 [GSW 47-33]
	10:38	Team Timeout : Short
	10:28	Flynn 3pt Shot: Missed
Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:27
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	10:19
Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:18
Curry Jump Shot: Missed	10:16
Amundson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:14
Amundson Tip Shot: Missed	10:14
	10:13	Hayward Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Lee Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:06
	10:06	Randolph Substitution replaced by Love
	10:06 [MIN 34-47]	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:06 [MIN 35-47]	Tolliver Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Ellis Floating Jump shot: Missed	09:50
	09:49	Love Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	09:43 [MIN 37-47]	Flynn Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Curry Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	09:26 [GSW 49-37]
	09:14	Ellington Layup Shot: Missed Block: Amundson (1 BLK)
	09:14	Team Rebound
	09:14	Ellington Substitution replaced by Johnson
Amundson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:06
	08:59 [MIN 40-49]	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Flynn (1 AST)
Lee Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:49
	08:48	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:40 [MIN 43-49]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Flynn (2 AST)
Ellis Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Johnson (2 ST)	08:31
	08:21 [MIN 45-49]	Love Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Flynn (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:14
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ellis (2 AST)	07:56 [GSW 52-45]
Ellis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:39
	07:39	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:39	Team Rebound
	07:39 [MIN 46-52]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Amundson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ellis (3 AST)	07:21 [GSW 54-46]
	07:12	Hayward Layup Shot: Missed
	07:11	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Lee Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:11
	07:11 [MIN 47-54]	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	07:11	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	07:09	Team Rebound
Lee Substitution replaced by Udoh	07:09
	06:55 [MIN 49-54]	Hayward Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Flynn (4 AST)
Amundson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Curry (1 AST)	06:39 [GSW 56-49]
	06:27	Flynn Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	06:18
Udoh Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:16
Curry Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Udoh (1 AST)	06:13 [GSW 58-49]
Amundson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:58
	05:58
	05:58	Flynn Substitution replaced by Ridnour
	05:58 [MIN 50-58]	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	05:58	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	05:57	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:34	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:34	Team Rebound
	05:34	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Ellis Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Johnson (3 ST)	05:22
Udoh Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:15
	05:15	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:15	Team Rebound
	05:15	Hayward Substitution replaced by Beasley
Amundson Substitution replaced by Wright	05:15
	05:15 [MIN 51-58]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Curry Jump Shot: Missed	05:01
	05:00	Love Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	04:44 [MIN 54-58]	Ridnour 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)
Curry Pullup Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)	04:35 [GSW 60-54]
	04:22	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:20	Tolliver Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	04:18	Tolliver Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wright (1 BLK)
	04:15	Love Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	04:15 [MIN 56-60]	Love Tip Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	04:06
Ellis Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:05
	04:00	Ridnour Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Udoh Substitution replaced by Lee	04:00
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	03:56
	03:54	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:45	Ridnour Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	03:45	Ridnour Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	03:45	Ridnour Substitution replaced by Flynn
	03:33	Love Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:33 [GSW 61-56]
Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	03:33 [GSW 62-56]
	03:19	Flynn Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:18
Wright Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Ellis (4 AST)	03:13 [GSW 64-56]
	02:54 [MIN 59-64]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Flynn (5 AST)
Lee Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Ellis (5 AST)	02:48 [GSW 66-59]
	02:38	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:26	Tolliver Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:26
Lee Layup Shot: Missed Block: Beasley (1 BLK)	02:17
	02:16	Tolliver Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	02:11 [MIN 61-66]	Love Jump Bank Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Flynn (6 AST)
Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:11
	02:11 [MIN 62-66]	Love Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lee (4 AST)	01:54 [GSW 69-62]
	01:43	Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:41	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	01:37 [MIN 64-69]	Tolliver Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Flynn (7 AST)
Lee Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Wright (3 AST)	01:22 [GSW 71-64]
	01:22	Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	01:22
	01:22	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	01:04	Beasley Layup Shot: Missed
	01:02	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:01 [MIN 66-71]	Beasley Step Back Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
Ellis Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	00:52.4 [GSW 73-66]
	00:39.9	Love Layup Shot: Missed
	00:38.9	Tolliver Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	00:38.9	Tolliver Tip Shot: Missed
	00:36.9	Tolliver Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
	00:29.9 [MIN 69-73]	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Flynn (8 AST)
Ellis Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Love (2 ST)	00:10.9
	00:02.9	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:01.9
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.5
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Golden State Warriors (26-31)		Minnesota Timberwolves (13-46)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Curry 3pt Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:44	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
	11:31 [MIN 71-73]	Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	11:24	Milicic Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	11:24 [GSW 74-71]
