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00:00The Warriors are banged up and missing four starters, missing a lot of their size.
00:07And at halftime, down big, Bonte, Mully, and Festus.
00:10Festus has size.
00:11He's at the gatehouse.
00:13Jack in the Box at the half is on the way.
00:18It was a three-point game at the end of one.
00:20Minnesota owned that second quarter, and it really wasn't what the Warriors didn't do.
00:26You just got to credit Minnesota's excellence.
00:28This is an angry, fully healthy, fully loaded T-Wolf team, and they took it out of the doves.
00:33And the Warriors don't have the firepower.
00:34They haven't shot it well enough.
00:35See if you can get your energy up.
00:37See if you can get some second chance points, more of those, and then may have to double-team Anthony
00:41Edwards.
00:42They have made you pay when you double-team in the first half.
00:44Got to make sure you get the rotation right with the cutters as well.
00:47You didn't have Draymond.
00:48You lose Al Horford and Seth Curry in the first half.
00:51But the good news is that Chris Stapps Porzingis was just special in that first half.
00:56Get you excited to where the Warrior offense could be.
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01:03Show me the big man.
01:04They got creative with Chris Stapps.
01:06Freeza here.
01:06You get the back screen there.
01:09Julius Randle doesn't want to fight over.
01:11You set him up nicely.
01:13The defense is lifted.
01:14Guy Santos sees it.
01:16Nice little acrobatic finish there.
01:18He made that one look easy.
01:19Freeza here.
01:20You're going to get a double screen here.
01:22Basically a staggered screen.
01:24GP2's going to set the second one.
01:25You're going to get Melton coming off.
01:27And then watch GP2 go over here and set another screen for Chris Stapps.
01:31One, two defenders.
01:33And you see him rolling to the basket.
01:36GP2 does this so well.
01:38Get him an easy one.
01:39Again, you had the defense lifted.
01:41Set him up nicely for that one.
01:42Freeze it here.
01:43You're going to get a screen here.
01:44So the small defender, McDaniels, has to switch on to Porzingis.
01:47How do you take advantage of this?
01:48Get him inside.
01:50Get him inside.
01:51If you're Will Richard, don't force it.
01:52You don't like that pass?
01:53Go ahead and freeze it here.
01:55Flash in here.
01:56You're going to get him fronting Chris Stapps-Porzingis.
01:59So flash in here so he can throw it over the top instead of maybe forcing one and getting a
02:04turnover.
02:05So that's the creativity.
02:07It's been on display in the first half.
02:09You've got an agile big and a skill big.
02:12And Chris Stapps-Porzingis let the man eat.
02:14He can score inside.
02:15He's got three-point range.
02:17He leads the Warriors in scoring.
02:19But our Metro T-Mobile first half recap.
02:22Second quarter shooting.
02:23It was Edwards.
02:24It was free throws.
02:25It was just domination by a team that's just deeper and taller right now.
02:29Defending without fouling is tough against this team.
02:32They're fifth in the league in free throw attempts.
02:34And they're making them this game as well.
02:36And then Anthony Edwards is doing Anthony Edwards-type things right now.
02:40So you've got to see if you can double-team him, get the ball out of his hands.
02:43But then make sure you keep everybody else down, which is not easy to do against this team.
02:47Yeah, Minnesota after losing to the Lakers and Clippers, they're angry at the state of California.
02:52They're coming after the Warriors as Edwards is fouled again.
02:55Anthony Edwards used to be free throws 9 and 10.
02:58He shot more free throws than the whole Warrior team by himself.
03:01It was that first pump fake.
03:03And Anthony Mills was like, well, I've got to respect it.
03:07He does shoot the three ball extremely well at 40%.
03:09And he's so athletic.
03:12If you buy that pump fake, he's buy you in the blink of an eye.
03:15And then you're just trying to figure out if you're the hell.
03:17Do I come?
03:18Do I stay with Gobert?
03:19He gives you a little ball fake.
03:21He's at the rim.
03:21And you have to push him from behind if you're D'Anthony Melton.
03:25So four-time All-Star, two-time All-NBA.
03:28And got an Olympic gold with Steve Kerr and Steph in Paris.
03:32But I was saying, even as good as he is, he's still finding things to work on.
03:36He said, I worked on my ball handling, my mid-range this offseason.
03:41So if you're on the Timberwolves and your best player is saying that,
03:44like, you can't slack off during the offseason.
03:46You better find something to work on, too.
03:47You're not as good as this guy.
03:48Well, a picture's worth a thousand words.
03:50When you look at the Warrior bench, Pat Spencer, Malafi Leones.
03:54That's about it.
03:55But there's no other bodies.
03:58Seth Curry was injured in the first half along with Al Horford.
04:04And then you didn't have Draymond or Moody tonight.
04:08So the Dubs are just down bodies, and they're going on the road tomorrow
04:12for the longest road trip of the year starting in New York.
04:15Randall off Gobert's leg.
04:17The Warriors will take that.
04:18It's a stop.
04:20That pass was kind of a little too hot for Gobert.
04:22Couldn't react to it.
04:26Keep going to Porzingis.
04:28Now, Kristaps has yet to shoot a free throw.
04:31He's kind of saying, wait a minute.
04:33He's getting bounced around a little bit.
04:34He's been inside a good amount.
04:37Edwards scoring again.
04:38He's got that change of pace, the hesitations,
04:40with that kind of explosiveness.
04:42That's a lethal combination.
04:43Now, the frustration they felt against the Clippers and the Lakers,
04:48they're taking it out on the Dubs,
04:50and Edwards is called for the foul.
04:51They came in here angry.
04:52It's made sense.
04:53The last three games, they've been down by at least 20 points,
04:57and all three of them.
04:58So it hasn't even really been close.
05:00And they've been struggling on both sides of the floor.
05:03So this was a game where they're like,
05:04we're getting right this game.
05:05And I think a lot of people talk about OKC and San Antonio and Houston.
05:10That one knocked away by McDaniels.
05:12And Minnesota kind of, hey, we've been to the Western Finals the last two years.
05:16You know, I mean, Denver also is an elite team in the West,
05:19but Timberwolves are kind of like, hey, don't forget about us.
05:22Well, that's the problem with what we were talking about earlier,
05:24where they've gotten bored at times defensively,
05:26had some mental lapses for long stretches in games during the season.
05:30You find yourself at the sixth spot just having to play hard
05:34to stay out of the play and turn it with the Suns on your heels,
05:36a game behind.
05:37They've won three in a row.
05:39So this is where you're at now.
05:41What I like about Chris Finch, though,
05:43is he doesn't overreact in terms of they lost three in a row,
05:46but they had won eight of nine before that.
05:48He knows how capable they are.
05:50Porzingis coming up at the stop of Will Richard.
05:53Jamski three.
05:54Perfect.
05:56He's going to need more of those.
05:57So Brandon, three of six on threes.
06:00But this gets to start off the game really well.
06:04This is just about the Warriors in the last four games,
06:07even though three of them have been heartbreaking end-of-game losses.
06:11They played quality basketball.
06:13Tonight they're just getting got.
06:15Santos played Rambo well there, forced the fadeaway.
06:20You've got New York and then Washington.
06:25Boston, Detroit.
06:27And Pujemski hits back-to-back threes in Minnesota's got to take a timeout.
06:31And Chris Finch is like, we can't have someone getting hot.
06:33That's exactly what the doctor ordered for the Warriors.
06:36Pujemski let it fly.
