Shocking news! Curry s hamstring strain! Edwards broke out in the final quarter, Butler is tough, dream-chasing milestone

The first game of the semi-finals between the Warriors and the Timberwolves started in Minnesota, with the Timberwolves starting: McDaniels, Randle, Gobert, Edwards, Conley! Warriors start: Hilder, Butler, Green, Pojemsky, Curry!

The first quarter starts, Zhu Meng and Gobert each score 2 points, and the training suit he wore in Hilde returned to the locker room and the Warriors were suspended. Back to the game, the scores of the two teams rose alternately, Curry and Pojem made consecutive three-pointers, and the Warriors led by 7 points. Gobert and McDan scored consecutively with height advantage at the basket, and the Timberwolves responded to a 10-0 climax and overtook 3 points. Payton Jr. assisted Curry to tie the Timberwolves with three-pointer and shouted to stop. After the timeout, Reed scored 4 points in a row, and Huazi defended for another 24 seconds. But both sides made a fuss, and the Timberwolves led by 2 points 20-18 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the two sides rotated the lineup stage, Zhu Meng came up to make a three-pointer from the outside. Curry scored 5 points in a row with three-pointers and landed, but withdrew from the game with a hamstring strain. The Warriors led by double digits. The Timberwolves' offense has been silent and they cannot score points. They rely on McDan and Randall to break the deadlock. But after Huazi came back, he was in a bad state and the Warriors maintained a double-digit lead. After the Timberwolves chased after 28-38, Cole took the initiative to call for a timeout. Back to the game, Reed also suffered an injury and returned to the locker room. After three misses, Butler made a tip-in and then completed a steal. At the end of the half, the Warriors led by 13 points 44-31.

The side changed again in the second half. Payton made a three-pointer and Butler dunked in the third quarter, and the Warriors expanded their lead. Hilde made two consecutive three-pointers, the Warriors led by 20 points, and the Timberwolves paused. Back to the game, Reed and Huazi stood up and scored to stop the bleeding, but Hilde played 2+1 again. Bogem fell to the ground and shouted a timeout after stealing. After the timeout, Huazi scored 2+1, but there were always people in the Warriors who stood up to score and maintained a lead of more than 15 points. After the Timberwolves chased to 13 points, Butler and Hilder made two more three-pointers, Spencer scored another one, and Reed made a foul to enter the timeout. Back at the game, the Warriors led by more than 20 points again, and the Timberwolves fell behind by 20 points 60-80 at the end of the third quarter.

At the beginning of the last quarter, the Timberwolves came up and stole it. Reed made a three-pointer. After Kumingga returned with a three-pointer, Reed scored 5 points in a row to stop the Warriors. Back to the game, Gobert dunked, Butler made a foul and two free throws to stop the bleeding, Huazi stood up and scored 5 points in a row, and the difference returned to 10 points. The Warriors made consecutive three-pointers, and Gobert kept rebounding in front court to single digits under the basket. Hilder's key three-pointer stopped the bleeding, Butler made another step under the basket, the Warriors led again to 14 points to stabilize the situation, and the Timberwolves were timed up. Back to the game, Huazi was all about supporting the Timberwolves, but Payton and Hilder responded to three-pointers in succession, and the difference was still double-digit. Butler's free throws and tip-in kills the game.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Timberwolves 99-88 away and led 1-0 in the series. Let’s take a look at the specific performance of the players!

Shocking news! Curry with a hamstring injury with a hamstring withdrawal

Curry suffered a hamstring injury in the second quarter against the Timberwolves. After two rounds of injury, he asked to replace him and then returned to the locker room for examination. The Warriors' official update later, Curry will not return after withdrawing from the game.

Curry played in this game for only 13 minutes, made 5 of 9 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, scored 13 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, plus or negative value +10.

Medical expert Dr. Evan Jeffries gave popular science on Curry's injury. The recovery time for hamstring strains of varying degrees: 7-10 days in the first grade, 3-6 weeks in the second grade.

If it is second level, it means that Curry has been reimbursed this year's playoffs.

Meng Zhuang assist milestone

Curry retired in the first half, but Butler was not in the form, and Zhuang Meng Zhuang offense and defense carried the team. He made 6 of 8 shots, including 4 of 6 three-pointers, scored 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, plus or negative values ​​+14.

Full game, 6 of 11 shots, 4 of 9 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.

So far, Zhu Meng's career assists exceeded 1,000 mark in the 1,000 mark in the playoffs, and he has also become the 15th player in NBA history to achieve this.

Edwards broke out in the last quarter

Today, Edwards was completely in a state, which is a crime. In the first half, he made 0 of 8 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored only 1 point, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.

Hua Zi finally scored a sports game in the third quarter, and he scored 9 points and 3 rebounds in a single quarter. But the Timberwolves' score difference has become larger.

Edwards continued to score in the fourth quarter, but he was unable to fill the hole he dug before. In the whole game, he played 42 minutes, made 9 of 22 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, and scored 23 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals.

Butler is still tough

After Curry retired from injury, Butler became the Warriors' biggest core. In the first half, he felt bad, made 2 of 7 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws. He only scored 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, with plus or negative value +18.

But in the second half, Butler returned to his tough guy character. In the third quarter, he scored 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter, and made a difficult three-pointer. In the fourth quarter, Butler's free throws and landings helped the Warriors stabilize the situation. Finally his free throws and tip-in kills the game.

In this game, Butler played 41 minutes, made 7 of 20 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws, and contributed 20 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals.

Hild continued his tiebreaker state

In the first half, Heild made 0 of 7 and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. But in the third quarter, Hilde regained his touch, made 5 of 9 in a single quarter, including 3 three-pointers, scoring 16 points, helping the Warriors lead by 20 points into the fourth quarter.

When the Timberwolves chased to 9 points in the fourth quarter, Hilde's key three-pointer stopped the bleeding. When Huazi scored crazy points, he responded with another three-pointer.

In the whole game, Hilder played for 40 minutes, made 7 of 19 shots, 5 of 8 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, and scored 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.