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No Miracle 1: 2! Green sent off as a turn, Butler 33 points into the background board, Huazi turns the tables

2:17pm, 15 May 2025【Basketball】

On May 11, in the G3 of the Western Conference Semi-finals of the NBA Playoffs, the Warriors returned to their home court to face the Timberwolves. Although the two teams are currently 1:1, the Warriors lack core Curry and suffered a big defeat in the last game. The situation is very unoptimistic. The Timberwolves' lineup is complete, and they must quickly win as much as possible while Curry is not there.

In the first three quarters of this game, both sides played a balanced position, especially when the Timberwolves' three-point shooting percentage was once less than 25%, only Butler and Kumingga could score in the Warriors. In particular, Kumingga's very efficient today has become the key to the Warriors' ability to play some advantages.

But in the fourth quarter, Edwards took over the game in the first half of the quarter. He made two mid-range and long shots to lead the team to overtake the score, but this is not the biggest variable. The turning point of the Warriors was that Green made two consecutive fouls when the game entered the last 4 minutes, and was sent off for a full foul. Gobert took the opportunity to play, and the inside line grabbed rebounds unscrupulously, and made a free throw with great courage.

Hilder made a three-pointer in the last 2 minutes, and the Warriors were only 4 points behind, but the Timberwolves had two consecutive offensive rebounds in the offensive round, allowing Edwards to hit a decisive three-pointer. The Warriors were still 7 points behind in the last 1 minute and 13 seconds. In the whole game, Edwards was defended to 9 of 23 for a while, and finally scored 13 of 28 shots and scored 36 points. His strong adjustment ability cleared the slump in the first game.

In the end, the Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Warriors 102:97 away and rewrite the total score to 1:2. The Warriors did not perform a miracle when Curry was away, and they still lost the game. The home advantage was taken away. Butler burned out 33 points but became Edwards' background board.

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