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	11:24 [GSW 75-71]
	11:09 [MIN 73-75]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Ellis Jump Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	10:55
Ellis Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	10:54
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	10:51
	10:50	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:44	Beasley Layup Shot: Missed
	10:43	Milicic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:43 [MIN 75-75]	Milicic Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	10:32
	10:31	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	10:17 [MIN 78-75]	Love 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Ridnour (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:16
Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed	10:05
Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	10:04
	10:04	Love Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Ellis Jump Shot: Missed	09:50
	09:49	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)
Biedrins Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:33
	09:21	Milicic Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	09:20
Biedrins Layup Shot: Missed Block: Milicic (1 BLK)	09:09
	09:08	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)
	08:54	Ridnour Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	08:53
	08:46	Beasley Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Curry 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS)	08:32 [GSW 78-78]
	08:22 [MIN 80-78]	Beasley Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Curry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	08:09
Lee Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:59
	07:59 [MIN 81-78]	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
Curry Substitution replaced by Law	07:59
	07:59 [MIN 82-78]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Wright Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Beasley (1 ST)	07:41
	07:34	Ridnour Layup Shot: Missed
	07:32	Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:31 [MIN 84-78]	Beasley Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Ellis Pullup Jump shot: Missed	07:16
	07:15	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:11)
Lee Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	06:58
	06:58 [MIN 85-78]	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
	06:58 [MIN 86-78]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Lee Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Milicic (1 ST)	06:47
	06:42	Ridnour Layup Shot: Missed
	06:41	Beasley Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	06:41 [MIN 88-78]	Beasley Putback Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	06:41
Wright Step Back Jump shot: Missed	06:27
	06:26	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:12)
Lee Technical	06:23
	06:23 [MIN 89-78]	Ridnour Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)
Biedrins Substitution replaced by Udoh	06:23
Lee Substitution replaced by Radmanovic	06:23
	06:11	Love Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Udoh (1 ST)
Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed	06:02
	06:01	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:13)
	05:58	Love Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wright (1 ST)
Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ellis (6 AST)	05:53 [GSW 81-89]
	05:30 [MIN 92-81]	Beasley 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Milicic (1 AST)
Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:17
	05:16	Milicic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:11	Ridnour Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:10
Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed	05:02
	05:00	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	04:48	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Udoh Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:46
Law Jump Shot: Missed	04:40
	04:39	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:14)
	04:36	Love Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Radmanovic (1 ST)
	04:29	Milicic Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	04:29	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:29	Milicic Substitution replaced by Pekovic
Ellis Substitution replaced by Curry	04:29
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	04:21
	04:20	Beasley Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	04:04	Beasley Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	04:03
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	03:48
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:47
Radmanovic Tip Shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:47 [GSW 83-92]
Law Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:31
	03:31	Beasley Substitution replaced by Hayward
	03:31	Pekovic Substitution replaced by Tolliver
	03:17 [MIN 94-83]	Ridnour Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Wright Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Radmanovic (1 AST)	02:57 [GSW 85-94]
Udoh Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:40
	02:40 [MIN 95-85]	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
	02:40 [MIN 96-85]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
Curry Pullup Jump shot: Made (20 PTS)	02:24 [GSW 87-96]
Udoh Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:10
	02:10	Ridnour Substitution replaced by Flynn
	02:10 [MIN 97-87]	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)
	02:10 [MIN 98-87]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)
Udoh Layup Shot: Missed Block: Tolliver (1 BLK)	01:59
	01:57	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:15)
	01:45 [MIN 101-87]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Tolliver (1 AST)
Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed	01:22
	01:21	Love Rebound (Off:4 Def:16)
Curry Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:20
	01:20	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:20	Team Rebound
Wright Substitution replaced by Williams	01:20
	01:20	Johnson Substitution replaced by Beasley
	01:20 [MIN 102-87]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (32 PTS)
Law Layup Shot: Missed	01:08
	01:08	Team Rebound
Udoh Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	01:08
	01:08 [MIN 103-87]	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (33 PTS)
	01:08 [MIN 104-87]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (34 PTS)
Curry Jump Shot: Missed	00:54.9
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:51.9
Law Jump Shot: Missed	00:47.9
	00:46.8	Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:37.9	Love 3pt Shot: Missed
Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	00:36.8
	00:32.3	Flynn Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	00:32.3	Love Substitution replaced by Pekovic
Curry Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	00:32.3 [GSW 88-104]
Curry Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	00:32.3 [GSW 89-104]
	00:17.9	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	00:16.5	Beasley Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	00:15.4	Beasley Layup Shot: Missed Block: Udoh (1 BLK)
Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	00:13.7
Curry Jump Shot: Missed	00:03.9
Udoh Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:02.9
Udoh Layup Shot: Missed	00:01.5
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Law Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:44
	11:44 [MIN 105-89]	Pekovic Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
Udoh Substitution replaced by Lee	11:44
Law Substitution replaced by Ellis	11:44
Williams Substitution replaced by Wright	11:44
	11:44 [MIN 106-89]	Pekovic Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Wright 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Lee (5 AST)	11:21 [GSW 92-106]
	11:10	Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:09	Pekovic Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	10:54	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wright (2 BLK)
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:52
Wright Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:46
	10:45	Tolliver Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	10:28 [MIN 108-92]	Pekovic Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Curry (2 AST)	10:16 [GSW 95-108]
	09:58 [MIN 110-95]	Pekovic Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Flynn (9 AST)
Radmanovic Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ellis (7 AST)	09:42 [GSW 97-110]
	09:27	Pekovic Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	09:27	Pekovic Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	09:12
Lee Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	09:11
Lee Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	09:11 [GSW 99-110]
	09:11	Tolliver Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	09:11	Pekovic Substitution replaced by Love
Lee Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	09:11
	09:09	Tolliver Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	08:52 [MIN 112-99]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
	08:42	Beasley Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	08:42
	08:42	Hayward Substitution replaced by Johnson
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	08:42 [GSW 100-112]
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)	08:42 [GSW 101-112]
	08:25	Tolliver Jump Shot: Missed
Ellis Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:24
Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	08:19 [GSW 103-112]
	07:58 [MIN 114-103]	Beasley Pullup Jump shot: Made (23 PTS)
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	07:41
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:39
Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed	07:33
Lee Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	07:32
Lee Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	07:32 [GSW 105-114]
	07:32	Tolliver Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 1 (18 PTS)	07:32 [GSW 106-114]
	07:20 [MIN 116-106]	Beasley Pullup Jump shot: Made (25 PTS)
Curry 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Ellis (8 AST)	07:06 [GSW 109-116]
	06:50	Flynn Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	06:50	Flynn Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
	06:50	Flynn Substitution replaced by Ridnour
Lee Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	06:38
	06:21	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ellis (3 ST)
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	06:03
	06:02	Tolliver Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	05:44	Beasley Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:43
	05:43	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:30	Love Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	05:30 [GSW 110-116]
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	05:30 [GSW 111-116]
	05:11	Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Radmanovic (1 BLK)
Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)	05:10
Wright Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	05:07
	04:54	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:53	Love Rebound (Off:5 Def:16)
	04:52	Love Layup Shot: Missed Block: Radmanovic (2 BLK)
	04:51	Love Rebound (Off:6 Def:16)
Radmanovic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:50
	04:50	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:50	Team Rebound
	04:50 [MIN 117-111]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (35 PTS)
Curry Pullup Bank shot: Made (27 PTS)	04:38 [GSW 113-117]
	04:20	Ridnour Running Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	04:19	Love Rebound (Off:7 Def:16)
Lee Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	04:18
	04:18 [MIN 118-113]	Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (36 PTS)
	04:18 [MIN 119-113]	Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (37 PTS)
Radmanovic Running Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	04:03 [GSW 115-119]
	03:39	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	03:37
Curry 3pt Shot: Made (30 PTS) Assist: Wright (4 AST)	03:31 [GSW 118-119]
	03:30	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:16	Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:15
Ellis Jump Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:03	Beasley Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	02:52 [MIN 122-118]	Ridnour 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	02:38
	02:36	Ridnour Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:31	Ridnour Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	02:30	Tolliver Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:19
	02:17 [MIN 124-118]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Beasley (2 AST)
Curry 3pt Shot: Made (33 PTS)	02:07 [GSW 121-124]
	01:44	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Ellis (4 ST)
Ellis Driving Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS)	01:42 [GSW 123-124]
	01:42	Team Timeout : Short
	01:22	Ridnour Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Ellis Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:20
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	01:08
	01:07	Beasley Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	01:06	Beasley Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ellis (5 ST)
Curry Floating Jump shot: Missed	01:01
	01:00	Team Rebound
	00:41.8	Ridnour Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	00:40.5	Tolliver Rebound (Off:6 Def:4)
	00:17.9	Ridnour Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Ellis (6 ST)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:17.1
Ellis Jump Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (2 BLK)	00:04.3
	00:03.6	Beasley Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
Radmanovic Foul : Personal Take (2 PF)	00:03.1
	00:03.1	Team Timeout : Regular
Lee Substitution replaced by Williams	00:03.1
Wright Foul : Personal Take (3 PF)	00:02.4
	00:02.4 [MIN 125-123]	Tolliver Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
Williams Substitution replaced by Lee	00:02.4
	00:02.4 [MIN 126-123]	Tolliver Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:02.4
	00:02.4	Love Substitution replaced by Hayward
Curry Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Johnson (4 ST)	00:00.2
End of 4th Quarter

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