Game ID: 42400234
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Golden State Warriors
Monday, May 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 28 32 17 33 110MIN 27 31 39 20 117
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 5/04 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 3 since 4/28, returns tonight: 7 min (31% of 24)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/23 after 2, 6 min since (40% of 15)
NEW Post 15 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 5/06 · 1 day's restBACK Kuminga back 5/04 after 3, 7 min since (31% of 24)
NEW Curry 32 to 38 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 5/08 · 1 day's restBACK Kuminga back 5/04 after 3, 10 min since (43% of 24)
NEW Butler III 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Hield 23 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 5/10 · 1 day's restBACK Kuminga back 5/04 after 3, 16 min since (65% of 24)
GSW availability going into 5/12 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 2 since 5/08, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 5/04 after 3, 21 min since (86% of 24)
NEW Butler III 34 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Podziemski 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Hield 23 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 15 to 21 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 5/14 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 3 since 5/08, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 5/04 after 3, 22 min since (93% of 24)
NEW Butler III 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Podziemski 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Hield 23 to 35 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/30 · 2 days' restOUT Clark missed 3 since 4/22, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 5 since 4/13, out tonight
NEW Randle 33 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 5/06 · 5 days' restOUT Clark missed 4 since 4/22, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 6 since 4/13, out tonight
NEW Randle 33 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 5/08 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 5 since 4/22, returns tonight: 3 min (28% of 12)
OUT Dillingham missed 7 since 4/13, out tonight
NEW Edwards 37 to 42 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 5/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dillingham missed 8 since 4/13, out tonight
BACK Clark back 5/08 after 5, 3 min since (28% of 12)
MIN availability going into 5/12 · 1 day's restOUT Dillingham missed 9 since 4/13, out tonight
BACK Clark back 5/08 after 5, 3 min since (28% of 12)
MIN availability going into 5/14 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 2 since 5/10, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 10 since 4/13, out tonight
MIN availability going into 5/20 · 5 days' restOUT Clark missed 3 since 5/10, returns tonight: 6 min (52% of 12)
OUT Dillingham missed 11 since 4/13, returns tonight: 2 min (20% of 10)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 39 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 5/22 · 1 day's restBACK Clark back 5/08 after 5, 5 min since (40% of 12)
BACK Dillingham back 5/20 after 11, 2 min since (20% of 10)
NEW Randle 33 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 5/24 · 1 day's restBACK Clark back 5/20 after 3, 6 min since (52% of 12)
BACK Dillingham back 5/20 after 11, 2 min since (20% of 10)
NEW Randle 33 to 38 min over the last 5
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 100 a night and allowing 102, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Butler III at 23 and Curry at 21 a game. Without Curry (2 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 100, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 37 percent from three to Minnesota's 30 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-4 a night and Golden State minus-3. Call it Minnesota 107, Golden State 106, Golden State keeping it close.
5/04 @ HOU 103-89 — GSW notes
GSW won 103-89. GSW shot 48% (39 of 82) to HOU's 40%, 18 of 43 from three, and got to the line 9 times to HOU's 21. The glass went 38-52 against them. Hield led with 33 (12 of 15, 9 of 11 from three); Curry added 22, Butler III 20. The hinge was Q2, 28-20: a lead of 4 became 12, and the lead reached 20. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
5/06 @ MIN 99-88 — GSW notes
GSW won 99-88. GSW shot 39% (34 of 87) to MIN's 40%, 18 of 42 from three. The glass went 51-41 for them. Hield led with 24 (7 of 19, 5 of 8 from three); Butler III added 20, Green 18. The hinge was Q2, 26-11: GSW came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 23. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
5/08 @ MIN 93-117 — GSW notes
GSW lost 93-117. GSW shot 45% (34 of 76) to MIN's 51%, 9 of 32 from three. GSW turned it over 17 times to MIN's 12, and MIN turned those into 10 steals. Kuminga led with 18 (8 of 11, 1 of 3 from three); Butler III added 17, Hield 15. Q2 was theirs, 24-27, but the other 3 periods went 90-69 against them. Spencer's -20 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/10 vs MIN 97-102 — GSW notes
GSW lost 97-102. GSW shot 43% (35 of 81) to MIN's 44%, 10 of 23 from three. Butler III led with 33 (12 of 26, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Kuminga added 30, Hield 14. Q2 was theirs, 21-19, but the other 3 periods went 83-76 against them.
5/12 vs MIN 110-117 — GSW notes
GSW lost 110-117. GSW shot 44% (37 of 85) to MIN's 49%, 8 of 27 from three, and went to the line 33 times to MIN's 26 — 28 points from the stripe to their 23. Kuminga led with 23 (6 of 13, 11 of 12 at the line); Butler III added 14, Green 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-20, the deficit cut from 20 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 97-77 against them. Butler III's -30 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/14 @ MIN — 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 99, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and Randle at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Butler III at 21 and Hield at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Curry (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 38 percent from three to Minnesota's 31 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-2. Call it Minnesota 109, Golden State 104.
