NBA Basketball
2025-05-12 - Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors
A Sports Betting Pick by FirstDown
United States : NBA Basketball Playoff Second Round Game 4
Monday 12th May 2025 - Scheduled 10pm
3am (British Time)
Preview
A three pointer with less than 5 seconds remaining in Game 3 meant the game finished as a push when it came to the early lines handed out by Vegas. The Minnesota Timberwolves will not care less about that and the most important outcome for them on Saturday evening was making sure they had taken back home court advantage that had been lost in Game 1 of the Series.
The Golden State Warriors are trying to find a way to keep this Series alive until Steph Curry is able to return and they put a lot of emphasis on a physical Defensive performance.
Jimmy Butler and Jonathan Kuminga both had big Offensive performances, but the support around them was not good enough to make up for the absence of Curry. Some of the role players are going to have to do more after Golden State failed to hit 100 points for the third time in a row in the Series and the Minnesota Timberwolves have shown they can stand up to the physical test.
It will feel important for the Timberwolves to try and close this Series before Steph Curry can return and offer his team a huge boost in confidence.
He is expected to miss Game 4 and the hope is that Steph Curry can be back when the Series moves back to Minnesota, but the hope for the Warriors is that they are at 2-2 and not facing an elimination game. That may mean Curry wanting to push through and return, although that is not always ideal when dealing with a sore hamstring.
Before all that, the Warriors have to make the adjustments to try and knock Minnesota out of their stride, but it feels a tough ask.
The Timberwolves have shown they can win in a couple of different ways and the health of the team has to give them the advantage. Teams leading a Series have not been at their best in Game 4 of the Second Round, but the Timberwolves are another big road favourite and those teams are still getting on top in this Round.
Game 3 winners have produced a 14-6 record against the spread in Game 4 across the last twenty attempts and the Minnesota Timberwolves can move to the brink of reaching the Western Conference Finals for a second year in a row.
Prediction
Lay the points with the road favourite.
The Pick :
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
I'll back Minnesota Timberwolves - 5 Points at -110 with BetOnline