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There are 4 good news after 1-0! Can the Warriors eliminate the Timberwolves? Su Qun and Xu Jingyu have the same views

4:04am, 13 May 2025【Basketball】

NBA playoffs are in full swing, and the two highly anticipated games today also made fans excited. The Cavaliers encountered a three-pointer from the Pacers' core Haliburton at home, and fell behind by 0:2. This result is really unexpected. The Warriors challenged the Timberwolves away. Curry, the core player, left the field early due to a hamstring injury after only 12 minutes. However, the team still defeated the Timberwolves 99:88 and made a good start. This allowed fans to see the Warriors' strength to strive for the championship this season, and also made fans even more dissatisfied with the Lakers' performance.

Regularly speaking, the Warriors, who had just finished the tiebreak battle with the Rockets, were exhausted and lacked in physical fitness. Facing the strong Timberwolves, the Warriors should have had a hard time winning away, but the fact is that veterans such as Curry, Butler, and Green make everything full of variables. The two teams played tepidly in the first quarter, and the Warriors trailed by two points 18:20. However, in the second quarter, led by Zhu Meng Green scored 14 points in a single quarter, the team scored a 26:11 offensive climax, suppressing the Timberwolves' scoring to only 31 points in the first quarter, setting a new low this season, which shows how outstanding the Warriors' defense is.

The Timberwolves launched a counterattack in the third quarter, but were eventually suppressed by the Warriors so much that they couldn't raise their heads. The Timberwolves lost another 7 points in a single quarter at 29:36. In the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves launched a counterattack again, narrowing the gap to nearly 10 points at one point, but Butler and Hilder stepped forward again to help Curry with the pressure. In the end, the Warriors lost 9 points in a single quarter at 19:28. However, the total score was 99:88, and I still won this precious victory.

In terms of basic data, the Warriors led the lead with a sharp rebound of 51:41, assists 26:19, steals 4:7, blocks 2:6, turnovers 12:16, free throws 13:15, and three-pointers 18:5, which is the key to their ability to defeat the Timberwolves. The foul was 18:21, with a shooting percentage of 39% to 40%, a free throw percentage of 87% to 88%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 43% to 17%. After this game, we also found that the Warriors had four good news. The first good news is that the Warriors once again showed strong defense in this game, limiting the Timberwolves' score to less than 90 points in a single game, making a good start. At this point, all four teams from the east and west won the first game, which was the first time in NBA history. The second good news is that although Curry had a hamstring injury, he told Mengmeng Green that he wanted to return to the court at one point. From this, it can be seen that Curry's hamstring injury should not be a big problem. Although the Warriors may not let Curry play for strategic reasons and go for examination in the next game, he still has a high probability of returning to home after returning to home. Even if he loses in the next game, the Warriors still have a great advantage when returning to home with a score of 1:1. The third good news is that when Curry was absent, Barty Hilder played his role perfectly as a stand-in. Hilder made 39 minutes of the game, made 7 goals with 19 shots, made 5 of 8 three-pointers, made 5 of 5 free throws, scored 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, with a plus-negative value of +22, the top score was the best in the game. It is worth mentioning that Hilder has scored 20 points in two consecutive playoff games and hit 5 three-pointers and made 0 mistakes at the same time. This achievement makes him the third player in history to achieve this feat, comparable to Seth Curry and Grayson Allen. In the second half of this game, Hilder changed his poor shooting feel in the first half and showed his excellent shooting ability, and once again showed his heroic side in the fierce battle with the Rockets. He is the key figure in the Warriors' victory when Curry is not present today.

The fourth good news is that although Butler's offensive efficiency is average, his comprehensiveness is exactly what the Warriors need. He once again took the lead in the Warriors. If Curry is not there, he deserves to be the core. In this game, 7 of 20 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws, 20 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. At the critical moment, he controlled the situation on the field and withstood the Timberwolves' counterattack. In the fourth quarter, Kerr handed the ball directly to Butler, and was very relieved to hold the ball.

The fourth good news is that Dream Chasing Green once again fought a perfect battle. The Warriors star performed well in chasing dreams. While maintaining comprehensiveness, he also had strong firepower on the offensive end. He played for 35 minutes, made 6 of 13 shots, 4 of 10 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. The plus and negative value is +11. Green reached the milestone of 1,000 assists in the playoffs, and is also the second player in NBA history to reach 1,000 assists and 200 blocks in the playoffs, second only to James. He won a victory for the Warriors with the tough style of a veteran, and after this game he could also be compared with James. His comprehensiveness on the court and his toughness in defense are awesome. Although some fans think that his playing is a bit dirty, for Warriors fans, he is the team's spiritual leader.

In short, the reason why the Warriors can win is directly related to their tenacious defense. Under the defense of the Warriors, Huazi made 0 of 9 shots in the first half, and none of them scored a sports goal. Although he scored 23 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists in the whole game, overall, he still did not assume the responsibility of a leader. Without Curry's Warriors, the Timberwolves could not defeat him, which was really shocking. The two sides are also very exciting in this round of the series. Will they play until the tiebreak? Can the Warriors eliminate the Timberwolves? All NBA commentators have also given their own opinions.

Su Qun mentioned before that if the Warriors want to advance, the first game is crucial. In today's game, the Warriors won this victory without Curry. Teacher Su Qun believes that Cole trusts 13 players, butler is a key figure, and Hilder is used as Curry, which is the three magic weapons for the Warriors to win. Curry is likely to be on the verge of the next game, heals well and prepares to return home. The possibility of a 1-1 draw between the two sides is very high, and the series will be long. But he still believes that the Warriors will definitely win if they eliminate the Timberwolves.

The famous commentator Xu Jingyu also said that Curry does not need to rush to come back in this series, he will recover and return and strive for the championship with all his strength. The Warriors have the ability to control the situation. As long as Curry's injury does not need to be on the 7th game, the Warriors' prospects for the championship this year will become clearer and brighter. It can be seen that he also has an optimistic view of the Warriors' qualifying. Su Qun and Xu Jingyu have the same views. Perhaps it is because of his special feelings for Curry, or perhaps it is because the Warriors' offensive and defensive strength is above the Timberwolves, and the Warriors' playoffs and regular season are completely two different teams. Fans, who do you think can win these two teams? Welcome to leave comments.