06:38Can you make more threes?
06:40That'll really help.
06:42You just want to try to threaten the Timberwolves now.
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06:57And the birthday card for Steph Curry, who will be 38 tomorrow.
07:01And donation, a lot of happy birthdays, little messages.
07:07That's nice.
07:07The fans getting their chance.
07:08It's a big card.
07:10And then after Dubstock Live, OKC and the Dubs, the overtime game, the 38-foot shot by Curry
07:20to win it, 38 feet deep.
07:22That is coming up.
07:23That double bang from Mike Green, amazing shot by Steph.
07:28How did that game get to overtime?
07:30Andre Iguodala hit two crushing pressure free throws to send it to the extra period.
07:36Boy, he's under pressure.
07:38Way to go, Andre.
07:39I remember asking Steph about that.
07:41Anyway, happy early birthday, Steph Curry.
07:43And he's like, yeah, Roberson, I was just trying to figure out when he was going to pick me up.
07:47And I understood, like, yeah, if I get any closer, I'm not going to be open.
07:52So if I shoot it from here, this is the most open I'm going to be.
07:55Just let it fly at a quick release.
07:57He gets it there so easily.
07:58I think it's funny as the rest of the world says, oh, look how far we see him warm up
08:04from a half court
08:05and shoot a form jumper.
08:07That's like anything on the front court, he's open.
08:10That's well with 38 feet.
08:11No problem.
08:12He's changed the dimensions of basketball.
08:16He's broken the game, basically.
08:18Game breaker.
08:19The two elite deep shooters that have changed the whole geometry as you're talking about, Damian Lillard and Steph.
08:26Because Dame shoots 35, 38 footers all the time, too.
08:29And Damian Lillard will bow down and say, Steph is the one.
08:32He's the one.
08:33He's the GOAT.
08:34As good of a shooter as he is, that means a lot coming from that guy.
08:39It's okay.
08:39Dame is elite, elite.
08:41Steph's just the best ever.
08:42No problem with that.
08:44I was impressed that Damian Lillard, without playing this year,
08:47as Anthony Edwards is knocking down another mid-range number.
08:50I told you he worked on it.
08:51He wasn't bad at it before.
08:52He worked on it, by the way.
08:53But I was impressed that Damian Lillard, without playing this year,
08:55went and won the three-point shooting.
08:57Well, next year, Steph says he's going to ask Clay to be in it.
09:01Dame wants to be in it.
09:02Guy Santos is really passionate about it well.
09:04He's got eight assists now.
09:07Yeah, he's only taken four shots, but Guy has been a facilitator.
09:10I love him getting to that middle or even that elbow area there.
09:15He can see the floor.
09:16He sees Pajemski, saw Julius Randle was behind him.
09:23Randle skipped past, even Chester did well to catch that.
09:26And then he was fouled.
09:26Can I make one request?
09:29Steph and Dame are doing the right thing for the three-point contest.
09:32Like a dunk contest?
09:33Yes.
09:33The next year, they're like,
09:35hey, all you gunslingers come to Phoenix.
09:38Can we have the same thing in the dunk contest?
09:40It's a hard ask.
09:41Can all the elite high flyers say, yeah, let's do it?
09:43It's a hard ask with this generation.
09:45They don't want to show what they got.
09:47They don't want to show the creativity here.
09:49Mr. Ishbia that owns the Suns as Minnesota throws it away.
09:52He said, hey, let's put a couple million dollars out there.
09:55Like, if it's money, whatever, because the guys played well in the game.
09:59That the tournament was really interesting this year.
10:02Three-point contest is going to be amazing next year.
10:04Come on, dunkers, let's go.
10:06LeBron James has just kind of made it trendy
10:07to not participate in the dunk contest, unfortunately.
10:11Porzingis off-iron there.
10:13Potempski, another rebound.
10:15Pods is such a good rebounder for a guard.
10:17He's got six.
10:18Porzingis!
10:19LeBron James is home, another three.
10:20He likes these 29-30 flurters, too.
10:25That was a laser.
10:26Talking about shooting it easily from deep.
10:29And he caught Anthony Edwards off guard.
10:31He was close enough.
10:33DeSumo's a nice pickup for them.
10:35Io DeSumo in Chicago was a good defender, a streaky scorer.
10:40TP2 didn't well to catch that and finish.
10:43And now the Warriors, after being down 25,
10:46are kind of grinding their way back into the game.
10:48You're finding some traction offensively.
10:52And you just kind of, you know,
10:55you were being fronted by DeSumo.
10:59Anthony Melton just saw it and threw it over the top.
11:01They're double and triple-teaming Randle.
11:03They forced the turnover.
11:04Running with friends in a three-on-two.
11:06Will Richard went behind the back.
11:08Potempski, three offline there.
11:11DeSumo ripping down that rebound.
11:13It's just small goals right now.
11:15I said you're trying to threaten,
11:16see if you can get it to ten
11:17as he forced another miss inside the Gobert.
11:19And that's offensive basket interference.
11:22Correct.
11:22See, that's why I love you.
11:24There's no such thing as offensive goaltending.
11:26Oh, no.
11:27It's called basket interference.
11:28My partner knows the rule and the terminology.
11:30That was in the cylinder.
11:33Gobert is so tall and has so much length.
11:36You allow him to do that,
11:37that's like, that's basically cheating.
11:39But I get it.
11:40If you're at a basketball party,
11:41someone says offensive goaltending,
11:43they got a drink.
11:44That would be a drinking game.
11:48That or he made a play on the ball
11:49during a flagrant foul.
11:51That's not the rule either.
11:54Porzingis missing that three.
11:55Knocked it away from Gobert,
11:56but the Warriors touched it last.
11:58They're running plays to get Porzingis
12:00either to come up to the top of the key
12:04or he can go across to the strong side block there.
12:07You basically have a choice.
12:08This is encouraging.
12:09He's played 17 minutes.
12:10He's got 16 points.
12:12Played amazing.
12:12He's moving so much better.
12:14He's definitely got his win back.
12:17He said it the other night,
12:18the only way to get a basketball shape to play
12:20is to play basketball.
12:22Edwards elbow jumper, man.
12:23Anthony Edwards.
12:24If you were sculpting a two guard
12:27out of granite,
12:29he'd be the guy.
12:30Might want to just keep double teaming him.
12:33Anthony Melton answers with a three.
12:36Warriors not going away.
12:38Warriors have found their shooting stroke.
12:40They've taken 10 points off the 25-point deficit.
12:43It was just a solid ball screen.
12:45The screen defender is close enough to get.
12:47Gobert and DeSumo cut nicely without the ball.
12:51They've actually cut really well this game.
12:53They're not usually a great cutting team,
12:55but they're kind of catching the Warriors off guard with that
12:58as it looked like Melton caught DeSumo off guard.
13:01Melton was fouled.
13:02That's the third team foul on Minnesota.
13:05Basically trying to reject the screen there,
13:07looking for driving opportunities.
13:09But now that the Warriors have found some rhythm,
13:11yeah, if you have someone in there like Dancy Melton
13:13who can get in the paint, make the defense help,
13:16get their shooters some more space,
13:18he makes some more.
13:18I think that Pajemski and Porzingis were happy.
13:21Moses came out of the locker room.
13:23There's more bodies on the bench.
13:25Vincenzo the steal and then the finish.
13:28That pass is just a little off target.
13:31Warriors have done okay when it comes to turnover.
13:33There's only five of them.
