Warriors vs Timberwolves

Minnesota has Anthony Edwards and Karl Anthony-Towns on the injury report vs. Golden State.

The Golden State Warriors will play against the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight at 5:30pm PT in San Francisco. Find additional game information and more ...

Who: Golden State Warriors (39 - 36) vs. [NBA Trade Deadline](http://www.sbnation.com/nba-trade-rumors). Meanwhile, Minnesota is on a streak of their own, winning their last two in a row including Wednesday’s matchup against the [Atlanta Hawks](https://www.peachtreehoops.com), 125-124. A front court of Towns and Rudy Gobert will be difficult to attack in the paint, so the Warriors’ three point shooting will play a big factor in this one. On Golden State’s side, the big news is the highly anticipated debut of Gary Payton II. The game will be played at 5:30 PM PT in San Francisco and can be watched on NBA TV and NBC Sports Bay Area.

This Sunday, the Golden State Warriors are hoping to patch up the holes in a defense that has allowed an average of 117.96 points per matchup. Their homestand ...

- Nov 26, 2016 - Golden State 115 vs. - Nov 02, 2018 - Golden State 116 vs. - Jan 25, 2021 - Golden State 130 vs. - Jan 27, 2021 - Golden State 123 vs. - Nov 10, 2021 - Golden State 123 vs. Golden State is expected to win this handily, but they should have beaten the Phoenix Suns Jan. - Jan 27, 2022 - Golden State 124 vs. - Nov 27, 2022 - Golden State 137 vs. Regional restrictions may apply.) In other words, don't count the Timberwolves out just yet. This Sunday, the Golden State Warriors are hoping to patch up the holes in a defense that has allowed an average of 117.96 points per matchup. The Warriors are out to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.

Visit ESPN for the game recap of the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Golden State Warriors NBA basketball game on March 26, 2023.

... [Mike Conley](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3195/mike-conley) hit four of his first five 3s to score all 12 of his points in the first quarter. [Klay Thompson](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6475/klay-thompson)'s five 3-pointers gave him 273, moving him closer to his career high in 3s for a season of 276 set in 2015-16. [Naz Reid](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4396971/naz-reid) hit a baseline 3-pointer with 6:12 remaining, followed by a layup. [Taurean Prince](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2990962/taurean-prince)'s common foul to a Flagrant 1 with 30.4 seconds left in the first, and then he picked up his third personal just four seconds later. The Warriors have won 13 of 15 overall in San Francisco. ... The Warriors tied the season series 2-all. He played 15 1/2 minutes in his first game since the Warriors reacquired him at the trade deadline from Portland after he helped Golden State to a championship last season as a top defender. [Minnesota Timberwolves](http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/min/minnesota-timberwolves) coach Chris Finch has plenty of confidence in his new-look team’s ability to defend at every position, all over the court, even with the ball in Stephen Curry’s hands and the game on the line. The Kings, coached by former Golden State top assistant Mike Brown, will try to end the longest playoff drought in NBA history Monday night at home against Minnesota. Green went down hard taking a charge from the 7-foot-1 Gobert earlier in the quarter. “It was a nice welcome home.” Poole, who had a game-high 27 points, then secured a rebound on the other end.

While the motion offense is their bread and butter, having one of the best pick-and-roll ballhandlers in the league in Steph Curry allows them to have the ...

All the Warriors had to do in this situation was to hold onto the ball, dribble it out, and burn as much clock as possible. Not to sound like a broken record, but the Warriors have lost several games due to turning the ball over too darn much. These are mistakes a team can’t afford with the playoffs looming and playoff positioning playing a crucial role. That goes for turnover percentage, as well — their 15.7 TOV% is worse than any other team in the league save for the Rockets’ 16.5 TOV%. The defense must then respond in one of two ways: either they give up the easy switch and therefore, the mismatch; or they scheme up a coverage quirk to prevent the potential mismatch. All things considered, Towns does a good job on Curry — but I felt like Curry could’ve done more to break Towns down. That’s a subtle example, but in many ways it spoke the loudest. But for some reason — bad decision making, bad process, or settling due to other factors (e.g., fatigue) — the Warriors just settled too much for my liking. The Warriors run two ballscreens (“Dive Roll”) to get Karl-Anthony Towns switched onto Curry. Such windows gave the Warriors chances to pick apart the small cracks and bust them wide open. But instead of Curry attacking Towns in isolation, he passes to Jordan Poole, who doesn’t generate anything against Taurean Prince. The Warriors have always done a great job mixing up their offense and giving opponents different looks.