The Golden State Warriors are on the brink of elimination after dropping game 4 against the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-110, and their best defender is under strutiny after a hard foul on an opponent.
Playing without superstar guard Stephen Curry has taken a toll on the San Francisco team, and they have not been able to find the offensive power that can overcome Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle, Rudy Gobert, and the rest of the Twolves.
The series heads back to Target Center at Minnesota on Wednesday for game 5. If the Warriors somehow find a way to win, they would return to Chase Center in San Francisco for game 6 on Sunday night. Golden State hopes to have Curry by then.
Green choke slams former teammate
Draymond Green is known for being a feisty defender, but sometimes he takes that intensity to the extreme and he does not care if he’s defending a former teammate. That’s just what happened on Monday night, when the forward was fighting for a loose ball on the paint against Donte DiVincenzo.
The former Villanova Wildcat standout played for the Warriors during the 2022-2023 season before leaving the team for the New York Knicks. Donte then got traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. But his Golden State past didn’t matter when it came to receiving Draymond‘s aggressiveness.
Green appeared to choke slam DiVincenzo, an unnecesary roughness. As bad as it looked, Draymond didn’t get a foul for his dangerous play. The former Michigan Spartan finished the night with 14 points and seven rebounds, which was not enough for his team to get the win.
The Timberwolves want to make a deep run
All-Star guard Anthony Edwards and the rest of the Minnesota Timberwolves want to make history next Wednesday as they look to close down the series against the Golden State Warriors at home. But Ant understands that the series is not over.
Edwards scored 30 points, including making consecutive 3-pointers and registering 11 total points in a decisive 17-0 Minnesota run that put the Timberwolves ahead 85-68 late in the third quarter. Jaden McDaniels added 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Twolves.
Julius Randle knows that the road to victory starts with every single one of the Minnesota players on the court, but it ends with Edwards. “Ant’s the brightest star in the room… He has the ‘it’ factor. For me, I always try to tell him to go be great,” said the veteran.
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