13:35DeSantos off front iron.
13:36So, you've got it to 15.
13:38You don't want Minnesota to rebuild here.
13:40You've got two defenders with Anthony Edwards right now
13:44trying to get the ball out of his hands.
13:48Gobert sneaking on the baseline.
13:50That's the problem.
13:51You've got GP2 inside having to deal with Gobert
13:55guarding two inside.
13:57So, Timberwolves are kind of stiff-arming the Warriors right now.
14:06Podcast, Bonte and Monty Poole,
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14:10They're running out of bodies to have on the Dubstock Podcast.
14:13Going to find healthy guys.
14:15The teams are running out of bodies.
14:16They're running out of bodies on the Dubstock Podcast.
14:18The GMC drive of the game.
14:20Guy Santos with eight assists.
14:22You see the skill level of movement of Porzingis,
14:26who has 16 points tonight.
14:28Every now and then, throw those back screens at them.
14:31See how they want to defend it.
14:32You've got guys with great vision,
14:35great passers out there like Guy Santos.
14:38So, Al Horford with the calf.
14:40It looked like Seth Curry with the groin.
14:42And then Quinton Postman battling a foot injury,
14:44and he's not on the Warrior bench.
14:46Warriors training staff is busy right now.
14:49The issue with the Warriors double-teaming is their rotation.
14:52You've got to make sure you stay at the basket,
14:54rotate to the shooters, rotate to the cutters,
14:56cut them off before they can get to the rim.
14:59Melton attacking Gobert.
15:01Gobert's been doing that forever.
15:03The Stifle Tower.
15:05Four-time Defensive Player of the Year.
15:07He gets blocked shots.
15:08He changes minds.
15:09Sometimes you see him in there,
15:10you don't even want to try him
15:11for the reason we just saw.
15:13I hope bat it back in your face.
15:16One, two, three, four, five.
15:19Shot clock at seven.
15:22Seeds assumed it was a good defender.
15:24That went off Gobert's leg.
15:26I think Pat Spencer tried to nutmeg him.
15:28That will be recycled the shot clock to 14.
15:30That is a kickball.
15:31But that's what they want to try to do more.
15:33Involve Gobert in the action.
15:34Get him away from the basket,
15:36out to the three-point line.
15:37Pat Spencer was trying to get it through his legs.
15:40Malafi Leones is the center right now, by the way.
15:43Malafi Leones is the center right now, by the way.
15:43Yes.
15:44That is how small the Warriors are.
15:48Leones is 6'10".
15:51Shot clock at five.
15:54Anthony Melton, nice take inside,
15:56but off back iron.
15:58Minnesota, Nas Reed and Gobert are both seven feet tall.
16:01Pat Spencer is guarding Gobert right now.
16:05Leones is listed at 6'9", but he looks like 6'10".
16:07Then you end up having the Sumo and Bones Highland
16:11have been coming alive.
16:12So, Ayo DeSumo with 10 off the bench.
16:18DeSanto's out front iron.
16:20And there's DeAnthony Melton in among the trees to bat that in.
16:23If you're not 6'10 feet tall, use your 6'10 foot wingspan.
16:29DeSumo, nice shovel to Gobert.
16:31So, Ayo DeSumo, when they lost Nikhil Alexander-Walker,
16:36they were missing a wing.
16:37And DeSumo acquired from Chicago.
16:40He's going to fit in there as Pat Spencer drops into three.
16:45And they got the pieces.
16:46I mean, this game of the night, they have 30 bench points.
16:49And they're 23rd when it comes to bench points on the season.
16:52If they're clicking on all cylinders like this, they're going to be tough to beat.
16:55Well, I mentioned that they shot 60% as Gobert dunks that down.
16:5960% against the Clippers.
17:01They're shooting 60% down, too.
17:04And they're doing a great job of not being surprised by the pressure.
17:08Anthony Edwards is going to see.
17:09Everybody else is ready to play.
17:11They flash in there to DeSumo.
17:12He draws to himself.
17:13He makes the right decision.
17:16DeSanto's.
17:17Now he's bothering him.
17:18And Gary Payton with the offensive rebound.
17:20You say, well, if they shot 60% against the Clippers, how did they lose?
17:23They had 21 turnovers tonight.
17:25They only have 6.
17:26And Edwards right to the rim.
17:28And he broke out of the pressure there.
17:30Anthony Edwards has actually said he's watched a lot of stuff.
17:33Terry Curry and how he deals with double teams and how he relocates.
17:37He'll give and go.
17:38And he doesn't let the double team have taken out of play if he doesn't want him to
17:42as Pat Spencer scores.
17:45Minnesota going to use the timeout.
17:46The Warriors, they had the big deficit of 25, much more represented in third quarter.
17:52But they are down a bunch of bodies right now.
17:55Take attendance.
17:55Who's healthy?
17:56Get in there.
18:25And could they see a guy wearing number 30 in that game?
18:30That's going to be interesting to track Steph's ramping up and hopefully coming back.
18:35That'll be amazing.
18:36He's been getting on court time.
18:38Individual workouts.
18:40Going to be reevaluated in another 10 days.
18:42And that would timeout right around when the Warriors get back from that road trip.
18:45But we'll see.
18:46Keep our fingers crossed.
18:47And it's Nas Reed flipping it up and in.
18:51Does Nas Reed ever miss against the Warriors?
18:53He has 11 in his 16 minutes.
18:56He has missed one shot just for fun.
18:57But kills the Warriors.
19:00They're all playing well.
19:01Valafi Leone scoring over Rudy Gobert.
19:05He jumped into him.
19:06Didn't avoid the contact.
19:08Didn't play into his hand.
19:09You get Gobert involved in the action.
19:12He's got to help with Pat Spencer driving and get back to Leone.
19:15Leone didn't let him get back.
19:20And the Edwards on the step through.
19:21That is pretty.
19:23He is rolling tonight.
19:25He worked off the screen.
19:26Got the defender on his back.
19:27And it just went Euro step.
19:29He's got all the moves.
19:3032 for Edwards on 10 of 15 shooting.
19:33He's led by example this game.
19:35L.J. Pryor flips it over Gobert.
19:40Now, if you love basketball, you've got to love Anthony Edwards.
19:43Because at age 24, what's he going to look like when he's 27?
19:46As you say, he's not content just to be good.
19:50He wants to be generational.
19:52Richard forces the fadeaway that time.
19:55Confidence is through the roof, dude.
19:58Well, you think of, you know, Kevin Durant said he wants to play in the L.A.
20:02Olympics.
20:02Anthony Edwards would be a big part of that.
20:04I'm sure.
20:05Valafi Leone's.
20:06And Guy Santos following it home.
20:10Look at Malafi Leone's getting agile.
20:13Rambunctious throwing moves at him.
20:14Give your teammate a chance to get the offensive rebound.
20:17A little up and under for him.
20:19I'm trying to deal with Nas Reid.
20:21Nas Reid.
20:22And Malafi Leone's forces a Nas Reid miss.
20:25A little bit of a miss.
20:27Nas Reid miss against the Warriors.
20:28He'll take that.
20:29Malafi.
20:30I like it up and out.
20:31But Gobert fouled it.
20:34Malafi Leone's.
20:35Give him a minute.
20:36The freshest Warrior is doing some good things on both ends.
20:40He's running the floor.
20:41Let's see if you can beat him down the floor.
20:43Why not?
20:43A little up and under.
20:44Kevin McHale is smiling somewhere.
20:47And you give your teammate a chance to get the offensive rebound.
20:50And look at where Nas Reid is.
20:51He beat him down the floor.
20:53And attack.
20:54Gobert.
20:55I was watching Malafi Leone's in their pregame warm-ups after they introduced everybody.
20:59They kind of form a circle and they make someone dance in the middle.
21:03They made Malafi Leone's dance in there.
21:04He was going like stanky leg in there.
21:07I was watching and hoping they had enough bodies to form a circle.
21:11Wasn't just getting up with a horseshoe.
21:13There was a gap in the circle a little bit there, you know, but they figured it out.
21:17They had a good time.
21:19I think everybody on the Warriors knows where it is.
21:21You know they have so many men down.
21:24And you're just trying to keep a good attitude, get some good stuff on field.
21:28Now the Warriors are going zone, just trying to switch it up off Nas Reid.
21:31Well, the Warriors also know the way the standings are.
21:34As Malafi Leone's picked up the dribble to make sure he didn't turn it over.
21:37They're going to be more likely in the 9-10 game.
21:40Okay.
21:41More than likely.
21:41More than likely.
21:42But that means they're going to play in a postseason game.
21:46Malafi Leone's on that partially blocked.
21:48Long's high with a good closeout.
21:49He hesitated there.
21:50And they're also optimistic that Steph Curry is going to rejoin them.
21:54And that Moses Moody is going to rejoin.
21:57And Porzingis gets better and better every time he plays.
21:59So there is some light at the end of the tunnel.
22:01But you're definitely in the tunnel.
22:03And L.J. Pryor is fouled.
22:06Why is Anderson shrugging like he didn't do anything?
22:09He tripped him.
22:10I think he was a little frustrated.
22:12He missed on the other side.
22:13He was going spin moves and counter moves and nothing worked.
22:19And then the Warriors are counterattacking on the other side.
22:22He had to foul the Warriors for the bonus here.
22:25We have a whole other quarter to play after this one.
22:27So Quentin Post foot injury, Seth Curry left an adductor.
22:32That's a groin.
22:33And then you end up having Al Horford calf tightness.
22:36I just want to delineate the body parts.
22:39Yeah, it's a long list.
22:41We don't need that to grow anymore.
22:43We need guys getting back.
22:46This is L.J. Pryor the last four games.
22:49How about 48% on threes, by the way.
22:51Yeah, look at the plus-minus.
22:52Leads the team.
22:54And so from down 25 to within 15.
22:58So one thing, these guys will still play hard and still battle.
23:02Well, the Warriors aren't surprised.
23:03In every game, the Warriors aren't surprised they're down.
23:05And it's just about continuing to play.
23:08See if you can threaten.
23:09See if you can get it to 10.
23:11Then anything can happen from there.
23:13Bones Highland finding Randall.
23:15And that's a three-second violation.
23:16It's Nass Reid and Kyle Anderson stayed in the lane the whole time,
23:20expecting someone to shoot.
23:23Warriors will take it.
23:26Yeah, let's see if you can go two for one here.
23:29Why not?
23:32It's an 8-0 Warrior run.
23:35Wojemski back to Porzingis.
23:40Pryor.
23:41He's looking around.
23:42He's fighting another teammate.
23:43His stops was shoved and fouled.
23:46And he's going to the line for the first time tonight.
23:48Nice.
23:51The Latvian assassin.
23:53I asked him about Andres Beardrins, if he ever kept in touch with him.
23:56Andres Beardrins is kind of low-key, but he's hanging out in Latvia.
24:00But this was a good move.
24:01It was great to catch that one.
24:03And it was kind of a pass that was behind him, and he's agile enough to catch it and still
24:07go tornado move and find a way to get it up.
24:09Andres Beardrins, Sharks goalie, Archers Erbe, Latvian, Andres Beardrins, Latvian, Porzingis, Latvian, and Kristaps goes back to Latvia.
24:18He played for them in the World Championship.
24:21Played six games in the summer.
24:23That's where he said, I'm feeling good.
24:25And so, now that he's been with the Warriors and he's back in shape and healthy, it's fun to watch
24:30him.
24:31Andres Beardrins is one of my favorite humans.
24:33Andres, man.
24:35He really...
24:36That, we believe, team with him at center with Baron Davis.
24:39Obviously, you're out there in the wing with Matt Barnes and Steven Jackson.
24:43What a great team.
24:44Jay Rich.
24:46Love that team.
24:47Love that year.
24:48Warriors going back to zone here.
24:50You've got to watch the guy in the middle flashing in there.
24:52It's Anderson right now.
24:53Final six seconds of the quarter.
24:56Randall flashes free.
24:58And rounds it out.
24:59The Warriors through for the stop.
25:01They scored the last ten of the quarter.
25:04And it's a 13-point game.
25:06It's a game.
25:07You might only have six, seven guys to finish.
25:11But what does the finish have in store in the final 12 minutes?
25:16Our Toyota game summary.
25:18After a three-point quarter deficit at the end of one, Minnesota owned that second.
25:23But look at the doves in the third quarter with 39 and ending the quarter on a 10-0 run.
25:30And when I say, like, the last of the Mohicans, you're just like, Steve Kerr's looking down the bench.
25:36Who's healthy enough to get in the game?
25:37Whoever is healthy, they are all competitive.
25:41Their competitive fire is coming out.
25:43Their attitude is palpable.
25:44We're just going to play as hard as we can and see what happens.
25:49Warriors going zone has helped kind of take the Minnesota Timberwolves out of rhythm.
25:53And on the offensive side, when Porzingis is in the game, you're hunting that matchup with him against the small.
26:00He's not in the game right now.
26:01So you're going to have to make do without him.
26:03But you're going to have to get creative here.
26:05You've got Anthony Melton.
26:06You can basically get the paint against anybody.
26:09So Guy Santos, Malafi Leone's, Majemski, GP2.
26:14That one blocked when Malafi tracks it down.
26:17Guy Santos, three.
26:20Warriors are within ten.
26:23Well, first of all, good on Malafi Leone's.
26:25He saw two defenders had to contest GP2 at the rim.
26:27So no one's on you.
26:29Fire in there and get an offensive rebound.
26:32And no one even thought about getting to Guy Santos.
26:34Now the crowd's all the way into a chin.
26:36He wins.
26:36I just saw that little guy.
26:38Put that chain back on.
26:40From down 25 to within ten.
26:42But then McDaniel's lasering a three.
26:44That's a timely bucket.
26:46His first three of the night.
26:47The shoulder slumber.
26:49You've got to keep your spirit bar up.
26:53Santos, great defender in Kyle Anderson.
26:56GP2.
26:56Just short off iron.
27:00So Bones Highland with Julius Randle McDaniels.
27:03Kyle Anderson and Nas Reed.
27:05You see the depth of Minnesota.
27:07You can just get this thing to single digit.
27:09It'll really scare him.
27:10Nas Reed missed a shot.
27:11Randle is the biggest bully in the lane as he draws the foul.
27:15Grabbing that rebound.
27:17They're no stranger to this offensive rebounding thing, too.
27:19They're going to be opportunists.
27:21It's going to get much harder to defensive rebound
27:23as Anthony Edwards is on the bench.
27:25Can you win these minutes?
27:26We talked about how they built the team.
27:28You know, you have Carl Anthony Towns, who's elite.
27:30But you've got DiVincenzo and Randle.
27:33And then you make the big trade with Utah and get Gobert.
