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Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors

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12-10, 5-6 Away
Final
107 - 90

13-9, 6-4 Home

Anthony Edwards has 30 points and 9 assists in the Timberwolves' 107-90 victory over the Warriors

Ant on Timberwolves' 4-game win streak: 'We came together'

Stephen Curry returned for Golden State after sitting out a victory over Houston a night earlier resting his sore knees. He scored 23 points.

Curry's 3-pointer with 10:38 remaining cut it to 80-77, but the Warriors again struggled to take care of the ball and make key stops.

Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the T-Wolves, who stay in town to play again Sunday at Chase Center.

Draymond Green also played after missing Thursday because of tightness in his left calf. Green, who has played with the second unit at times when coach Steve Kerr wants a veteran on the floor, 10 points, nine rebounds and six assists. He picked up his seventh technical this season.

Takeaways Timberwolves: Minnesota has won the last five in the series and four straight at Chase Center since ending a 12-game losing streak on the Warriors' home floor. The Timberwolves held a 27-19 rebounding advantage in the first half on the way to a 56-46 lead at the break.

Warriors: Golden State scored just four points over the first nine-plus minutes of its 15-point second quarter, when the Warriors were 5 of 19. The Warriors were short-handed late as Moses Moody dealt with left knee soreness and Andrew Wiggins a troublesome right ankle.

Key moments Gary Payton II's layup off a pass from Curry with 1:18 left in the third would have cut Minnesota's lead to seven points, but the Timberwolves challenged the play and it was overturned to an offensive foul.

Key stats Curry scored his first points of the night with a 19-footer and was fouled, converting a three-point play with 32 seconds left in the opening quarter. He missed his initial four 3-pointers and wound up 3 for 9 from long range.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Warriors: 60.6%
Timberwolves: 39.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 107 - 90
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 107 - 90
4th 16.1 Pat Spencer out of bounds bad pass turnover 107 - 90
4th 29.1 Daishen Nix steps out of bounds turnover 107 - 90
4th 38.1 Buddy Hield makes 6-foot two point shot (Pat Spencer assists) 107 - 90

Statistics

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40-88 FG 32-82
45.5 Field Goal % 39.0
14-42 3PT 11-39
33.3 Three Point % 28.2
13-14 FT 15-17
92.9 Free Throw % 88.2
48 Rebounds 41
9 Offensive Rebounds 10
39 Defensive Rebounds 31
32 Assists 21
12 Steals 9
6 Blocks 4
17 Turnovers 22
4 Team Turnovers 0
21 Total Turnovers 22
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
9 Fast Break Points 14
44 Points in Paint 30
14 Fouls 11
23 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Chase Center

Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 34 7 .829 - L1
Denver 25 16 .610 9 W1
Minnesota 22 19 .537 12 W1
Portland 13 27 .325 20.5 L4
Utah 10 30 .250 23.5 L2

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Clippers - 17 W3 0.575 23
LA Lakers 0.5 17 W2 0.5641026 22
Sacramento 2.5 20 W1 0.5121951 21
Phoenix 3 20 W1 0.5 20
Golden State 3 20 W1 0.5 20
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