Game ID: 22301031
Golden State Warriors @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 18 28 32 36 114GSW 27 27 27 29 110
GSW @ MIN ScoutingGSW @ MIN Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIN availability going into 3/16 · 3 days' restOUT Towns missed 4 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 3 since 3/08, returns tonight: 10 min (78% of 13)
BACK McLaughlin back 3/08 after 3, 16 min since (154% of 11)
NEW Reid 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 21 to 30 min over the last 4
MIN availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Towns missed 5 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Morris back 3/16 after 3, 10 min since (78% of 13)
BACK McLaughlin back 3/08 after 3, 16 min since (153% of 11)
NEW Reid 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 21 to 31 min over the last 4
MIN availability going into 3/19 · back-to-backOUT Gobert missed 2 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Towns missed 6 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Morris back 3/16 after 3, 13 min since (98% of 13)
BACK McLaughlin back 3/08 after 3, 17 min since (164% of 11)
NEW Reid 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 21 to 32 min over the last 4
MIN availability going into 3/22 · 2 days' restOUT Gobert missed 3 since 3/16, returns tonight: 37 min (109% of 34)
OUT Towns missed 7 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Morris back 3/16 after 3, 16 min since (123% of 13)
NEW Reid 24 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Alexander-Walker 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 21 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW McLaughlin 11 to 19 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT Towns missed 8 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Gobert back 3/22 after 3, 37 min since (109% of 34)
BACK Morris back 3/16 after 3, 17 min since (126% of 13)
NEW Anderson 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW McLaughlin 11 to 18 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/27 · 2 days' restOUT Towns missed 9 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Gobert back 3/22 after 3, 37 min since (109% of 34)
BACK Morris back 3/16 after 3, 17 min since (127% of 13)
NEW Anderson 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW McLaughlin 11 to 17 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Towns missed 10 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Gobert back 3/22 after 3, 36 min since (106% of 34)
NEW Anderson 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW McLaughlin 11 to 17 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Towns missed 11 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Gobert back 3/22 after 3, 36 min since (105% of 34)
NEW Reid 24 to 30 min over the last 4
MIN availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Towns missed 12 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Gobert back 3/22 after 3, 36 min since (106% of 34)
NEW Reid 24 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Curry missed 3 since 3/09, returns tonight: 34 min (104% of 33)
BACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 23 min since (84% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 29 min since (110% of 27)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 17 min since (108% of 16)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 34 min since (104% of 33)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 17 min since (108% of 16)
NEW Kuminga 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 5 min (30% of 17)
OUT Looney missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 6 min (35% of 16)
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 4 min (35% of 11)
BACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 34 min since (103% of 33)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 30 min since (93% of 33)
BACK Šarić back 3/20 after 2, 5 min since (30% of 17)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 12 min since (72% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/20 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 32 min since (96% of 33)
BACK Šarić back 3/20 after 2, 5 min since (30% of 17)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 12 min since (72% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/20 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 2 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 2 since 3/22, returns tonight: 19 min (116% of 16)
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 3/22, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 11)
BACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 31 min since (95% of 33)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/27 · back-to-backOUT Šarić missed 3 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Looney back 3/20 after 2, 12 min since (76% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/20 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 26 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 4 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Looney back 3/20 after 2, 13 min since (81% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/20 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 28 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 2 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 5 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Looney back 3/26 after 2, 15 min since (91% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/26 after 2, 3 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 30 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 16 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Conley at 17 a game. Without Towns (8 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 15 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 102 a night to Golden State's 118 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Minnesota minus-2. Call it Minnesota 117, Golden State 109.
3/16 @ UTA 119-100 — MIN notes
MIN won 119-100. MIN shot 47% (44 of 93) to UTA's 46%, 19 of 41 from three, and got to the line 15 times to UTA's 21. MIN turned it over 8 times to UTA's 15. Edwards led with 31 (12 of 20, 5 of 7 from three); Conley added 25, Reid 22. The hinge was Q3, 34-24: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Anderson was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/18 @ UTA 114-104 — MIN notes
MIN won 114-104. MIN shot 48% (44 of 91) to UTA's 46%, 16 of 41 from three. MIN turned it over 9 times to UTA's 17. The glass went 35-47 against them. Edwards led with 32 (13 of 23, 2 of 8 from three); Reid added 17, Alexander-Walker 13. The hinge was Q4, 31-21: from level to 10 ahead. MIN trailed 53-59 at the half and won the second half 61-45. Alexander-Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/19 vs DEN 112-115 — MIN notes
MIN lost 112-115. MIN shot 48% (42 of 88) to DEN's 52%, 12 of 35 from three. MIN turned it over 7 times to DEN's 17. The glass went 37-49 against them. Edwards led with 30 (13 of 26, 3 of 8 from three); McDaniels added 26, Conley 13. Q3 was theirs, 29-17, the deficit cut from 15 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 98-83 against them.
