Game ID: 22400355
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Golden State Warriors
Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 21 28 44 21 114MIN 30 28 32 16 106
GSW vs MIN ScoutingGSW vs 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.
GSW availability going into 11/30 · 2 days' restOUT Post missed 6 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 4 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 28 min since (116% of 24)
NEW Waters III 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/03 · 2 days' restOUT Post missed 7 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 5 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 24 min since (97% of 24)
GSW availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 8 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 6 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 25 min since (105% of 24)
NEW Waters III 17 to 23 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 2 since 12/03, returns tonight: 26 min (89% of 30)
OUT Waters III missed 2 since 12/03, returns tonight: 20 min (115% of 17)
OUT Post missed 9 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 7 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 27 min since (112% of 24)
GSW availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 10 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 8 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 26 min since (89% of 30)
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 27 min since (114% of 24)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 20 min since (115% of 17)
NEW Looney 14 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Post missed 11 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 9 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (96% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 21 min since (122% of 17)
NEW Looney 14 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/15 · 3 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 12/08, returns tonight: 34 min (111% of 30)
OUT Post missed 12 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 10 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (98% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 22 min since (126% of 17)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 14 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Moody missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Post missed 13 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 11 since 11/22, returns tonight: 8 min (64% of 13)
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (111% of 30)
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (98% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 22 min since (125% of 17)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 14 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Moody missed 3 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Post missed 14 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 27 min since (90% of 30)
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 21 min since (120% of 17)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 8 min since (64% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 32 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 32 min since (130% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 12/02 · 2 days' restOUT Clark missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 33 min since (132% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 39 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 2 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 29 min since (119% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 12/06 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 3 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 27 min since (109% of 25)
MIN availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 4 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 27 min since (109% of 25)
MIN availability going into 12/13 · 4 days' restOUT Clark missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 5 since 11/29, returns tonight: 8 min (74% of 10)
MIN availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 8 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Dillingham back 12/13 after 5, 8 min since (74% of 10)
MIN availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Clark missed 9 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Dillingham back 12/13 after 5, 8 min since (83% of 10)
MIN availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 10 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Dillingham back 12/13 after 5, 11 min since (109% of 10)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 107, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Without Post (10 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 91, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Edwards at 21 and Randle at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 91 a night to Golden State's 107 and the arc, Minnesota at 37 percent from three to Golden State's 32. Call it Minnesota 106, Golden State 105, Golden State keeping it close.
11/30 @ PHX 105-113 — GSW notes
GSW lost 105-113. GSW took 13 more shots (92 to 79), but shot 41% to PHX's 48%, 14 of 40 from three. Curry led with 23 (8 of 21, 3 of 10 from three); Wiggins added 18, Green 13. Q3 was theirs, 29-19, the deficit cut from 17 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 94-76 against them. Hield's -15 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/03 @ DEN 115-119 — GSW notes
GSW lost 115-119. GSW took 16 more shots (95 to 79), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to DEN's 51%, 12 of 38 from three, and got to the line 21 times to DEN's 35. The glass went 48-38 for them. Curry led with 24 (8 of 23, 4 of 15 from three); Kuminga added 19, Wiggins 13. Q2 was theirs, 26-24, the deficit cut from 2 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 95-89 against them. They led by as many as 12. Wiggins's -20 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/05 vs HOU 99-93 — GSW notes
GSW won 99-93. GSW shot 42% (36 of 86) to HOU's 38%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 27 times to HOU's 17 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. Kuminga led with 33 (13 of 22, 3 of 6 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Wiggins added 23. The hinge was Q2, 31-21: GSW came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 6, and the lead reached 15. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/06 vs MIN 90-107 — GSW notes
GSW lost 90-107. GSW shot 39% (32 of 82) to MIN's 45%, 11 of 39 from three. GSW turned it over 22 times to MIN's 17, and MIN turned those into 12 steals. Curry led with 23 (6 of 17, 3 of 9 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Kuminga added 13, Wiggins 11. Q3 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 10 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 85-64 against them. Podziemski's -16 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/08 vs MIN 114-106 — GSW notes
GSW won 114-106. GSW shot 47% (42 of 90) to MIN's 46%, 16 of 41 from three. Curry led with 30 (8 of 18, 5 of 11 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Hield added 27, Kuminga 20. The hinge was Q3, 44-32: GSW came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 3. GSW trailed 49-58 at the half and won the second half 65-48. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/11 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Green at 25 and VanVleet at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Eason (2 straight), Whitmore (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Without Post (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 28 free throws a game to Golden State's 21 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-8 a night and Golden State plus-3. Call it Houston 112, Golden State 108, Golden State keeping it close.
12/15 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Wiggins (2 straight), Post (12 straight). 3 days' rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 31 free throws a game; Dončić at 28 and Irving at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Kleber (2 straight), Hardy (2 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Dallas at 44 percent from three to Golden State's 33 and the line, where Dallas takes 31 free throws a game to Golden State's 19. Call it Dallas 113, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
12/19 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Morant at 22 and Jackson Jr. at 22 a game. Without Williams Jr. (12 straight). 3 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 21 a game. Without Moody (2 straight), Post (13 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the line, where Memphis takes 27 free throws a game to Golden State's 17 and the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Memphis's 116. Call it Memphis 118, Golden State 110.
