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Rogers' 10* Sunday SLAM DUNK >> 32-17 NBA Run!
(NBA) Golden State vs. Minnesota,
Point Spread: -10.50 | -115.00 Golden State (Away)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -10.50 | -115.00 Golden State (Away)
Result: Loss
The set-up: It's been a rough start to the current season for the Minnesota Timberwolves, who have opened 6-17. Playing the Warriors is never good news and to make matters worse, Minnesota will host Golden State tonight, with the Warriors coming off just their fourth los of the season, having lost 110-89 last night in Memphis.
Golden State: The Warriors are 20-4 but three of the team's four losses have come in blowouts. Golden St. opened the season losing by 29 points at home to the Spurs, lost at the Lakers by 20 back on Nov. 4 and then last night, lost by 21 in Memphis. Both Curry and Thompson shot 4 of 14 from the floor, while all five Memphis starters scored in double digits. Curry and Draymond Green had four turnovers apiece and combined for just four assists as Golden State finished with 15 in that category, far and away a season low for a team which entered averaging 32 APG. Golden State scored fewer than 90 points for the first time since March 19 of last year, at San Antonio
Minnesota: Tom Thibodeau's team has talent but is very young and inexperienced. Things seemingly hit a low point in Minneapolis following Friday's 27-point blowout home loss to the Pistons. Players had some pretty strong words about their latest performance. "We didn't play with heart," point guard Ricky Rubio told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "It was a two-point game and suddenly it was a 25-point game. And it seems like we didn't care." Guard Zach LaVine echoed Rubio's sentiment. "We got blown out at home, and it's unacceptable," LaVine told the Star Tribune. "We've got to play as a team. We have to come out and give it all we've got. Because we have to get out of this hole. This is our job. Our passion. It's about us." Rubio averages 6.6 & 6.4 APG and LaVine (20.2), which gives Minnesota three, 20-point scorers, joining Wiggins (22.1) and Towns (21.4 & 10.4).
The pick: Minnesota has too much talent to be 6-17 but while Thibodeau's strength has always been defense, this team allows 106.9 PPG (23) on 47.4% shooting (29th). That hardly spells good news when facing the leagues' highest-scoring (118.1 PPG) and best-shooting (49.9%) team, coming off an embarrassing loss. Golden State has won 15 of the last 17 meetings and makes it 16 of 18 here with plenty of room to spare. Golden St. is 10* play.
Golden State: The Warriors are 20-4 but three of the team's four losses have come in blowouts. Golden St. opened the season losing by 29 points at home to the Spurs, lost at the Lakers by 20 back on Nov. 4 and then last night, lost by 21 in Memphis. Both Curry and Thompson shot 4 of 14 from the floor, while all five Memphis starters scored in double digits. Curry and Draymond Green had four turnovers apiece and combined for just four assists as Golden State finished with 15 in that category, far and away a season low for a team which entered averaging 32 APG. Golden State scored fewer than 90 points for the first time since March 19 of last year, at San Antonio
Minnesota: Tom Thibodeau's team has talent but is very young and inexperienced. Things seemingly hit a low point in Minneapolis following Friday's 27-point blowout home loss to the Pistons. Players had some pretty strong words about their latest performance. "We didn't play with heart," point guard Ricky Rubio told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "It was a two-point game and suddenly it was a 25-point game. And it seems like we didn't care." Guard Zach LaVine echoed Rubio's sentiment. "We got blown out at home, and it's unacceptable," LaVine told the Star Tribune. "We've got to play as a team. We have to come out and give it all we've got. Because we have to get out of this hole. This is our job. Our passion. It's about us." Rubio averages 6.6 & 6.4 APG and LaVine (20.2), which gives Minnesota three, 20-point scorers, joining Wiggins (22.1) and Towns (21.4 & 10.4).
The pick: Minnesota has too much talent to be 6-17 but while Thibodeau's strength has always been defense, this team allows 106.9 PPG (23) on 47.4% shooting (29th). That hardly spells good news when facing the leagues' highest-scoring (118.1 PPG) and best-shooting (49.9%) team, coming off an embarrassing loss. Golden State has won 15 of the last 17 meetings and makes it 16 of 18 here with plenty of room to spare. Golden St. is 10* play.