4/30 @ LAL 103-96 — MIN notes
MIN won 103-96. MIN shot 40% (36 of 89) to LAL's 42%, 7 of 47 from three, and went to the line 33 times to LAL's 25 — 24 points from the stripe to their 19. The glass went 54-37 for them. Gobert led with 27 (12 of 15, 3 of 6 at the line); Randle added 23, Edwards 15. The hinge was Q1, 31-22: from level to 9 ahead. Gobert was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
5/06 vs GSW 88-99 — MIN notes
MIN lost 88-99. MIN shot 40% (34 of 86) to GSW's 39%, 5 of 29 from three. The glass went 41-51 against them. Edwards led with 23 (9 of 22, 1 of 5 from three); Reid added 19, Randle 18. Q4 was theirs, 28-19, the deficit cut from 20 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 80-60 against them.
5/08 vs GSW 117-93 — MIN notes
MIN won 117-93. MIN shot 51% (44 of 87) to GSW's 45%, 16 of 37 from three. MIN turned it over 12 times to GSW's 17. Randle led with 24 (10 of 17, 1 of 4 from three); Edwards added 20, Alexander-Walker 20. The hinge was Q1, 29-15: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Edwards was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
5/10 @ GSW 102-97 — MIN notes
MIN won 102-97. MIN shot 44% (36 of 82) to GSW's 43%, 13 of 34 from three. Edwards led with 36 (13 of 28, 5 of 14 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Randle added 24, McDaniels 15. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: MIN came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 5. MIN trailed 40-42 at the half and won the second half 62-55. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
5/12 @ GSW 117-110 — MIN notes
MIN won 117-110. MIN shot 49% (39 of 79) to GSW's 44%, 16 of 34 from three, and got to the line 26 times to GSW's 33. Randle led with 31 (11 of 21, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Edwards added 30, Alexander-Walker 13. The hinge was Q3, 39-17: MIN came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 20. MIN trailed 58-60 at the half and won the second half 59-50. Conley was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
5/14 vs GSW — 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 99, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and Randle at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Butler III at 21 and Hield at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Curry (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 38 percent from three to Minnesota's 31 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-2. Call it Minnesota 109, Golden State 104.
5/20 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 25 a game. That is 4 straight wins. 5 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 38 percent from three to OKC's 29 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it OKC 111, Minnesota 107, Minnesota keeping it close.
5/22 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 98, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 15 a game. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Randle at 27 and Edwards at 25 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 12 and the arc, Minnesota at 39 percent from three to OKC's 33. Call it OKC 112, Minnesota 106.
5/24 vs OKC — 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 106 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 24 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 18 times a game to OKC's 10 and the defense, OKC allowing 102 a night to Minnesota's 110. Call it OKC 112, Minnesota 108, Minnesota keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
JK J. Kuminga
KK K. Knox II
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
MIN/GSW 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
Edwards, Randle lead the way again as Timberwolves beat Warriors 117-110 for 3-1 playoff series lead
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Anthony Edwards let it fly from 30 feet just before the halftime buzzer and his 3-pointer provided some much-needed momentum that Minnesota took right into a commanding third quarter.
Edwards also spoke up to his team at halftime and Chris Finch credited that pep talk for setting the tone ahead of an impressive second half.
“At halftime, Coach came in and said we’re playing like we already won the series pretty much, I don’t really like that," Edwards said, adding, “I told them we’ve only got two wins."
Edwards scored 30 points, Julius Randle had 31 and the Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 117-110 on Monday night for a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference playoff series.
Staying close at halftime was key.
“It was huge because it felt like one of those games where we were going to struggle to find a rhythm,” Finch said. “I thought we might be down eight, 10 at halftime with the way that we had played. Fortunately, I thought his shot made it pretty much an even game and if we came out with the type of purpose that we needed to I felt we were going to be OK.”
Now, it's back home to Minneapolis for the Wolves with a chance to clinch the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
The Warriors will still be without Stephen Curry , who sat out his third game in a row and is scheduled to have his strained left hamstring re-evaluated that day.
“We’re not going to Superman this thing,” Draymond Green said. “If he’s in a place where he can play, I’m sure he will.”
Edwards made consecutive 3-pointers and scored 11 total points in a decisive 17-0 Minnesota run that put the Timberwolves ahead 85-68 late in the third. They led 97-77 going into the fourth and the Warriors couldn't catch up.
Edwards — coming off a 36-point performance in a Game 3 — hit that big shot that pulled Minnesota within 60-58 at the break. And the Wolves delivered in the second half again after also trailing by two points at halftime in a 102-97 victory in Game 3 .
Jonathan Kuminga came off the bench to score 23 points and convert 11 of 12 free throws for the Warriors, following up his 30-point performance in Game 3 with another gem.
Jaden McDaniels added 10 points and 13 rebounds for Minnesota.
Buddy Hield went down briefly 4:17 before halftime after McDaniels grabbed at the guard's neck and pulled the back of his jersey. The play went to replay review as fans chanted “You can't do that!” but was deemed a common foul rather than a flagrant.
Golden State has now dropped three in a row since Curry hurt his leg early in Game 1 last Tuesday night.
The Warriors were slow getting their offense and 3-point shooting going in a 102-97 loss Saturday and it was much of the same this game.
Jimmy Butler and Green scored 14 points apiece and Hield 13.
Even without Curry, Finch's defensive game plan focused on keeping the Warriors from their dangerous 3-point flurries — and Golden State wound up 8 of 27 from deep.