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Minnesota dominated the Warriors in the fourth quarter, especially after Green fouled out with 4:38 remaining.
The Golden State Warriors secured a 99-88 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series on Tuesday night, but it was the postgame remarks that provided an unexpected twist of entertainment.
Buddy Hield credits the Warriors' team meeting before Game 7 as the biggest reason behind their series clinching victory in Houston.
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Fadeaway World on MSN"Gave Everybody Chills": Buddy Hield On How Stephen Curry, Draymond Green And Jimmy Butler Fueled The WarriorsBuddy Hield unravels inside details of an "emotional" meeting of the Warriors team led by Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler before Game 7 vs. the Rockets.
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NBC Sports Bay Area on MSNDraymond has great Batman analogy for Butler, Hield's contributionsAn important DC Universe trio was called to action on Tuesday night. After Steph Curry left Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center with a left hamstring strain,
With Buddy Hield exploding in Game 7 of the series against Houston and following that up with another impressive showing in Game 1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Draymond Green got on the microphone and helpfully explained that he too is now in the mix. "Robin turned into Batman," Green said. "Alfred turned into Robin."
Warriors guard Buddy Hield got horse-collared during a layup attempt but the foul wasn't called a flagrant, shocking everyone.
The Golden State Warriors head back to the Chase Center with their second-round NBA Playoff series tied 1-1. While it was obvious, they missed Stephen Curry's scoring in this one after he went down early in Game 1 with a hamstring injury.