Not to bury the lede, but there were plenty of reasons why the Golden State Warriors lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves — besides the fact that Steph Curry’s substitution pattern suddenly changed.
The most glaring reason: the Wolves’ three-point shooting. They put up a 21-of-40 clip from beyond the arc — 52.5%. They had their way when it came to getting open shots on the perimeter, and the Warriors didn’t have the requisite height to bother them on closeouts, lacked the effort to run shooters off the line, and were also on the receiving end of variance on some of the shots the Wolves attempted.