The Golden State Warriors are officially slumping. Falling 129-114 in a blowout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves Tuesday nightGolden State has now lost six of its last eight games https://www.octfanstore.com/Tre_Mann_Jersey-33. With only a half-game lead over the Memphis Grizzliesthe Warriors will have to find their footing fast to maintain position in the Western Conference standings. They werent connected tonightWarriors head coach Steve Kerr said after the game regarding his team. Were really short-handed and we just have to keep going We just have to weather this storm.To say the Warriors were short-handed Tuesday night was an understatement. In addition to being without Draymond Green Klay ThomsonNemanja Bjelicaand Andre Iguodala the Warriors found themselves without rookie Moses Moodeywho suffered an eye contusion early in the first half Luguentz Dort Jersey.With only nine players to rotateGolden State was sheerly out-hustled and out-played by a Minnesota team on the back-half of a back-to-back. In additionthe Timberwolves outshot the Warriors 16-13 from beyond the three-point line while taking five less threes.Allowing a game-high 39 pointshoweverthe Warriors found extreme difficulty in guarding Timberwolves big-man Karl-Anthony Towns Oklahoma City Thunder T-Shirts. Shooting 14-for-22 from the floorTowns dominated the paintgetting to the free throw line 11 times.Hes a great playerKerr said. We made some mistakes in the first half and he took advantage of those mistakes.Overallthe Warriors voiced their concern from a defensive standpoint beyond guarding Towns. Over the course of the last month-and-a-half when starting forward Draymond Green has been outthe Warriors have stumbled on defense. From excessive fouling to allowing teams to have their way on the interior and at the three-point lineGolden State has not been the same defensive team they were in the first half of the season when they were ranked No. 1 in defensive efficiency.I think really it just consistency and focusWarriors point guard Stephen Curry said. ts nights like tonight where you just dont play a good brand of basketball defensively youre not going to win a lot of games that way https://www.octfanstore.com/Aleksej_Pokusevski_Jersey-23.The good news for the Warriorshoweveris that they will be receiving reinforcements soon. According to KerrThompson will join the team in Dallas Wednesday ahead of Thursdays matchup against the Mavericks.Although Thompsons status has not been revealedit is likely that he will play at some point during the remaining three games of Golden States road trip.For nowthe Warriors will cling onto a half-game lead over Memphiswho sits as the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. In order to maintain the No. 2 seedhoweverthe Warriors will have to find synch down on both ends of the floor. I have no doubt that we will get re-connected because weve got great people on our team and we have a great cultureKerr said. Weve established something that has been a foundation. Steph sets an amazing tone and this is the exception rather than the rule.