27:35You draft Anthony Edwards.
27:37And then McDaniels.
27:38And you can just see why they've been in the Western Finals the last two years.
27:42Minnesota is good.
27:44Like, really good.
27:46Tough matchup for anybody.
27:48They've just got to feel like if we can just get in the playoffs.
27:50Guy Santos.
27:51Oh, what a play!
27:53Guy with a step through.
27:54There was the South American step.
27:56A mean crossover before.
27:58It looked like that's off the Timberwolves.
27:59It is!
28:00Pat Ferrer games with you!
28:02And I think Guy Santos likes that matchup against Kyle Anderson slow-mo.
28:06He just hit him with a mean crossover.
28:09He's by him.
28:10And he's just Euro stepping around that next defender.
28:12Guy Santos says the hips don't lie.
28:14You put him right in.
28:15You're hunting matchups that are favorable towards him.
28:18It's a little too far for Malafia Leone.
28:20Stas Reed running with McDaniels to hammer it down.
28:24He is explosive.
28:26He'll sneak up on you if you sleep on him.
28:28He's always just in chill mode.
28:30It never looks like he's breathing hard or anything.
28:32He was the 28th pick in 2020.
28:34He's only 25 years of age.
28:35And, as I said, one of the elite 3 and D players,
28:38Dave McDaniels, all defense a year ago.
28:41One of those guys that could just jog around and then pounce on you
28:44and at least expect it.
28:45Santos Bissett, GP2 is fouled.
28:48And the little big man grabbing another rebound
28:51and getting to the line.
28:52He just makes himself useful down there,
28:54always hanging around the basket.
28:56But look at this.
28:57He gave him a runaway.
28:58Potempski thought about getting in between there
29:00and trying to charge.
29:01He made the business decision.
29:03I totally understand.
29:06Because McDaniels was already into his move.
29:08There was nothing you could do about that.
29:10And, actually, you know what Pods did?
29:12You know this is the code.
29:14Don't foul a dude in the air like that.
29:15Yeah, he was going to hurt him.
29:17He was going to try to take a charge there.
29:18Don't do that.
29:19That's, you know, our friend Brandon Rush got pushed from behind.
29:22Like, you just, you know, guy elevates to Brooks.
29:25Yeah, guy elevates.
29:27You know, it's two points.
29:28Don't do that.
29:30And that's just within the league.
29:31Like, that's just a good way to play.
29:35Free throws make it a 13-point game.
29:38Slow-mo putting it up and out.
29:40GP2 with a rebound.
29:41The Warriors have been down 25, cut it to 10.
29:45Gee for three.
29:46Got another one!
29:48And they're struggling to get out there.
29:50Transition defense is a problem for the Timberwolves.
29:52He had all kinds of time to line it up, get the seams like he liked it.
29:57Let it fly.
29:58There is nine and a half left in this game.
30:01The Warriors cut it to 10.
30:03Gee for three.
30:05Minnesota takes time.
30:07Put that chain back on!
30:10It's on.
30:11It's on.
30:20Who would you like to see get more playing time in Stephen Curry's absence?
30:23Well, Dove Nation has spoke.
30:25They want to see more Will Richard.
30:2741% of the vote goes to the rookie out of Florida.
30:30In the meantime, Warriors showing a lot of heart tonight.
30:32Down 10 after being down 25 in that third quarter.
30:35We send it back to Fitibuki.
30:37Yeah, Bonte, in terms of Dove Nation, who really wants to get more playing time?
30:41There's all kinds of playing time.
30:43There's only seven dudes.
30:45Well, listen, I was saying at halftime, Warriors got to get their energy up
30:48and get more second-chance points.
30:49Now the second-chance points are 28-15.
30:52And that used to be a close battle.
30:55Guys have come in.
30:56They're just playing dumb hard.
30:57Malafi Leones.
30:58All these guys are crashing.
31:00Now they're here.
31:01Ten-point lead.
31:01The crowd is into it.
31:03Daniels out to Knows Reid.
31:06Malafi moved his feet.
31:07And Gobert, that's an athletic tip-in.
31:09Wow.
31:10That air ball, and he just tipped it home.
31:12He just back tapped that one in.
31:14The Warriors are 14 of their last 28 shooting the ball, though.
31:18Much better offense in the second half.
31:20Player movement, ball movement, and railing shots.
31:24DeSantos rattled it home.
31:27Sometimes you need a couple favorable bounces.
31:29That's just your everyday split action.
31:31He just came off ready to shoot.
31:33You wanted single digits, Azubuki.
31:35That's it.
31:36From 25 to down to 9.
31:38Malafi Leones set that screen.
31:40Anthony Edwards has been amazing tonight.
31:44Battle by Leones with the steal.
31:46The step through.
31:47The dog.
31:47Are you kidding me?
31:50They cut Anthony Edwards off guard and just blitzed him.
31:53Malafi Leones was up there.
31:55He was finishing it himself.
31:56With O'Bare on a post-up.
32:00Nas Reid on the curl.
32:01And he was fouled.
32:03And the Warriors still have a challenge if they want it.
32:05And Steph Curry on the bench is pointing back at Jacob Rubin like,
32:08Can we challenge this?
32:11This is a split action.
32:13Malafi set a great screen.
32:14The screen as a defender isn't there.
32:16It's just up to Nas Reid.
32:17And then you're blitzing Anthony Edwards.
32:21And he had the presence of mind.
32:23He sees the soon news coming.
32:25And so he just kind of desailed, slowed down,
32:27and let him overrun the play.
32:29And at 6-9, he's fluid.
32:32It's smooth there finishing that one.
32:34Tyler.
32:35The Warriors have done good scouting from the Netherlands.
32:37Quick post and Malafi Leones.
32:39Well, you said it, though.
32:40Just coming in and playing hard.
32:42Throwing your body around.
32:43Setting screens.
32:45Getting offensive rebounds.
32:46Getting deflections.
32:47Getting steals.
32:48Be a part of the double team.
32:50Go make a play.
32:50Get the crowd into it.
32:51That's Malafi Leones' game.
32:53What a great experience for him.
32:55So Nas Reid with 12 off the bench.
32:58Missed the second free throw.
32:59Pat Spencer grabbed it.
33:01So you're down 8.
33:02And he's still got 8 minutes to work with.
33:04If you can make this a clutch game, this will be wild.
33:07Pat Spencer 3.
33:09And he pulled the string short on that.
33:11And he's got to get a little more knee bend.
33:14Also, when Gobert's out, it just changes everything.
33:18It's like an eclipse.
33:20The Warriors are pretty much going to stay down.
33:23They're man-to-man right now.
33:26Skeleton crew.
33:27These guys are playing so hard right now.
33:31Sumo, nice drive and finish.
33:32I have to Sumo.
33:34He is an X-factor for them now.
33:36There's just a little hesitation.
33:37He waited for the health defender to leave.
33:39And then he just sprung into action.
33:42Exploded to the rim.
33:4317 Wolves and double figures.
33:46He drove on Gobert but couldn't finish there.
33:49Shot clock down to 5.
33:51Mikey Santos again.
33:52Driving on Gobert one more time.
33:54And he finally owns a corner three.
33:57And that was tipped.
33:59It's going to be a 24-second violation.
34:01And that's good for the Warriors because it was going to be a dunk fest on the other end.
34:06Because if you fouled there, you're in danger of a take foul or a clear pass.
34:10That's what the doctor ordered to stop the Timberwolves momentum that time.