3/22 vs CLE 104-91 — MIN notes
MIN won 104-91. MIN shot 48% (41 of 85) to CLE's 42%, 14 of 27 from three. Conley led with 21 (8 of 15, 3 of 6 from three); Reid added 18, Edwards 16. The hinge was Q3, 26-17: MIN came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 6. MIN trailed 46-49 at the half and won the second half 58-42. McDaniels was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/24 vs GSW 114-110 — MIN notes
MIN won 114-110. MIN shot 48% (40 of 84) to GSW's 45%, 21 of 40 from three, and got to the line 18 times to GSW's 26. Edwards led with 23 (7 of 18, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Reid added 20, Gobert 17. The hinge was Q4, 36-29: MIN came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 4. MIN trailed 46-54 at the half and won the second half 68-56. Alexander-Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/27 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 45 from three, 17 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Reid at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Towns (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 122, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ivey at 15 and Wiseman at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Cunningham (2 straight), Duren (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 45 percent from three to Detroit's 28 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 104 a night to Detroit's 122. Call it Minnesota 118, Detroit 104, Minnesota by 14.
3/29 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jokić at 29 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Murray (3 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Edwards at 22 and Reid at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Towns (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-5 a night and Minnesota minus-3 and the arc, Minnesota at 41 percent from three to Denver's 37. Call it Denver 110, Minnesota 109, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/31 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 101, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 21 and McDaniels at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Towns (11 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and Dosunmu at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 101 a night to Chicago's 116 and the arc, Minnesota at 40 percent from three to Chicago's 35. Call it Minnesota 114, Chicago 107.
4/02 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 100, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 19 and Conley at 17 a game. Without Towns (12 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 30 and VanVleet at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 100 a night to Houston's 112. Call it Minnesota 113, Houston 108.
3/16 @ LAL 128-121 — GSW notes
GSW won 128-121. GSW shot 53% (51 of 97) to LAL's 51%, 14 of 34 from three. Curry led with 31 (12 of 24, 3 of 10 from three); Thompson added 26, Kuminga 23. The hinge was Q3, 35-27: a lead of 1 became 9. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
3/18 vs NYK 112-119 — GSW notes
GSW lost 112-119. GSW shot 48% (42 of 88) to NYK's 48%, 14 of 36 from three. Curry led with 27 (8 of 20, 4 of 13 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Jackson-Davis added 19, Thompson 18. Q4 was theirs, 24-20, the deficit cut from 11 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 99-88 against them. Podziemski's -15 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/20 vs MEM 137-116 — GSW notes
GSW won 137-116. GSW shot 58% (58 of 100) to MEM's 44%, 19 of 39 from three, and got to the line 6 times to MEM's 18. Kuminga led with 26 (12 of 17, 2 of 3 from three); Thompson added 23, Wiggins 22. The hinge was Q2, 35-26: a lead of 1 became 10, and the lead reached 27. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/22 vs IND 111-123 — GSW notes
GSW lost 111-123. GSW shot 41% (43 of 106) to IND's 48%, 14 of 48 from three. The glass went 64-50 for them. Curry led with 25 (9 of 24, 6 of 18 from three); Thompson added 17, Podziemski 13. Q4 was theirs, 23-21, the deficit cut from 14 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 102-88 against them. They led by as many as 12. Curry's -13 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/24 @ MIN 110-114 — GSW notes
GSW lost 110-114. GSW shot 45% (38 of 85) to MIN's 48%, 14 of 36 from three, and went to the line 26 times to MIN's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 13. Curry led with 31 (9 of 21, 5 of 11 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Thompson added 16, Wiggins 15. Q1 was theirs, 27-18, but the other 3 periods went 96-83 against them. They led by as many as 12. Podziemski's -11 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/26 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 100, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Butler III at 21 and Rozier at 18 a game. Without Herro (15 straight), Robinson (3 straight), Richardson (18 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 20 a game. Without Šarić (2 straight), Looney (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 100 a night to Golden State's 119 and the arc, Golden State at 39 percent from three to Miami's 34. Call it Miami 113, Golden State 110, Golden State keeping it close.
