Golden State Warriors @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN | Game ID: 22400383
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 15 22 38 28 103GSW 26 24 29 34 113
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Curry scores 31, makes 7 3-pointers in Warriors' 113-103 win over Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Stephen Curry scored 11 straight points in the fourth quarter and 31 for the night as the Golden State Warriors beat 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 apiece. Rudy Gobert had 18 points and 12 boards for Minnesota.
Curry hit three 3-pointers and a pair of free throws in a 90-second span that helped the Warriors pull away after blowing a 21-point first-half lead.
Takeaways Warriors: What a difference two days makes. On Thursday, the Warriors allowed the Grizzlies to set a franchise record with 27 3-pointers in a 144-93 drubbing in Memphis but held Minnesota to 41.9% on the night.
Timberwolves: After scoring 37 points in the first half, the Timberwolves exploded for 38 points in third quarter and came back to take the lead twice 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 3-pointer on the other end. After making two free throws, Curry hit two more 3s 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 first-half field goals were dunks, making them 8 for 40 (20%) on all other shots in the first half.
Up next The Warriors return home to face the Pacers while the Timberwolves visit Atlanta on Monday.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DS D. Schröder
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KA K. Anderson
KL K. Looney
SC S. Curry
SC Schroder
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
GSW/MIN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur