Karl-Anthony Towns gave the Minnesota Timberwolves a big win over the Golden State Warriors

only in his own second match back and after having a good performance against the Atlanta Hawks, Carl Anthony Towns it was decisive for his Minnesota Timberwolves they will get one of the most important triumphs of 2022-2023… but most. Those of Chris Finch prevailed as guests against a direct rival such as the Golden State Warriorswith 99-96 and KAT was at the center of that victory.

The Dominican had a rough game (he finished with 14 points and 5 rebounds), but he showed up when it mattered most: first with a triple with 1:49 on the clockto lead the Timberwolves 94-93 and then with a bomb on the runafter a Kyle Anderson steal against Draymond Green to seal it 98-96 with 11 seconds left.

With the hand of Towns and several key defensive plays by Anderson, Mike Conley and Jaylen McDaniels inside this clutchMinnesota was left with a win that put them back in the race for the West’s Top 6 and an outright Playoff berth.

With this result, Sixth was Golden State with 39-37 and Minnesota 38-37, tying the personal duel of the season (two wins per side). A tiebreaker today would be a conference record there as well the Timberwolves have a slight advantage of a match against the defending champions. In other words, the standings (without the need for a Play-In) are still very close for those from Minneapolis.

Beyond Towns’ triples, the Minnesota figure was one Naz Reid which made for a very good season and a spectacular month of March. Now as a substitute, Reed contributed 23 points and 6 rebounds in 20:45 minuteswith a 10-17 from the field and a 3-5 on 3-pointers.

Over his last six games, Reid is averaging 18.7 points in just 21 minutes on 60 percent shooting. With a contract of just $1.9 million, the exLSU is currently the The NBA’s biggest deal. Something that will surely end in a few months, when he enters unrestricted free agency.

For Golden State, he did not reach 27 points (8-16 from the field) Jordan Poolenor the 20 and 9 assists of a Steph Curry who wasn’t right with the hoop: 8-23 from the field and 4-13 on 3-pointers.

The best news of the night for the Warriors was the return of gary payton ii, who made his reboot with the team after arriving from Portland. The perimeter played 15 minutes and contributed 9 points, 2 rebounds, one assist, 3-4 from the field and some great defensive actions, which They remembered how valuable their contributions were on the road to the championship last season. With him, Kerr will be able to stretch a second unit that has been the team’s weak point throughout the tournament.

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