34:15So Pajamski, LJ Cryer, and Porzingis in.
34:18And Steve Kerr is like, I got two, three dudes on the bench.
34:21I'm just going to sub in and find some freshness wherever I can.
34:25Now you're in a 1-3-1 zone kind of here.
34:28They keep me at the end.
34:30It's for Kirt.
34:30They knock it away.
34:32Porzingis, beautiful play.
34:33Make sure Gobert didn't get it.
34:35Ball never got to Edwards either.
34:37Down 10.
34:39Porzingis down the lane.
34:41Hump fake fade and he's fouled again.
34:43Gobert.
34:45That is so smart.
34:47High IQ from Porzingis.
34:48First of all, to go back door.
34:50Your defender's not in between you and the basket.
34:52That's your signal.
34:53You go back door.
34:54This is an amazing pass from Cryer.
34:56Kind of seeing the play happen before it happened.
34:59Throwing him open basically.
35:00And then Porzingis not trying Gobert and giving him an easy block there.
35:05But pump faking and spinning back and finding some contact there.
35:10Chris Stapps a couple free throws courtesy of Waymo.
35:29I know Porzingis missed a couple free throws against Oklahoma City as he was getting his legs back.
35:34He's been over 80% from the line most of his career.
35:37So that's going to be fine.
35:39And you can feel his desire to just want to help out.
35:41Be a part of this no matter who's in the game.
35:43Anthony Edwards bottoms a three.
35:45That's why you try to keep the ball out of his hands.
35:48Or if he gets it, you double team him.
35:50Make him get rid of it.
35:51Edwards with 35.
35:53And Minnesota's needed a lot of it.
35:56Porzingis has 20 tonight.
36:00Through it back to L.J. Pryor.
36:03Pryor had nowhere to go with it.
36:04He wasn't expecting it.
36:07Sumo setting up Edwards again.
36:09Another three.
36:09Big rebound.
36:10Pajemski fighting for it.
36:12So down 11.
36:14Coming upon the midway point of the fourth quarter.
36:16But down 25.
36:17But as close as nine in this comeback.
36:22Pajemski three.
36:24He's going to need Latham to go in.
36:26Go ahead and catch the rebound.
36:27Warriors get a free possession.
36:29Warriors will take it.
36:30It'll take a second here.
36:32Everybody's got to catch their breath.
36:33Let's see if you can get it to Porzingis.
36:35Let him dictate.
36:36Maybe hunt a matchup.
36:38Get a small switch down to him.
36:39Throw it in there.
36:40Let him expose someone.
36:41What's crazy is the Warriors have 84 shot attempts to Minnesota's 74.
36:46So the Warriors aren't turning the ball over.
36:47That's true.
36:48They're getting rebounds.
36:49They're getting shots up.
36:50Now they're only shooting 42%.
36:52Minnesota had 58% for the game.
36:55And somehow the Warriors have made two more free throws.
36:57than the Timberwolves.
36:59And that was kind of a big deficit before.
37:0213 to shoot.
37:04Porzingis was held there by Govanger.
37:07Still wasn't caught it.
37:10Pajemski floating it high to make sure he gets to the line.
37:13And Brandon took the punishment there.
37:15Did not feel good at all.
37:19That's one tough dude there if he's struggling to get up.
37:24Warriors have so many guys down.
37:26You need him healthy.
37:27But again, involving Gobert.
37:28So you know he's going to want to stay with Porzingis.
37:31So you're going to have a lane to the basket.
37:33Nas Reid got over there.
37:34And he was way too aggressive.
37:36Just crashed into Porzingis.
37:38You can feel that pain from up here.
37:40So a couple free throws now.
37:41But also three team fouls on Minnesota.
37:46Pajemski off back iron.
37:48First Warrior free throw miss of the game.
37:51Yeah, this is, he's probably still feeling this.
37:53Try to calm yourself down and shoot through the pain right now.
37:58And McDaniels had his hand on his back.
38:00Almost shoved him into Nas Reid.
38:02So Brandon one of two from the line.
38:04Pajemski's got 19 points.
38:06Eight rebounds.
38:07Two assists.
38:08And they have the toughness for Brandon unquestioned.
38:11And the Timberwolves are going to try to take their time.
38:13Get a great shot every single time.
38:14The clock is on their side.
38:18At the end where he has had a night.
38:20Step back three.
38:21Perfect.
38:21He has 38 on top of 18 shooting.
38:25He was watching one of the elite players just have a wonderful game.
38:29You can tell he's going, I'm not going to let this happen.
38:31I've seen what you guys could do.
38:33I saw what he did to the Rockets.
38:34Pajemski answers with a three of his own.
38:38This second half is unbelievably encouraging for the Dubs.
38:42I don't know how they're doing it.
38:44As McDaniels floats it in.
38:45You can't really trade buckets right now, though.
38:48You've got to find some stops to stack them together.
38:52The second quarter was demoralizing.
38:54And you lose three more players to injury with Post and Seth Curry and Horford going out.
39:01Pajemski back to Porzingis.
39:02You saw McDaniels.
39:03If you don't see him enough, Jaden McDaniels is one of the best defenders in this league.
39:08He knew exactly what Pajemski was trying to get to there.
39:11He fought over that one.
39:12And he knew he was going to try to get it back to the roller.
39:14So he just kind of peeled off.
39:16Watch him just kind of peel off that way.
39:17I know where this ball is going.
39:19I'm going to make it tough on Porzingis.
39:21Reid got over there, too.
39:22Timeout on the floor with 5-16 words.
39:2538 points.
39:268 rebounds.
39:275 assists.
39:2812 of 18 shooting.
39:304 of 7 on threes.
39:3210 of 10 from the line.
39:33What if he was having just a human game?
39:36I mean, Minnesota's up 12.
39:38And they've needed Edwards to basically be Michael Jordan tonight.
39:42Which he is on a lot of nights, by the way.
39:45Well, that's the problem.
39:46He's not a regular human.
39:47And he hurts you in every way possible.
39:49You're looking for ways to keep the ball out of his hands.
39:52He's moving around.
39:53He's making great passes.
39:54Making every free throw.
39:57Ooh.
39:58You said he was in facilitate mode early with 5 assists.
40:02But his shooting.
40:03Wow.
40:05That's Spencer to beat the 24 o'clock.
40:07And DiVincenzo played him well.
40:08That's the problem.
40:09He can get off over anybody.
40:10He's got that step back.
40:12He gets great elevation every time.
40:13And you sensed it as Edwards misses.
40:17But he basically has decided, I'm not going to let us lose.
40:23He's privy to what the Warriors are capable of.
40:25LJ Pryor.
40:27McDaniels right there.
40:28Didn't leave his feet.
40:29Gapped him.
40:30Made it a tougher shot.
40:31Made him reload.
40:33You just watch the little things that so many of the elite Minnesota players do well.
40:38And McDaniels lost the handle there.
40:41That's Spencer.
40:41And Guy with the steal.
40:43That's Spencer running with friends.
40:45D'Anthony Melton.
40:46Couldn't hit that three.
40:48And then come back like this.
40:49These are the ones that have to go down.
40:51They backed away and get extra possession.
40:53The hustle and the energy in the second half has been off the charts for the dubs.
40:58That's never going to go away.
41:00It's never for lack of effort.
41:02The spirit bar is always up.
41:04They're always going to compete.
41:05They're not surprised they're down.
41:06You're going to try to push one more time here.
