There was a lot going on tuesday night, Buddy had on the wrong shorts, Steph Curry got hurt, the Warriors were playing on 24 hours rest and it didn’t matter, playoff Buddy has arrived.
Hield finished with a team high 24 points in Golden State’s 99-88 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves last night.
He shot 7-19 from the field, including 5-8 from three and added 8 rebounds in 40 minutes
“The mindset was boxing out Rudy Gobert, he got a fair share of them, but we have to box him out. We know what he did in the Lakers series and how effective he was, and we hope you guys are doing your work early to prevent that, and we have to maintain that on the boards and if we can get the boards, get out and play our basketball and put the ball in Jimmy’s hands like we all been talking about, just trusting to be the right player, I think we’ll be in good shape.” said Hield.
It was the second consecutive game Hield has led the warriors in scoring following his 33 point outburst in game 7 against the Rockets.
He became the first player in NBA history to make 14 threes over a two game span in the playoffs.
Head coach Steve Kerr spoke about the importance of his starting lineup being able to play both offense and defense.
“It’s based on what our options are, you know, and two-way basketball. Can we get enough scoring at one end and enough defense at the other to make the game make sense, and Buddy makes the most sense. The way he’s playing defensively, the way he’s shooting the ball, it was a no-brainer to start Buddy.”
