Julius Randle scored 29 points in 18 shots and Minnesota Timberwolves withdrew 121-110 against Golden State Warriors to fold the West Conference Semi-Final series on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
Anthony Edwards finished with 22 points and 12 assists for Minnesota, who won the seven best series in five games. Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets, the semi -final series will wait for the winner of the conference finals.
“Great,” Randle said the conference finals. “We had a season full of distress. Coach (Chris Finch) said we didn’t do anything as tradesmen or fire coaches at the end of the normal season. We stuck together and passed together.
He continued: “I am very proud of our team, everyone who accelerated from a kind of way this year. We won the number 8 (in playoffs). We must continue.”
Brandin Podziemski scored 28 points in 11 shots to lead Golden State. Jonathan Kuminga added 26 points from the counter and Jimmy Butler was carved with 17 points and six assists.
“This was a fight,” said Warriors coach Steve Kerr. “I am really proud of our men. They were hanging there and struggled throughout the road.
“A few months ago, in the season we were to give ourselves a chance and to give a chance for some real chances.
Warriors left his fourth straight games without Stephen Curry, who watched in the stray clothes from the counter. Curry, Golden State Houston Rockets against the first round of playoff series after the series wounded the left hamstring in the serial opener.
Kerr said the difficulty of playing without Curry, “Injuries are part of the playoffs. A long time ago, I learned that playoffs are really about health, and then just take steps and just some big shots, the men who make big games in important games. This is what decides every series.
“We’re on both ends. It’s just a part of it.
Timberwolves passed 25 points in the third quarter. Randle drinked the ball from one end of the court to another, and Timberwolves third in 1:01.
In the fourth quarter, warriors made a determined pressure to reduce the gap to nine. Moses Moody evacuated the Golden State with 7:11 in 99-90.
Edwards helped Minnesota to get a double -digit advantage after a few minutes. To put Timberwolves in the top 102-90, he overturned the 3-Officers, and Jaden McDaniels rose to 14 points with a remaining role and an order.
“The team met at the right time and plays the best basketball.” He said.
Timberwolves took the lead 62-47 in half.
Golden State, podziemski’nin 4:11 4:11 after a jump shot 45-42 followed.
Minnesota took ahead of 15 points in a second quarter of a 17-5 run. Randle finished the first half score with a three -point game after making an order and foul.
Timberwolves in general, 62.8 percent (49 percent of 78) and 41.9 percent (31) beyond the arc hit. 43.3 percent of the field (90 of 90) and 28.2 percent (39) hit the field.
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