Stephen Curry leads Warriors past Timberwolves

MINNEAPOLIS: Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves by one point on Wednesday night, in a tight thriller that went down to the wire.

Best Performances

Seven threes, including a crucial make with less than a minute left in the game, accounted for 21 of Curry’s 31 points. The Golden State star shot at a 58.3 per cent clip from beyond the arc and 47.6 per cent from the field, making 10 of his 21 attempts. To go along with his game high scoring performance, Curry dished eight dimes.

Andrew Wiggins continued to cement his place as a crucial piece in the Warriors line-up, scoring 24 points, the bulk of which came from the 10 free throws he made. He had a less than stellar shooting performance, only making two of his eight attempts from deep, and six of his 16 attempts overall.

Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo led the charge for the Timberwolves. The two had 28 points each on the night. DiVincenzo hit six shots from deep on 12 attempts, while Edwards made four off nine. Edwards found his way to the line a number of times and made 10 of his 11 free throws. The Minnesota star had eight rebounds and DiVincenzo had nine assists.

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Game Recap

The Warriors started off the game in dominant fashion, with Curry’s first three propelling Golden State to an 11-0 lead. He would hit three more in the quarter and the Warriors would have an enormous 24-point lead with less than 30 seconds remaining in the frame.

The Timberwolves would spend the next three quarters clawing their way back, until they finally levelled the scores in the fourth quarter, after Donte DiVincenzo hit a three, followed by a couple free throws from Naz Reid.

With less than fifty on the clock, Curry hit his seventh three of the game from the left corner, giving Golden State a slight cushion. But, Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels cut the lead down to one with a cutting dunk seconds later. Wiggins then hit two free throws to bring the lead back to three, but DiVincenzo made a layup bringing the difference back down to one. Gary Payton II hit one of his two free throws, and then Curry scored the last two points of the night for the Warriors.

With a four-point lead and six seconds left on the clock, the Warriors had all but won the game. However, that didn’t stop Anthony Edwards from giving Golden State a scare, with a last second three.

The Warriors beat the Timberwolves 116-115, earning their 20th win of the season to match their 20 losses. The Timberwolves are 21 and 19 in the season.

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