Game ID: 42400231
Golden State Warriors @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 20 11 29 28 88GSW 18 26 36 19 99
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 4/22 · 2 days' restOUT Dillingham missed 2 since 4/13, out tonight
MIN availability going into 4/25 · 2 days' restOUT Dillingham missed 3 since 4/13, out tonight
MIN availability going into 4/27 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 2 since 4/22, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 4 since 4/13, out tonight
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
GSW availability going into 4/28 · 1 day's restBACK Kuminga back 4/23 after 2, 21 min since (89% of 24)
BACK Post back 4/11 after 2, 18 min since (117% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 4/11 after 2, 18 min since (116% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/23 after 2, 4 min since (25% of 15)
GSW availability going into 4/30 · 1 day's restBACK Kuminga back 4/23 after 2, 21 min since (89% of 24)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/23 after 2, 5 min since (32% of 15)
NEW Curry 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Podziemski 28 to 33 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 5/02 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 2 since 4/28, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/23 after 2, 7 min since (49% of 15)
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
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 44 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 5 days' rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Butler III at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-5 a night and Golden State minus-4 and the line, where Minnesota takes 24 free throws a game to Golden State's 18. Call it Minnesota 111, Golden State 106.
4/22 @ LAL 85-94 — MIN notes
MIN lost 85-94. MIN shot 38% (30 of 79) to LAL's 45%, 5 of 25 from three. Randle led with 27 (9 of 17, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Edwards added 25. Q4 was theirs, 20-13, the deficit cut from 16 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 81-65 against them. DiVincenzo's -17 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/25 vs LAL 116-104 — MIN notes
MIN won 116-104. MIN shot 48% (44 of 91) to LAL's 47%, 13 of 36 from three. MIN turned it over 8 times to LAL's 16. McDaniels led with 30 (13 of 22, 1 of 5 from three); Edwards added 29, Randle 22. The hinge was Q4, 30-20: a lead of 2 became 12. MIN trailed 54-58 at the half and won the second half 62-46. Edwards was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
4/27 vs LAL 116-113 — MIN notes
MIN won 116-113. MIN shot 42% (38 of 90) to LAL's 45%, 14 of 36 from three, and went to the line 33 times to LAL's 25 — 26 points from the stripe to their 22. Edwards led with 43 (12 of 23, 5 of 10 from three, 14 of 17 at the line); Randle added 25, McDaniels 16. The hinge was Q4, 32-19: MIN came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 3. Reid was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
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 — 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 102 a night and allowing 101, shooting 42 percent and 25 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 23 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 42 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Butler III at 20 and Curry at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 37 percent from three to Minnesota's 25 and the line, where Minnesota takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 18. Call it Minnesota 109, Golden State 106, Golden State keeping it close.
5/10 @ GSW — 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 104 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 19 and Butler III at 18 a game. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 101, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 36 percent from three to Minnesota's 30 and the line, where Minnesota takes 25 free throws a game to Golden State's 19. Call it Golden State 109, Minnesota 108, Minnesota keeping it close.
5/12 @ GSW — 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.
5/14 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.
4/28 vs HOU 109-106 — GSW notes
GSW won 109-106. GSW shot 42% (36 of 86) to HOU's 49%, 17 of 46 from three, and got to the line 22 times to HOU's 31. GSW turned it over 8 times to HOU's 13. Butler III led with 27 (7 of 12, 12 of 12 at the line); Podziemski added 26, Curry 17. The hinge was Q3, 32-23: GSW came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 2. GSW trailed 50-57 at the half and won the second half 59-49. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/30 @ HOU 116-131 — GSW notes
GSW lost 116-131. GSW took 25 more shots (103 to 78), fed by 25 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to HOU's 55%, 15 of 44 from three, and got to the line 22 times to HOU's 38. The glass went 49-39 for them. Moody led with 25 (9 of 18, 3 of 7 from three); Knox II added 14, Curry 13. Q4 was theirs, 36-24, the deficit cut from 27 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 107-80 against them. Green's -29 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/02 vs HOU 107-115 — GSW notes
GSW lost 107-115. GSW took 12 more shots (90 to 78), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to HOU's 45%, 15 of 49 from three, and got to the line 22 times to HOU's 46. GSW turned it over 16 times to HOU's 11, and HOU turned those into 12 steals. Curry led with 29 (9 of 23, 6 of 16 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Butler III added 27, Moody 13. Q3 was theirs, 36-33, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 82-71 against them. Moody's -16 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — 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 102 a night and allowing 101, shooting 42 percent and 25 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 23 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 42 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Butler III at 20 and Curry at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 37 percent from three to Minnesota's 25 and the line, where Minnesota takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 18. Call it Minnesota 109, Golden State 106, Golden State keeping it close.
5/10 vs MIN — 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 104 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 19 and Butler III at 18 a game. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 101, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 36 percent from three to Minnesota's 30 and the line, where Minnesota takes 25 free throws a game to Golden State's 19. Call it Golden State 109, Minnesota 108, Minnesota keeping it close.
5/12 vs MIN — 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.
5/14 @ 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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
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
TS T. Shannon Jr.
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
Warriors take Game 1 from cold-shooting Wolves 99-88 despite Curry's departure with hamstring strain
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Stephen Curry was already in the locker room with a bag of ice against his leg when his Golden State teammates arrived for halftime with a comfortable lead.
The Warriors sure made the best of a bad situation.
Buddy Hield and Draymond Green delivered from 3-point range with Curry suddenly sidelined by a hamstring strain, and Jimmy Butler gave the Warriors a vintage all-around performance in an inspired 99-88 victory over the stumbling Timberwolves that opened the second-round series on Tuesday night.
“It was beautiful to see,” Green said. “Everybody who came into the game gave us something.”
Hield picked up where he left off in the Game 7 win at Houston that finished the first round by scoring 24 points on 5-for-8 shooting from 3-point range.
Butler had 20 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists and Green had four first-half 3s on his way to 18 points, as the Warriors used 12 players, plenty of hustle and lockdown defense to overcome the concerning departure of the franchise cornerstone Curry.
“It's about the intensity and the heart and the fight, and if you do that, you give yourself a chance,” coach Steve Kerr said.
The home teams have yet to win in the second round of these NBA playoffs . Minnesota has another chance to get one in Game 2 on Thursday.
The big question: Will Curry will be available? The league's career-leading 3-point shooter and four-time NBA champion exited early in the second quarter after hitting a 14-footer and grabbing the back of his left leg. The Warriors ruled him out for the remainder of the game soon after that.
Kerr frequently sent a zone defense at a Wolves team that went 7 for 47 from 3-point range in a convincing win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the Game 5 clincher in the first round, and the bricks piled up even higher after nearly a week off.
“People are going to try to blame whatever, blame whoever,” said star Anthony Edwards , who had one point in the first half. “They can blame me. I just didn’t play good enough.”
The Wolves missed their first 16 shots from 3-point range until they were down by 20 and Naz Reid drained one from the wing with 8:32 left in the third quarter.
Edwards had 23 points and 14 rebounds after the rough start, finishing 9 for 22 from the floor. Reid had 19 points and Julius Randle added 16 points for the Wolves, who finished 5 for 29 from behind the arc and trailed by 23 points late in the third.
“We had opportunities to run out. Our transition decision making was diabolical,” coach Chris Finch said. “Obviously we couldn’t hit a shot, but I didn’t like the fact that we couldn’t repeatedly generate good shots. We should’ve been able to.”
Butler, Green and the Warriors had a big hand in that.