AbeVigodaLive wrote:Q-was-here wrote:AbeVigodaLive wrote:This was not really a boxscore type of game, Lip.
Unless you break it down by quarters. I saw something that the Warriors had a 117+ offensive rating through three quarters... then had a ridiculously low 58+ offensive rating in the 4th and OT as they turned it over 9 times, missed shots and saw the ball slip out of their hands on the way to dunks.
How much of that was on the Warriors and how much due to the Wolves defense, I don't know.....BUT....it is nice to see this team grind out some wins with defense, grit, and ugliness. You just gotta be able to gut some of these out in the NBA and it seems like what has historically been a soft squad is developing some mental fortitude and resiliency. The Toronto win is the other one of recent memory where we just locked things down late.
The Curry turnover 70 feet from the hoop... the Wiggins fumble... and Poole dropping a rebound out of bounds immediately come to mind as plays where the Timberwolves did absolutely nothing to cause those critical errors.
Kerr went public with comments about the Warriors essentially shitting the bed. Apparently, the Warriors have choked a few games like this away this season.
Personally, I thought the Wolves were gritty and did some things (mostly see Russell's explosion), but they were headed for a loss anyway if Golden State didn't implode in the final 17 minutes.
Just finished the replay. Yeah, it was surprising to see the Warriors with a few careless turnovers at crucial moments down the stretch. That's usually been us.
Great to see that win. I don't like Naz shooting from outside, but when he drives, man, good things happen. Great to get that win!
What a season in the West this year! I don't remember ever seeing this many teams all within a relative handful of games of each other this deep into the season. And with the play-in games, there's just more at stake. I love it.
