MINNEAPOLIS— Stephen Curry scored 11 straight points in the fourth quarter and 31 for the night as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-103 on Saturday night.
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 each. Rudy Gobert had 18 points and 12 boards for Minnesota.
Curry hit three 3-pointers and a pair of free throws in a span of 90 seconds, helping the Warriors pull away from a 21-point first-half lead.
Takeaways
Warriors: What a difference two days make. On Thursday, the Warriors allowed the Grizzlies to set a franchise record with 27 three-pointers in a 144-93 thrashing in Memphis, but held Minnesota to 41.9% shooting that night.
Timberwolves: After scoring 37 points in the first half, the Timberwolves exploded for 38 points in the third quarter and came back twice to take the lead, 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 three-pointer at the other end. After making two free throws, Curry hit two more threes 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 field goals in the first half were dunks, making them 8 for 40 (20%) on all other shots in the first half.
Next
The Warriors return home to take on the Pacers, while the Timberwolves visit Atlanta on Monday.