41:09You had one clunker quarter.
41:11Minnesota got you in the second.
41:13First, third, and fourth have been no problem.
41:15It's really good basketball.
41:18You've got yourself a huge hole.
41:20You're trying to find a way to involve Gobert.
41:21Gobert Jamsky through the roster.
41:24LJ Criar.
41:25That's one.
41:26LJ's going to hit that more often than nine.
41:30Gave into the game 48% on threes.
41:35It's a 12-point game.
41:37Can you turn the faucet off here?
41:40They're going to Edwards to try to finish it off.
41:42Here's your double.
41:44The Sioux move for three.
41:45I love that double.
41:47Jerry Stackhouse, Chris Weems are doing it defensively.
41:50Don't let Edwards beat you down the stretch if you can.
41:53I think you have to do it every time.
41:54Now on.
41:56LJ Criar, flight.
41:58I see the couple threes have been flat here.
42:00Gobert had it.
42:01Traveled.
42:01Oh, man.
42:04Come on now.
42:05He ripped it away and then just took seven steps.
42:10Could have called a foul potentially.
42:12Anthony Edwards off iron there.
42:15The Sioux move.
42:16He has had an impact on the game, and Minnesota will take time.
42:20So it stayed stuck at 12 for the last couple trips back.
42:25319 left.
42:27Rewind and look at Gobert's rebound.
42:29Let's laugh together.
42:32York on Sunday.
42:34That will be Sunday night basketball on NBC.
42:37And then Glenn and I have the rest of them, Washington, Boston, Detroit, Atlanta, and Dallas.
42:43And just for fun, let's throw in a back-to-back in the front, a back-to-back in the
42:47middle.
42:48Come on now.
42:49That's rough.
42:49And then they get home.
42:50But when the Warriors do get home, Brooklyn and Washington, a little one-dayer to Denver than a bunch of
42:57other home games.
42:58But this is the magilla they've got to get through.
43:01That road trip is going to be an endurance test.
43:04You're holding on for dear life until reinforcements come back in the form of Steph Curry.
43:08You lost three guys tonight.
43:11I might have to bring my basketball shoes on the trip just in case I get called up again, you
43:15know.
43:15And with the post, a strained ankle, Al Horford with a calf injury, a ductor for Steph Curry.
43:22McDaniels missing the three.
43:23He stays stuck at 12.
43:26He needs threes.
43:27You need to be perfect in the final three minutes.
43:31Jake Pryor get a drive on DiVincenzo.
43:34Pogs, good decision, better decision to Guy Santos.
43:38But what a recovery by Gobert.
43:40Offensive, they're going to call.
43:43He had DiVincenzo end up in a collision.
43:47You can challenge this.
43:48And then he had two more passes, and then he had the whistle blow.
43:51And now it's being ruled an offensive foul.
43:55Looking back, look at Dante here.
44:00I mean, that's just a collision where Will Richard had an offensive foul.
44:05He was just turning around to run out of there.
44:07And what's Will Richard supposed to do?
44:09He's not sending a sprain or anything.
44:11That's a weird one.
44:12He just fell into that.
44:14That's kind of an excuse me one.
44:15He didn't even know DiVincenzo was there.
44:19Well, you had two more passes, so the game kept playing, and then the whistle blew.
44:24That's painful for DiVincenzo, though.
44:26But he's up.
44:27He's moving.
44:28They're going to challenge it.
44:29This is a very poor call.
44:32This is a no call.
44:33This isn't a foul on Dante.
44:35It's not a foul on Will.
44:37We'll find out with the challenge.
44:40247 remaining, and the Teebles remain up 12.
44:43It's a foul.
44:44You mentioned it should be a no call.
44:46I mean, Will Richard is just trying to get out of there.
44:49What is Will supposed to do here?
44:50He was just trying to get out of there, and it's just unfortunate.
44:53He ran into DiVincenzo, who had left his feet.
44:55He's in the air.
44:57I mean, Dante leaving his feet is the problem.
45:01So, when someone leaves their feet, you don't have to run six feet away from them.
45:04And DiVincenzo is going A to B. It's not like he jumped straight up in the air.
45:08No, he jumped across the lane.
45:10And got run into.
45:11And it's not a foul on Dante, by the way.
45:13It's just a no call.
45:14Yeah.
45:15Just two guys that ran into each other.
45:16And then it would be imminent possession with Guy Santos having the ball.
45:20So, they're taking their time with this one.
45:26Yeah, they're maybe talking about how Will Richard went underneath an airborne defender.
45:30You need clear and conclusive to overturn a call because it was called an offensive foul.
45:36It's likely to stand.
45:37If this stands, it's so unfortunate.
45:40Will Richard had no clue he was even still there.
45:43He just turned around.
45:44He's trying to clear out of there.
45:46I mean, sometimes you have collisions that aren't fouls that, you know, I mean, it just, it happens.
45:51It's not good to see bodies in the lane either way.
45:54Yeah.
45:55You got to give the Timberwolves credit, though, for doing this.
45:58Pat Frere will have the call.
45:59Pine review.
46:00Richards moves into an airborne player.
46:01Therefore, this is going to remain an offensive foul.
46:03And the challenge is unsuccessful.
46:05Play will resume with Minnesota ball on the side.
46:08That's rough.
46:10You said something very important.
46:13Dante didn't jump straight up and down.
46:15He jumped from A to B.
46:17So, if Will Richard had stood there and he landed on him, what's the call then?
46:22He just happened to turn after he passed the ball.
46:25That's a weird one.
46:26That's unfortunate.
46:28A big call, too.
46:29Warriors are trying to just play a perfect game from here on.
46:32It's unlikely.
46:33But stayed stuck at 12 for the last two minutes.
46:37And you've had a lot of shots and never could cut it to nine or shorter.
46:41But it ends up being a turnover on the offensive foul.
46:46Timberwolves have their closers.
46:47Their closer and Anthony Edwards.
46:50On the road trip, the Warriors should just jump up in the air.
46:53It'll be offensive fouls every time someone turns.
46:56Pochowski fouling McDaniels on the ground.
47:00I got to actually see this team again on the 15th.
47:03I got to go do the Oklahoma City Timberwolves game for ESPN Radio on the 15th.
47:10And then I'm going to fly and meet you guys in D.C.
47:12Yeah, you've been doing a bunch of the ESPN Radio.
47:15You've got a cornbread, you know, enterprise that's going.
47:19That people are writing about it in the papers now.
47:21That's been amazing.
47:22You're everywhere.
47:23That's all my wife's genius.
47:24She remembers 10 years from now that you knew me.
47:27You know, just don't, don't, don't just turn your back on me.
47:30That you become rich and famous.
47:31You're not getting rid of me that easy.
47:33I'm not going anywhere.
47:36Dave McDaniels, a couple free throws.
47:42So seven Minnesota Timberwolves and double figures.
47:46McDaniels, 15 and double digits here in the four.
47:49He's been great.
47:55Jemsky can get a running start on Gobert.
47:58Tracks him down, flips it in and drops the foul.
48:02How about Brandon Pajemsky?
48:04It's the D-cell that got him.
48:07You got him big on him.
48:08Use your quickness against him.
48:09Just a quick little hesitation, off-rhythm go.
48:14Kind of went before Gobert expected him to.
48:16Use that quickness.
48:17And once he's on your back, D-cell.
48:19Now, wait a minute, though.
48:20Let's make the bump and finish.
