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Golden State Warriors at Minnesota Timberwolves

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15-12, 8-7 Away
Final
113 - 103

14-13, 8-6 Home

Curry scores 31, makes 7 3-pointers in Warriors' 113-103 win over Timberwolves

Steph Curry's 31-point double-double lifts Warriors past Timberwolves

Trayce Jackson-Davis had 15 points and nine rebounds, while Brandin Podziemski had 12 and Curry — who made seven 3-pointers — added 10 assists for the Warriors.

Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo led Minnesota with 19 points apiece. Rudy Gobert had 18 points and 12 boards for Minnesota.

Curry hit three 3-pointers and a pair of free throws in a 90-second span that helped the Warriors pull away after blowing a 21-point first-half lead.

Takeaways Warriors: What a difference two days makes. On Thursday, the Warriors allowed the Grizzlies to set a franchise record with 27 3-pointers in a 144-93 drubbing in Memphis but held Minnesota to 41.9% on the night.

Timberwolves: After scoring 37 points in the first half, the Timberwolves exploded for 38 points in third quarter and came back to take the lead twice but ultimately couldn't crawl back from their early 36-15 deficit.

Key moment With just under four minutes to play and the Warriors leading 96-94, Edwards missed the second of two free throws. The Warriors controlled the rebound and Curry curled off a screen, caught a pass and calmly drilled a 3-pointer on the other end. After making two free throws, Curry hit two more 3s to give Golden State a 107-96 lead.

Key stat Minnesota made 6 of 22 shots (27.3%) in each of the first two quarters. Four of the Wolves' 12 first-half field goals were dunks, making them 8 for 40 (20%) on all other shots in the first half.

Up next The Warriors return home to face the Pacers while the Timberwolves visit Atlanta on Monday.

Regular Season Series

GS leads series 2-1

Matchup Prediction

Timberwolves: 60.5%
Warriors: 39.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 113 - 103
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 113 - 103
4th 4.1 Gary Payton II defensive rebound 113 - 103
4th 9.1 Naz Reid misses 24-foot three point jumper 113 - 103
4th 13.0 shot clock turnover 113 - 103

Statistics

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40-87 FG 36-86
46.0 Field Goal % 41.9
16-42 3PT 14-38
38.1 Three Point % 36.8
17-23 FT 17-25
73.9 Free Throw % 68.0
45 Rebounds 45
11 Offensive Rebounds 11
34 Defensive Rebounds 34
30 Assists 27
9 Steals 5
6 Blocks 2
10 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 15
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
17 Fast Break Points 17
38 Points in Paint 42
23 Fouls 18
21 Largest Lead 1

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,978 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 40 23 .635 - L2
Golden State 37 28 .569 4 W5
LA Clippers 35 30 .538 6 L1
Sacramento 33 31 .516 7.5 L2
Phoenix 30 35 .462 11 L1

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 53 12 .815 - L1
Denver 42 23 .646 11 W1
Minnesota 37 29 .561 16.5 W5
Portland 28 38 .424 25.5 L4
Utah 15 50 .231 38 L6
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