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SAN FRANCISCO \u2013 Facing a 2-1 deficit after dropping Game 3 of their second-round series against the Timberwolves on Saturday night, the Warriors spoke with a tinge of regret as they made sense of what went wrong.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Butler, who flashed vintage \u201cPlayoff Jimmy\u201d form by scoring 30 points, talked in a low voice as he looked at the box score that read \u201cMinnesota 102, Golden State 97\u201d from the postgame podium.<\/p>\n

\u201cDidn\u2019t get the shots we wanted to get, turned the ball over a few times, didn\u2019t contest shots, didn\u2019t take the three out of the game, and that was it,\u201d Butler monotoned.<\/p>\n

After being relatively quiet in Games 1 and 2 of this Western Conference semifinal series, he had become the playoff hero the Warriors had been promised when they traded for Butler in February.<\/p>\n

He fired up close to 30 shots, taking on the lead ballhandling role as Steph Curry was shackled to the sidelines with a left hamstring strain and doing everything he could to will the Warriors to victory in 43 minutes.<\/p>\n

It was not enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwenty-six shots, 36 shots, next time, it has to be in a win,\u201d Butler remarked.<\/p>\n

\"Warriors
Golden State Warriors\u2019 Jimmy Butler III (10), Gary Payton II (0) and Trayce Jackson-Davis (32) are dejected at the end of Game 3 of the Western Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Golden State Warriors 102-97. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Disappointment pervaded the Warriors\u2019 locker room, but despair was nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no need to panic,\u201d guard Gary Payton II told the Bay Area News Group while nonchalantly tying his shoes at his locker. \u201cWe\u2019ll be alright.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a team with veteran leaders like Butler and Draymond Green, the players seemed certain they could stay in the series despite Curry\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can compete without Steph,\u201d Butler said. \u201cWe\u2019re still as confident as ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Confident or not, the loss still stung.<\/p>\n

The Warriors overcame their 0-for-5 shooting from 3-point distance and led 42-40 at halftime in a game where Curry\u2019s lack of shot creation was glaring.<\/p>\n

After 36 minutes, the Warriors led 73-69 after Hield and the team\u2019s shooters went 6-for-11 from long range in the third period.<\/p>\n

An improbable series lead was there for the taking, and the Warriors knew it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had the game in front of us,\u201d the normally upbeat Hield said somberly.<\/p>\n

His mind wandered to a fourth quarter in which the Warriors led 82-77 with eight minutes remaining after Butler made a pair of free throws.<\/p>\n

The lead disappeared in a 9-0 Minnesota run that saw Anthony Edwards score five points, including a big dunk that were two of the more emphatic of his game-high 36 points.<\/p>\n

\"Warriors
Golden State Warriors\u2019 Draymond Green (23) fouls Minnesota Timberwolves\u2019 Jaden McDaniels (3) in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the Western Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Golden State Warriors 102-97. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Coach Steve Kerr rued his team\u2019s inability to grab loose balls, something that has plagued the Warriors for a month. An offensive rebound by veteran Mike Conley early in the fourth, which resulted in a Naz Reid 3-pointer and kept the deficit to just five, stood out in Kerr\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought that was the sequence that really shifted the game and the momentum,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cThirteen offensive boards for them, 26 points that. Was a big factor in the fourth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Green fouling out in the fourth quarter did not help the Warriors\u2019 cause. Two of his fouls came from replay reviews and the sixth while contesting a shot at the rim.<\/p>\n

It was a difficult development during a trying week for the veteran forward, who was the subject of racial abuse by two spectators in Minneapolis during Game 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sixth one was a tough one,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cThat didn\u2019t feel great looking at the replay, but it is what it is and they outplayed us in the fourth and they deserved to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Warriors
Golden State Warriors\u2019 Jonathan Kuminga (00) reacts after scoring two of his 30 points on a 3rd quarter dunk against Minnesota Timberwolves\u2019 Anthony Edwards (5) in Game 3 of the Western Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 10, 2025. (Karl Mondon\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The fourth-quarter collapse overshadowed what was a career night for 22-year-old forward Jonathan Kuminga, who went from being out of the rotation to scoring 33 points on just 18 shots.<\/p>\n

Whether Kuminga was driving for dunks, making tough layups or burying 3-pointers, the Wolves had no answer for the fourth-year forward who said his ankle is starting to feel healthy. The injury caused Kuminga to miss 31 games in the middle of the season.<\/p>\n

Kuminga credited Butler for helping him thrive, even though Butler\u2019s presence was a big reason Kuminga\u2019s role was reduced.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of actually easy,\u201d Kuminga said. \u201cIt\u2019s just the same way as Steph \u2026 you\u2019ve got another player with Jimmy, and they are two different people, but they attract so much attention, you\u2019ve just got to be alert when they\u2019ve got the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kuminga and Hield were the only players who looked like they knew how to play with Butler on offense during Saturday\u2019s game. The other five Warriors who played combined for just 20 points on 26 shots.<\/p>\n

The Warriors will need another big game from Kuminga \u2014 and a bounce-back game from 1-for-10 shooting Brandin Podziemski \u2014 to even the series. They have a day of rest to figure out what else needs to go right.<\/p>\n

Facing a possible 3-1 series deficit will not factor into that preparation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to tell my guys to be desperate or any more urgent than anything,\u201d Butler said. \u201cYou go out there and you play basketball and you hoop.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Warriors
Golden State Warriors\u2019 Draymond Green (23) Minnesota Timberwolves\u2019 Rudy Gobert (27) position for a rebound in the 2nd quarter of Game 3 of the Western Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 10, 2025. (Karl Mondon\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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