In their 35 year history, the Minnesota Timberwolves have played a lot of bad quarters. They’ve started a lot of games poorly. Given the circumstances, there’s a chance that the first quarter on January 15, 2025 might go down as the worst.
The Golden State Warriors came into Target Center down two key players, and one of its best rebounders. Former Wolf Kyle Anderson and Draymond Green were both held out, and Steve Kerr was an open book before the game in that the Warriors would need to go small out of necessity; a prime opportunity for Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, and Golden State killer Naz Reid to hold court against a tired team ending a three-game road trip in Minneapolis.