12/21 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 103, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and Randle at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Curry at 20 and Wiggins at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Moody (3 straight), Post (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 103 a night to Golden State's 118. Call it Minnesota 112, Golden State 106.
11/29 vs LAC 93-92 — MIN notes
MIN won 93-92. MIN shot 41% (31 of 75) to LAC's 43%, 15 of 39 from three, and went to the line 20 times to LAC's 13 — 16 points from the stripe to their 10. MIN turned it over 21 times to LAC's 15, and LAC turned those into 17 steals. The glass went 49-39 for them. Edwards led with 21 (7 of 21, 4 of 9 from three); Conley added 13, Alexander-Walker 12. The hinge was Q2, 27-22: a lead of 1 became 6.
12/02 vs LAL 109-80 — MIN notes
MIN won 109-80. MIN shot 51% (41 of 81) to LAL's 41%, 15 of 35 from three. MIN turned it over 15 times to LAL's 20. Randle led with 18 (6 of 13, 2 of 3 from three); Gobert added 17, Reid 15. The hinge was Q4, 30-16: a lead of 15 became 29. Reid was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
12/04 @ LAC 108-80 — MIN notes
MIN won 108-80. MIN shot 48% (41 of 85) to LAC's 35%, 16 of 44 from three. MIN turned it over 14 times to LAC's 21. Randle led with 20 (8 of 16, 4 of 9 from three); Edwards added 16, Minott 13. The hinge was Q1, 33-14: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 41. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
12/06 @ GSW 107-90 — MIN notes
MIN won 107-90. MIN shot 45% (40 of 88) to GSW's 39%, 14 of 42 from three. MIN turned it over 17 times to GSW's 22. Edwards led with 30 (11 of 18, 4 of 10 from three); Gobert added 17, Randle 16. The hinge was Q4, 29-18: a lead of 6 became 17, and the lead reached 23. Edwards was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/08 @ GSW 106-114 — MIN notes
MIN lost 106-114. MIN shot 46% (36 of 79) to GSW's 47%, 19 of 42 from three. Edwards led with 27 (10 of 19, 5 of 9 from three); Alexander-Walker added 19, Randle 14. Q1 was theirs, 30-21, but the other 3 periods went 93-76 against them. They led by as many as 12. Gobert's -12 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/13 vs LAL — 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 105 a night and allowing 91, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Edwards at 20 and Randle at 16 a game. 4 days' rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 24 a game. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Reaves (5 straight), Hayes (7 straight), Vanderbilt (18 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 91 a night to the Lakers' 116 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-4 a night and the Lakers minus-8. Call it Minnesota 113, the Lakers 102, Minnesota by 11.
12/15 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Vassell at 18 a game. Without Jones (5 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 90, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Edwards at 21 and Randle at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 90 a night to San Antonio's 123 and the line, where San Antonio takes 28 free throws a game to Minnesota's 18. Call it Minnesota 111, San Antonio 107, San Antonio keeping it close.
12/19 vs NYK — 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 105 a night and allowing 93, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Edwards at 24 and Randle at 16 a game. 3 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. 3 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 93 a night to New York's 106 and the line, where New York takes 25 free throws a game to Minnesota's 18. Call it Minnesota 109, New York 105, New York keeping it close.
12/21 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 103, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and Randle at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Curry at 20 and Wiggins at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Moody (3 straight), Post (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 103 a night to Golden State's 118. Call it Minnesota 112, Golden State 106.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KA K. Anderson
KL K. Looney
LW L. Waters III
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
JM J. McDaniels
JM J. Minott
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
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
Stephen Curry scores 30 and dishes out eight assists as Warriors beat Timberwolves 114-106
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Stephen Curry sunk a 39-foot jumper from nearly halfcourt to beat the third-quarter buzzer and finished with 30 points and eight assists, leading the Golden State Warriors past the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106 on Sunday night in the teams' second meeting over three days.
Curry found Jonathan Kuminga for a go-ahead dunk with 2:55 to play and hit Buddy Hield for a clutch 3-pointer at the 58-second mark.
Hield scored 27 points, including consecutive 3-pointers midway through the third that tied the game at 69 and another that put Golden State ahead. Hield had seven 3s and is one shy of becoming the 17th player in NBA history to reach 2,000.
Kuminga had 20 points and seven rebounds.
Anthony Edwards scored 27 points as Minnesota's four-game winning streak ended.
Takeaways Timberwolves: G Rob Dillingham missed his fourth straight game with a sprained right ankle and fifth consecutive overall. ... Minnesota had won five straight in the series.
Warriors: Andrew Wiggins was out with a troublesome right ankle that limited him Friday.
Key moments Draymond Green was whistled for a foul 13 seconds into the second half on which a driving Rudy Gobert grabbed at the left side of his face. The Warriors challenged and it was determined on review that Green had made contact with the big man's eye.
Key stats After Hield’s 3-pointer started Golden State’s scoring in the second quarter, Curry had 10 straight points, including consecutive 3s. Curry hit another 3-pointer 53 seconds before halftime, moments after Gary Payton II blocked Julius Randle 's shot.
Up next Minnesota hosts the Lakers on Friday in a game added to the schedule after the Timberwolves missed advancing to the NBA Cup knockout rounds. The Warriors play at Houston on Wednesday in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, having beaten the Rockets in 15 straight meetings and eight in a row on the road.