The Warriors beat the Timberwolves 99-88 and led 1-0! Who is the winner? The data will not lie

The NBA playoffs were in full swing in the second round, and the Warriors did not disappoint everyone, completing the 1-0 lead below. Before the game, 18 experts from ESPN and TNT commentators predicted that 15 of them believed that the Timberwolves could advance to the Western Conference Finals and the Warriors would be eliminated. According to paper analysis, the Warriors have no advantage in figure, and it is so difficult to play the Rockets in the first round. The Timberwolves are like an evolved version of the Rockets. They have many forward players, and they are tall and big. They are so easy to play the Lakers in the first round. After eliminating the Lakers, they have such sufficient rest time. There is no objection to optimizing the Wolves. However, unexpectedly, the Warriors crushed the Timberwolves away in Game 1 and left the game when Curry was injured in the first half.

On the one hand, the Timberwolves themselves were useless and all the players felt cold. They only scored 31 points in the first half, which was the lowest half-time scoring record of this season's playoffs. On the other hand, the Warriors are very resilient. Curry fell down, and there are still thousands of Curry. The character scoring points can stand up and make efforts. There is no optimism about Curry's injury! He suffered a hamstring strain, and generally missed two or three weeks. In the words of the Warriors, Curry basically missed G2 or even more games. O'Neal said: For a 37-year-old player, Curry has made too many off-ball runs, and he may be about to fall!

Looking back at this game, the two teams were not very efficient in the first quarter. The Warriors were unable to attack in the inside, while the Timberwolves made a series of three-pointers from the outside. Randall leaned back and scored in the middle distance. Butler scored a large three-pointer with a fixed-point shot through the heart with one shot. Curry drifted a three-pointer and also made a hollow hit. Gobert made a dunk in the penalty area. The Timberwolves ended the first quarter with two points leading 20-18. In the second quarter, Curry played more than 4 minutes and left the court with injuries. A surprise appeared on the Warriors, that is, Dream Green. He scored four three-pointers in a row in the top of the arc to lead the team to dominate the situation. At the same time, although the Warriors did not have an advantage in physical static talent, their defense was quite strong, limiting the Timberwolves to only score 11 points in a single quarter. At the end of the first half, the Warriors led the Timberwolves 44-31 by 13 points.

Timberwolves made 0 of 15 three-pointers in the first half. In the second half, the Timberwolves finally recovered on the offensive end, and Reed scored the team's first three-pointer. Edwards also scored his first goal in the sports game through a tough layup. In the first half, Edwards scored 1 point with only free throws. The Timberwolves began to recover, but the Warriors became more and more brave and braver as they fought, and they did not give any chance. After chasing Green's dream, Hilder also became a surprise. He scored three three-pointers in the third quarter and scored 16 points in a single quarter, leading the Warriors to continue to expand their lead. The gap instead reached more than 20 points. At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led the Timberwolves 80-60 by 20 points. In the last quarter, the Timberwolves' counterattack attack came late, and once closed the score difference to single digits, but the Warriors still played steadily. Hilder and Payton stopped bleeding and shot three-pointers in a row, but Butler also attacked the basket and caused damage. The final score was frozen at 99-88, and the Warriors almost crushed and won the game.

So who is the biggest contributor to the Warriors' winning in this game? The data will not lie, just like the Rockets' tiebreaker, it is still Hilder. In this game, Hilder scored the highest 24 points in the team, with 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, and scored 5 three-pointers. In the first half, Hilder made 0 of 7 shots, but in the second half, he made 7 of 12 shots. It is said that Hilder may not be able to act as the Warriors' stable scoring point, but he can explode at a specific moment. To put it bluntly, if the feel is better, he can shoot a series of shots. Now Curry is injured and Hilder's chance to prove himself is here. If he can get more balls to find the feel, then there is a high probability of a burst. On the other hand, Hilder's defense is actually underestimated, and he performs well on the defensive end. The second hero of the Warriors' winning goal was Butler. Butler scored 20 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists in the whole game. Maybe he won't be very good in scoring data, but his actual role on the court is huge. He undertakes all kinds of dirty and tiring work, and his contributions to both offense and defense are full. The offense can control the rhythm, especially in the absence of Curry. The defense is even more comprehensive, and its reaction ability and lateral movement speed are both top in the league. If Curry is not there, Butler becomes the only core leader in the Warriors on the court. This once again proves that it is definitely a wise move for the Warriors to choose to trade for Butler. The third hero of the Warriors' winning goal was to chase Green. Green scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Among them, 4 three-pointers in the second quarter dreamed back to the peak. Curry was injured and the Warriors' morale was damaged, but Green opened up the situation for the Warriors in the second quarter, leaving the Warriors not affected by Curry's injury and retreat at all. In addition, Green's emotional control was also very good in this game and he didn't do anything.

The Timberwolves, the star Edwards scored 23 points and 14 rebounds. Although he recovered strongly in the second half, it was too late and could not fill the big hole buried in the first half. Huazi made 0 of 10 shots in the first half and scored only 1 point. Reed is the Timberwolves' best player, scoring 19 points, 5 rebounds and shooting 3 three-pointers, but he was unable to support himself. In addition to Reed and Edwards, other Timberwolves players made a total of 17 shots outside the three-point line. If they feel better on the outside, they will not lose to the Warriors in this upset game.