48:21Gobert was a defender that was in the air,
48:23and Pajemsky went into him.
48:24Isn't that an offensive foul?
48:26Jeez.
48:28That was a little different.
48:30Pajemsky, the three-point play.
48:33That was well done, though.
48:35So 25 for Brandon.
48:37That's what it takes, the craftiness it takes to finish.
48:40Against an elite, elite defender.
48:42That was amazing.
48:43That was on display.
48:43Guy Santos with a steal.
48:45Final two minutes here.
48:46Morris down 11.
48:47Wilbridge is running.
48:49The pass was low to Pajemsky.
48:52Guy Santos, what a game.
48:54New career high in assist.
48:55And a little South American step-through.
48:58So Guy, he's got 13 points in the fourth corner.
49:02And 17 in the game.
49:03He de-celled two.
49:04They thought he was going to pass it out.
49:06Found a way to finish.
49:08Where is it this zone?
49:10See if they can force another turnover.
49:12Second half has been a win every way.
49:14Anthony Edwards, beautiful step-through
49:16and finish with the left.
49:18Edwards is 40 tonight.
49:20He has been special.
49:22Santos three.
49:24Alify Leone's pushed off, and that's a foul.
49:27Anthony Edwards is so good at that Euro step, too.
49:30And the body control he has with his explosiveness
49:34is just a lethal combination
49:36because you know he's going to get by one defender.
49:38And he's just not surprised when there's another defender there.
49:40He makes the adjustments so seamlessly.
49:42I tell you, if Ant was just normal tonight, he averages 29.
49:46That extra 11, he's got 40.
49:48That is the difference.
49:5011.
49:51But he diagnosed the game and realized,
49:53okay, they need me to take over now.
49:55I've got to finish.
49:57Gobert rebounding,
49:58and Guy Santos fouling him off the Desumu miss.
50:03So I was mentioning my partner.
50:06Not only ESPN Radio, national stuff,
50:09but now people are writing about Kalena's famous cornbread,
50:13which is everywhere.
50:14It's here at Chase Center.
50:15It's in all these Cher Tees around the Bay Area.
50:18His lovely wife, Rona, there.
50:19Well, I appreciate them writing that article about us.
50:21It's being sold here at Chase Center.
50:24It's at the Syrah shop on the sixth floor.
50:27As Gobert missed the first free throw.
50:28We've had it at the NBA broadcast meetings.
50:30We've had it here.
50:30We've had it at Nate's Barbecue.
50:32Good for you.
50:33Yeah.
50:34And people don't know, Kalena goes home and bakes every night.
50:39Yeah, there's so many amazing flavors.
50:43And then he runs the Athletes' Corner along with Kaiser Permanente
50:47and so many of the Warriors sponsors.
50:48Swishes for dishes.
50:50Three meals for every point scored for the Warriors.
50:53And how many meals now?
50:54We're getting up to a million meals this year.
50:56Yeah, we're going to be over three million meals.
50:59It's 100 meals every time the Warriors score a point, you know?
51:02So it's like every time the Warriors score,
51:05they can feel like there's not just points going on the board,
51:09but they're feeding families, and it's a wonderful thing.
51:13And Kaiser Permanente has been on board.
51:15It's beautiful to see.
51:16They're like, you know what, we want to do more this year.
51:18We want to go up it to three million instead of one million,
51:22which we were doing previously.
51:23So it's just seven years of sitting next to you,
51:25and I can just say I knew Kalena Azebuki when he called his first NBA points.
51:30He took his money on the golf course.
51:32Stop trying to get rid of me.
51:33I'm still going to be here to take your money on the golf course.
51:36That'll let you leave.
51:38And out of bounds, L.J. Cryer working defensively.
51:42Until the final buzzer is the model for this Warrior team.
51:45They're going to be playing as hard as they possibly can.
51:49I love that attitude.
51:51He's got some good play from Guy Santos and Porzingis to Jamski.
51:57He stops with 20 tonight, Brandon with 25.
52:00Halifai Leones and just couldn't throw that home.
52:03And out of bounds to Minnesota.
52:04And Steph Curry's sitting there watching.
52:06This is impressive to him.
52:07Like, my guys are battling, man.
52:08Imagine if I was out there.
52:10Jimmy Butler's at home watching.
52:11Man, imagine if I was out here playing with these guys.
52:14Well, you've got to get Draymond back and Moses back and Steph back.
52:19But very encouraging as the Warriors foul.
52:22Edwards, you hope he's all right there.
52:23Yeah, he's in some pain.
52:25It looked like he came up under arms.
52:26Hopefully he didn't, like, jam a finger.
52:28I felt that before.
52:29It's, like, the worst feeling in the world.
52:31I feel like your finger's about to fall off.
52:33Yeah, Edwards also had a sore knee in that Clipper game.
52:36That's why he has the sleeve on that right leg.
52:41Yeah, I mean, that's the problem with these types of games.
52:44You get the Warriors threatening the Timberwolves.
52:46And Chris Finch is going, man, we could have just put them away before.
52:49I wouldn't have him out here yet.
52:51Knee to knee on the right side there.
52:53You know, Anthony Edwards will always be tied to the Warriors
52:57because it was his workout with the Warriors where Steve Kerr said,
53:00you know, I think your skill level's great,
53:03but we need to see more of your energy and your effort.
53:06And Anthony Edwards didn't say, hey, who are you?
53:08He said, man, Steve Kerr's got all these rings.
53:11I better start bringing it.
53:13And I think I flipped a switch with him.
53:15It's been amazing to watch.
53:17Yeah, he's been different.
53:17Revamped his whole workout.
53:19I thought it was interesting.
53:20Like, the last two offseason before this offseason was USA Basketball for him.
53:24So he's finally, like, his prior misses a three.
53:26Jamsky with another rebound.
53:28Brandon's got ten boards.
53:30With his 25 points.
53:32Jake Kriar spinning it up and in.
53:35Edwards was like, this offseason, I finally got to work on my game.
53:38Maybe add some things.
53:40We got a whole offseason to work with finally.
53:43He's been fun to watch.
53:44The second half has been fun to watch.
53:46It was one clunker quarter for the Warriors.
53:4936 minutes of really good basketball.
53:51But credit Minnesota for that second quarter.
53:53They built a 25-point lead.
53:55The Dubs had quite the comeback.
53:58But not enough to get it done.
54:00So the Timberwolves snap their losing streak.
54:02And the Warriors go on the road now for six games away from home.
54:06Beginning with New York on Sunday.
54:10So that will be the final.
54:111-27, 1-17.
54:14Anthony Edwards goes for 42 tonight.
54:16But Jamsky, 25-10.
54:19Porzingis, 20 points in 20 minutes.
54:21And so the Warriors need to get some healthy bodies.
54:24And they have to do it on the road with a six-game trip with two sets of back-to
54:29-backs.
54:30Major challenge for the Dubs upcoming.
54:32Minnesota wins it, 1-27, 1-17.
54:36Warrior Post Game Live is coming up right now.
54:42Hey, Warrior fans, it's done now for the P-7, 1-17.
54:46Warrior Post Game Live is coming up right now.
55:02A valiant effort by your go-to-state Warriors.
55:05Down 25.
55:06They cut it to 7 with 8.37 left in the fourth quarter.
55:10But too much Anthony Edwards as he dropped his 10th 40-point game of the season.
55:14Finishing with 42 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists.
55:17And a two-wolves beat the Warriors by 10 and take the season series three games to one.
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