Stephen Curry sank a 37-foot jumper from nearly half-court to beat the third-quarter buzzer and finished with 30 points and eight assists to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Minnesota Timberwolves 114- 106 in the teams’ second meeting in three days.
Curry found Jonathan Kuminga for a go-ahead dunk with 2:55 to play and hit Buddy Hield for a clutch 3-pointer at the 58-second mark.
Hield scored 27 points, including consecutive three-pointers midway through the third to tie the game at 69 and another to put Golden State ahead. Hield had seven 3s and is one shy of becoming the 17th player in NBA history to reach 2,000.
Kuminga had twenty points and seven rebounds.
Anthony Edwards scored 27 points as Minnesota’s four-game winning streak came to an end.
Takeaways
Timberwolves: G Rob Dillingham missed his fourth straight game with a sprained right ankle and fifth straight game overall. … Minnesota had won five straight in the series.
Warriors: Andrew Wiggins was out with a bothersome right ankle that limited him Friday.
Key moments
Draymond Green was whistled for a foul 13 seconds into the second half, with a driving Rudy Gobert grabbing the left side of his face. The Warriors challenged and upon review it was determined that Green had made contact with the big man’s eye.
Key statistics
After Hield’s 3-pointer got Golden State’s scoring going in the second quarter, Curry had 10 straight points, including consecutive 3s. Curry hit another 3-pointer 53 seconds before halftime, moments after Gary Payton II blocked Julius Randle’s shot.
Next
Minnesota hosts the Lakers on Friday in a game added to the schedule after the Timberwolves missed advancing to the knockout rounds of the NBA Cup. The Warriors will play in Houston in the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday after beating the Rockets in 15 straight meetings and eight straight.
