Steph Curry and Draymond Green assessed the Warriors’ loss to the Timberwolves

Well, the Golden State Warriors didn’t spend much time on their winning streak. After breaking a five-game losing streak on Thursday night, the Dubs returned to the losing list on Friday, suffering a 107-90 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was an ugly game marked by a season-worst 22 turnovers.

That means it’s time to get out the red pen and evaluate the players. As always, grades are based on my expectations for each player, with a grade of “B” representing that player’s average performance.

Note: True Shooting Percentage (TS) is a scoring efficiency metric that takes three-pointers and free throws into account. Heading into Friday’s games, the league average TS was 57.4%.

Andrew Wiggins

19 minutes, 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 3-for-8 shooting, 1-for-3 three-pointers, 4-for-4 free throws, 56.4% TS, -1

Honestly, I was pretty surprised that Wiggins played in this game. After his standout performance on Thursday, Steve Kerr admitted that Wiggins was in a lot of pain from his injured ankle and probably wouldn’t have played if the team had been healthy. Therefore, I assumed that Wiggins would sit when the Dubs played the second end of a back-to-back game and Steph Curry and Draymond Green returned.

Unfortunately, in hindsight, that would have been the move. Wiggins injured his ankle early in the second half and was quickly ruled out for the remainder of the game. Hopefully he won’t be sidelined for too long.

Note: Please be okay

Jonathan Kuminga

29 minutes, 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, 3 turnovers, 3 fouls, 6-for-15 shooting, 1-for-4 three-pointers, 43.3% TS, -7

Kuminga tried to build on Thursday’s career game, but things didn’t go so well. Staying in the starting lineup despite Green’s return seemed to solidify Kuminga’s role as the team’s second scorer, but he failed to keep the shots falling. Some of them were just misses, others were forced. Not a very clean game, but hopefully there will be an improvement on Sunday.

Grade: C-

Kevon Looney

22 minutes, 2 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 2 fouls, 1-on-1 shooting, 100.0% TS, -11

Looney was one of the few players who did not have inefficient night shooting (although this was largely due to him only attempting one shot), and one of only two Warriors players who did not record a turnover. And for this second achievement I sincerely thank him deeply.

It definitely wasn’t a remarkable game for Looney, but it wasn’t a bad one either.

Grade: B-

Brandin Podziemski

25 minutes, 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 turnovers, 3-for-7 shooting, 2-for-5 three-pointers, 57.1% TS, -16

After playing with veteran know-how as a rookie, Podziemski has stepped back a bit this year and is more of a work in progress. After being challenged by Kerr for his reckless behavior earlier in the week, Podziemski adjusted on Thursday but relented a bit on Friday.

He only had two turnovers – notable as a Dubs trio had three each – but he had a fair number of ill-advised passes and moments where he simply acted first and thought later… an admirable skill at times, but not on this particular night .

It’s nice to see him get two threes though!

Grade: C
Post-game bonus: The worst plus/minus on the team.

Steph Curry

32 minutes, 23 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 turnovers, 6-for-17 shooting, 3-for-9 three-pointers, 8-for-8 free throws, 56.0% TS, -3

Curry returned from his short absence and it was so nice to see the kindness. Unfortunately, he still doesn’t look quite like himself. It was great to see him attack the basket so relentlessly and make free throws because that part of his game was a little lacking. But he had a hard time getting a clean look and had a hard time getting the look he got. And while he had some brilliant passes, he also had some completely unforgivable passes.

Grade: C
Post-game bonus: Led the team in points.

Trayce Jackson Davis

11 minutes, 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 turnover, 1 foul, 1-for-4 shooting, 1-for-2 free throws, 30.7% TS, -5

This was a difficult game for TJD, who simply couldn’t get to the rim even with Rudy Gobert out. The Warriors simply need him to convert looks when his teammates find him near the basket.

Grade: C-

Moses Moody

7 minutes, 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 turnover, 1-on-2 shots, 1-on-2 threes, 75.0% TS, -3

Moody didn’t come out of the tunnel after halftime, and the team announced that, like Wiggins, he would miss the rest of the game with a knee injury. Let’s hope it’s nothing serious.

Note: Please be okay

Draymond Green

26 minutes, 10 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 2 turnovers, 3 fouls, 4-for-8 shots, 1-for-4 three-pointers, 1-for-1 free throws, 59, 2% TS, -15

Green was arguably Golden State’s best player on Friday, and that started before the game when he was fine coming off the bench so Kuminga could continue to start. When he came into the game, he provided an immediate boost in scoring, playmaking and defense. Unfortunately, it has also really contributed to the turnover epidemic. Although he only had two of them, he made a lot of reckless passes and was one of the reasons the Dubs got a little out of control.

Still, a pretty good game, and I still give it some credit for his post-game comments that made it seem like he was pushing for Kuminga to stay in the starting lineup… at the expense of Dray.

Grade: B+
Post-game bonus: Led the team in rebounds and assists.

Kyle Anderson

12 minutes, 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2-for-3 shooting, 66.7% TS, 0 +/-

A pretty solid, if completely unspectacular, slo-mo game. But hey…that’s what he’s here for!

Grade: B
Post-game bonus: Best plus/minus on the team.

Gary Payton II

17 minutes, 1 point, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block, 2 turnovers, 1 foul, 0-for-3 shots, 0-for-1 three-pointers, 1-for-2 free throws, 12, 9% TS, -14

GPII attacked the glass brilliantly and violently, and it was great. Unfortunately, he had a really poor game in almost every other area of ​​the game.

Grade: C-

Buddy Hield

13 minutes, 4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 turnovers, 2-for-4 shooting, 0-for-2 three-pointers, 50.0% TS, -3

Not a good game for Hield and not much playing time either. With Curry’s return, Hield doesn’t have quite as much leeway to spread the court, and he really couldn’t find success sharing the court with Steph. And way too out of control.

Grade: C-

Lindy Waters III

20 minutes, 6 points, 1 turnover, 1 foul, 2-for-7 shooting, 2-for-7 three-pointers, 42.9% TS, -3

I wasn’t expecting to see Waters play in this game, but he played a full 20 minutes, thanks in part to the team’s offensive ineptitude and in part to injuries to Wiggins and Moody. The lack of shots from inside the arc is almost comical at this point: Over the last three games, Waters has attempted 17 shots, and all 17 have been three-pointers (unfortunately, he’s only made four of them).

He brought energy to this game, but he didn’t really play well.

Grade: C

Pat Spencer

7 minutes, 2 points, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 1-for-3 shooting, 0-for-2 three-pointers, 33.3% TS, -4

I also didn’t expect Spencer to play meaningful minutes. Kerr seemed to turn to him for playmaking, but unfortunately Spencer also had the turnover mistake that plagued almost the entire team.

Grade: C

Inactive on Friday: Reece Beekman, De’Anthony Melton, Quinten Post, Gui Santos