MINNEAPOLIS — With Anthony Edwards out, Steph Curry left little doubt about the perfect basketball participant on the ground Wednesday night time inside Goal Heart.
The Warriors wanted each little bit of Curry’s season-best 44 factors to place away the Timberwolves.
Even with Minnesota’s greatest star headed for knee surgical procedure and Curry’s nuclear night time, the Warriors nonetheless almost suffered their second epic fourth-quarter collapse in simply 5 video games this season. After constructing a second-half lead as massive as 24, Golden State held on, 119-114.
It appeared {that a} sport that started with out Edwards may finish with Curry sitting on the bench, comfortably resting after constructing a giant lead. That’s not the way it performed out.
When Curry went to the bench late within the third quarter, the Timberwolves took benefit.
The Warriors widened their lead so far as 78-54 halfway via the third quarter. When Curry checked out on the 5:01 mark, Minnesota started to chip away. By the point the fourth quarter began, Golden State’s benefit had been minimize to 12, 93-81.
Yaxel Lendeborg contributed 26 factors but additionally dedicated seven of the Warriors’ 16 turnovers that allowed Minnesota to climb again into the sport with Curry on the bench.
Lendeborg’s solely journeys to the foul line got here within the closing minutes because the Timberwolves fouled to get possession. Curry, then again, obtained to the road 16 instances, draining all of them.
Brandon Williams was the one different Golden State participant to achieve double figures, with 11.
Jonathan Kuminga performed a bigger position than he did the final and solely different time he squared off towards the group that drafted him seventh general in 2021 and traded him final February.
He completed with 20 as Minnesota struggled to search out an id taking part in its first sport with out Edwards. 4 different Timberwolves completed in double figures, led by Jaden McDaniels and TJ Shannon with 19 apiece.
