Looking to get right amid skid, Warriors’ smothered by Timberwolves on
the road
Start to the Golden State Warriors road trip soured by bad loss to
Minnesota Timberwolves
>Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, center, and Minnesota
Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley, right, react to a jump ball call by
referee Zach Zarba during the first half of an NBA basketball game
Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)
>Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, center, and Minnesota
Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley, right, react to a jump ball call by
referee Zach Zarba during the first half of an NBA basketball game
Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)
By SHAYNA RUBIN | srubin@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: March 1, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. | UPDATED: March 1, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/03/01/looking-to-get-right-amid-skid-warriors-smothered-by-timberwolves-on-the-road/

MINNEAPOLIS — Off to a disappointing start after the All-Star break,
the Golden State Warriors came to Minneapolis hoping find a little
momentum. But the Timberwolves smothered the Warriors’ feeble attempts
at a road win, losing 129-114 on Tuesday night at Target Center.

The Timberwolves led by double-digits early, but the Warriors challenged
that lead in the second half with Curry finding an opportunity to take
scoring matters into his own hands.

Curry’s sluggish start, going 1-for-4 in the first quarter from three,
gained momentum with a few productive minutes shared with Juan
Toscano-Anderson on the floor in the second quarter. Curry finished the
half with three from beyond the arc. Calling his own number more as the
game progressed, Curry went 5-for-14 from beyond the arc by the end of
the third quarter.

While Curry’s teammates held their own while he sat, they couldn’t
generate enough scoring to dig themselves out of the deficit. Minnesota
buried them in a high-scoring fourth quarter, forcing head coach Steve
Kerr to pull Curry with just over five minutes remaining. Without a
three in the fourth quarter, he finished the game with a team-high 34
points.

A game against his former team seemed to be the jolt Andrew Wiggins
needed. He got off to a hot start, collecting eight points on 3-of-3
shooting, including two 3-pointers. But that start fizzled quick —
Wiggins went without a made field goal for the rest of the half as the
Warriors saw an early lead drown. He finished with 12 points.

Jordan Poole struggled, too, going a team-worst minus-21 with 12 points.

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The Timberwolves dominated on both ends with their size and length,
outscoring the Warriors in the paint 28-16 in the first half.
Karl-Anthony Towns put up 20 points with seven rebounds in that half.

Moses Moody started the game, but left in the first quarter after Towns’
accidentally hit him in the left eye during contact at the rim.

The loss was a sour start to their four-game road trip against four
Western Conference playoff teams. The Dallas Mavericks are up next with
a trip to Los Angeles to play the Lakers, then Denver to play the
Nuggets after.

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Shayna Rubin | Oakland Athletics reporter