3/27 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 101, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 3 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 15 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Thompson at 20 a game. Without Šarić (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 101 a night to Golden State's 113 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 14 times a game to Golden State's 11. Call it Orlando 115, Golden State 109.
3/29 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 16 free throws a game; Miller at 19 and Bridges at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 14 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Thompson at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Šarić (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-6 a night and Charlotte minus-5 and the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Charlotte's 116. Call it Golden State 115, Charlotte 108.
3/31 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Vassell at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 104, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 15 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Thompson at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Kuminga (2 straight), Šarić (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and San Antonio minus-1 and the line, where San Antonio takes 23 free throws a game to Golden State's 15. Call it Golden State 114, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KT K. Thompson
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
MINAE A. Edwards
JM J. McDaniels
JM J. McLaughlin
KA K. Anderson
MC M. Conley
MM M. Morris
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
GSW/MIN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Timberwolves outlast Warriors 114-110 and match a season high with 21 3-pointers
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Anthony Edwards scored 23 points and made 3 of 4 free throws in the final 12 seconds for the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 114-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night.
Naz Reid had 20 points and a season-high-tying 12 rebounds, and Rudy Gobert added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Wolves, who matched their season best with 21 3-pointers on 40 attempts.
“When we go to the paint where there’s a crowd, make a kick out. It’s just simple basketball stuff we’ve been doing really well,” coach Chris Finch said.
Steph Curry scored 31 points for the Warriors, but he missed the tying 3-point try with 1:27 to go.
After rebounding a forced airballed 3-pointer by Edwards, Curry took the rebound all the way for a layup that cut the lead to one. But Edwards got fouled and made two foul shots, before rebounding Klay Thompson’s missed 3-pointer from the wing — a play Wolves assistant coach Micah Nori correctly warned the players to watch for in the huddle.
Mike Conley added 14 points and seven assists for the Wolves (49-22), who are one game behind Denver (50-21) in the Western Conference race and a half-game back of Oklahoma City (49-21). The Nuggets passed the Thunder, who lost at Milwaukee on Sunday.
The Warriors led by 12 points in the first half. With the most prolific 3-point shooter in the history of the NBA on the other side in Curry, the Wolves put on an outside shooting display in tribute.
With Curry resting late in the third quarter and well into the fourth at the start of a five-games-in-eight-days trip, the subs carried the Wolves on a plus-12 stretch. Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit three 3-pointers during that run.
“Everybody was talking, communicating,” Edwards said. “It was a great thing to see. I was happy sitting over there. I can rest and get a break.”
This was Golden State’s only visit to Minnesota this season, giving both teams more than four months to cool off from the consecutive games the Wolves won in San Francisco, the second of which Draymond Green was ejected from in the opening minutes for putting Gobert in a headlock.
The Warriors (36-34) were embarrassed by their lack of effort in a 12-point loss to Indiana at home on Friday, still trying to find themselves with their hold on 10th place in the Western Conference for the final play-in spot in precarious position with surging Houston (35-35) one game behind them.
“The habits were much improved tonight — the defensive focus, the effort, the energy,” coach Steve Kerr said. “I’m confident that if we compete and play like that these last 12 games that we’re going to put ourselves in position.”
The Wolves had eight turnovers in their first 17 possessions over less than eight minutes, and they set a season low with 18 points in the first quarter, but Reid came to their rescue again.
The fan favorite, who delighted the Target Center crowd with 18 points on his beach towel giveaway night on Friday in a decisive win over Cleveland , made his first five attempts from 3-point range. Reid is averaging 14.6 points in 15 career games against the Warriors, the second-highest of his career against any other NBA team.
“We’re very deep. This team is tremendous,” Reid said. "Everybody puts their best foot forward, so everybody has the right intentions. Everybody has the right mindset. It’s anybody’s day at any moment.”