Game ID: 42400232
Golden State Warriors @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 29 27 29 32 117GSW 15 24 26 28 93
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 4/25 · 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
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
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 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.
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 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 — 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.
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.
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 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 — 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
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
JM J. Minott
JR J. Randle
LG L. Garza
LM L. Miller
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
TS T. Shannon Jr.
GSWBH B. Hield
BK B. Key
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
JK J. Kuminga
KK K. Knox II
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
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
Timberwolves beat Curry-less Warriors 117-93 in Game 2 to even series
MINNEAPOLIS -- — The Minnesota Timberwolves were stewing over their rough start in Game 1 against Golden State, a reaction coach Chris Finch was pleased to see.
Julius Randle had 24 points and 11 assists to help the Timberwolves capitalize on Warriors star Stephen Curry’s absence in a 117-93 victory Thursday that tied the second-round series at a game apiece.
The foundation was laid in an ornery film session with Finch and his staff the day before.
"He was unhappy, and he let us know he was unhappy, and we felt that,” Randle said. “We were pretty motivated as a team.”
Anthony Edwards finished with 20 points after an injury scare for the Wolves, who more than tripled their 3-point output (going 16 for 37) from their Game 1 loss when Curry was sidelined by a left hamstring strain that likely will keep him out at least until next week .
Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 20 points to spearhead a superb performance by the bench, combining with Donte DiVincenzo and Naz Reid to go 10 for 22 from deep.
“We looked a lot more like ourselves,” Finch said.
Jonathan Kuminga (18 points) and Trayce Jackson-Davis (15) combined to shoot 14 for 17 from the floor for the Warriors. They took nearly five minutes to score, finally breaking through down 13-0 on Jimmy Butler's 3-pointer.
With the NBA's career leading 3-point shooter next to him on the bench, coach Steve Kerr used a kitchen-sink experiment with 14 players getting time.
“But I would still like to win,” Butler said. “I think the biggest lesson is don’t start off in a hole like we did tonight, and the game maybe could have ended up a little bit differently.”
Kuminga, the seventh overall pick in the 2021 draft who dropped out of the rotation at times during the regular season and missed significant time with a sprained right ankle, was a bright spot off the bench. But this Warriors team was already thin on offense with a healthy Curry.
“We have to figure out what we’re going to be able to do in this series without Steph," Kerr said. “So we gave a lot of people a lot of chances, and some guys really stepped up.”
Against the Wolves and their athletic, long and versatile defense, there wasn't much to lean on. Without Curry to worry about, the Wolves had an easier time keeping shooters Buddy Hield and Brandin Podziemski quiet.
The Warriors put up their lowest first-quarter score (15) in the playoffs since Game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals, according to Sportradar, when they had 11 in a loss to Cleveland.
Draymond Green picked up his fifth technical foul of the playoffs, two short of an automatic one-game suspension, for elbowing Naz Reid after Reid had just fouled him.