

The Celtics lost Irving at halftime due to left knee soreness. The Warriors missed their next two shots - they misfired on their last four in the game - and Jeff Teague helped ice the win with one free throw with 29.5 seconds left.ĭown by double digits in the first half, Indiana came to life in the second half after Kyrie Irving exited the game, then held off short-handed host Boston. Towns countered with a short jumper for a three-point lead, and after Durant (game-high 39 points) missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer, the Minnesota big man snatched the rebound from his own short miss and laid it in, giving the Timberwolves a 108-103 advantage with just 37.5 seconds remaining. They then had a chance to go ahead for the first time since the third quarter following a Minnesota turnover, but Klay Thompson misfired on a 3-point attempt. Seeking to avoid a second consecutive loss on a three-day trip, the Warriors rallied within 104-103 on a Kevin Durant 3-pointer with 2:08 to go.

“After the summer break there is another triple-header, one week of rest, then another triple-header outside of Europe.Karl-Anthony Towns followed in his own miss with 37.5 seconds to play Sunday afternoon, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves hold off the Golden State Warriors 109-103 in Minneapolis to snap a three-game losing streak. “You can notice many people are ready for a rest,” he confirmed. Sergio Perez in the other Red Bull was also a casualty of that lap one crash and with Hamilton recovering from a strategy error to finish P2, he replaced Verstappen as the leader in the Drivers’ Championship while Mercedes also regained control of the Constructors’ standings.Īnd so, with a pair of triple-headers to come after the summer shutdown, Mol said there are many tired people in the paddock who are in need of this rest.

“Then Domenicali said he would call Hamilton with the message that he should call the Verstappens.”Ĭheck all the latest 2021 teamwear via the official Formula 1 storeįormula 1 signed off for the summer break with a chaotic classic in Hungary where Alpine’s Esteban Ocon emerged victorious – another race where Verstappen clashed with a Mercedes, this time that of Valtteri Bottas who triggered a melee at the first corner. He kept asking Jos if Hamilton had called, and they kept telling him it hadn’t happened. He was on the phone every five or six hours.

“He (Domenicali) has been involved in this since the moment of the crash,” Mol told Ziggo Sport. The first major flashpoint between the duo in their title battle occurred on the opening lap of the British Grand Prix, with a collision at Copse sending Verstappen crashing out of the race.įrom there, the fall-out was rather intense, with a furious Red Bull team venting their disgust over Hamilton’s actions, while Verstappen himself felt disrespected by Hamilton’s post-race celebrations after taking victory.īut the Hungarian Grand Prix served to cool tensions between the pair, with Verstappen himself snapping at a reporter still probing for any potential concerns either had over more wheel-to-wheel racing.Īll parties have since confirmed Verstappen and Hamilton spoke after the incident, but Hamilton it appears was pushed to be the instigator.Īccording to Dutch commentator Olav Mol, it was Domenicali who stepped in to convince Hamilton to call the Verstappens. Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali reportedly pushed Lewis Hamilton to call Max Verstappen after their Silverstone collision.
