Game ID: 22500644
Golden State Warriors @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 19 27 17 22 85GSW 24 23 38 26 111
GSW @ MIN ScoutingGSW @ MIN Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIN availability going into 1/16 · 2 days' restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 10 since 12/27, out tonight
MIN availability going into 1/17 · back-to-backOUT Edwards missed 2 since 1/13, returns tonight: 40 min (116% of 35)
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 11 since 12/27, out tonight
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 35 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 1/20 · 2 days' restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 12 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 1/17 after 2, 40 min since (116% of 35)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 13 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 1/17 after 2, 40 min since (114% of 35)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 35 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 14 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 1/17 after 2, 38 min since (110% of 35)
MIN availability going into 1/26 · back-to-backOUT Shannon Jr. missed 15 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 1/17 after 2, 37 min since (107% of 35)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 35 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 16 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 1/17 after 2, 37 min since (107% of 35)
MIN availability going into 1/29 · back-to-backOUT Shannon Jr. missed 17 since 12/27, out tonight
MIN availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 18 since 12/27, out tonight
GSW availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 14 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 19 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Spencer back 1/09 after 3, 4 min since (21% of 19)
BACK Hield back 1/09 after 3, 6 min since (34% of 18)
GSW availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 15 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 20 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Spencer back 1/09 after 3, 4 min since (20% of 19)
BACK Hield back 1/09 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 18)
GSW availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 16 since 12/20, returns tonight: 21 min (89% of 24)
OUT Santos missed 2 since 1/17, returns tonight: 15 min (72% of 20)
OUT Set. Curry missed 21 since 12/06, out tonight
GSW availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Set. Curry missed 22 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 1/20 after 16, 21 min since (89% of 24)
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 15 min since (72% of 20)
GSW availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restOUT Set. Curry missed 23 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 1/20 after 16, 15 min since (64% of 24)
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 16 min since (77% of 20)
GSW availability going into 1/26 · back-to-backOUT Set. Curry missed 24 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Leons missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 9 min (85% of 11)
BACK Kuminga back 1/20 after 16, 15 min since (64% of 24)
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 17 min since (84% of 20)
GSW availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 25 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 20 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 9 min since (85% of 11)
GSW availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 3 since 1/25, not on tonight's roster
OUT Cryer missed 2 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 26 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 20 min since (97% of 20)
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 11)
GSW availability going into 2/03 · 3 days' restOUT Cryer missed 3 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 2 since 1/28, returns tonight: 9 min (56% of 16)
OUT Set. Curry missed 27 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 38 and Randle at 27 a game. That is 4 straight losses. 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 122, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 23 and Podziemski at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and Golden State minus-7 and the line, where Minnesota takes 23 free throws a game to Golden State's 17. Call it Minnesota 120, Golden State 118, Golden State keeping it close.
1/16 @ HOU 105-110 — MIN notes
MIN lost 105-110. MIN shot 46% (37 of 80) to HOU's 46%, 11 of 30 from three. Randle led with 39 (14 of 25, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Reid added 25, McDaniels 15. Q1 was theirs, 34-29, but the other 3 periods went 81-71 against them. They led by as many as 12. Randle's -12 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/17 @ SAS 123-126 — MIN notes
MIN lost 123-126. MIN shot 47% (42 of 90) to SAS's 50%, 14 of 34 from three. Edwards led with 55 (19 of 33, 9 of 16 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); McDaniels added 23, Randle 17. Q3 was theirs, 40-27, the deficit cut from 25 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 99-83 against them. Hyland's -10 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/20 @ UTA 122-127 — MIN notes
MIN lost 122-127. MIN took 13 more shots (100 to 87), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to UTA's 55%, 14 of 47 from three. MIN turned it over 11 times to UTA's 16. Edwards led with 38 (11 of 28, 5 of 15 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Randle added 19, McDaniels 18. Q3 was theirs, 38-25, turning a 1-point deficit into a 12-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 102-84 against them. They led by as many as 15. DiVincenzo's -14 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 vs CHI 115-120 — MIN notes
MIN lost 115-120. MIN shot 46% (43 of 93) to CHI's 44%, 15 of 41 from three, and got to the line 15 times to CHI's 33. Randle led with 30 (10 of 17, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Edwards added 20, Reid 20. Q1 was theirs, 32-26, but the other 3 periods went 94-83 against them. They led by as many as 14. Randle's -8 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 vs GSW 85-111 — MIN notes
MIN lost 85-111. MIN shot 38% (30 of 79) to GSW's 42%, 13 of 38 from three. MIN turned it over 25 times to GSW's 12, and GSW turned those into 20 steals. Edwards led with 32 (13 of 20, 4 of 7 from three); DiVincenzo added 22, Randle 11. Q2 was theirs, 27-23, the deficit cut from 5 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 88-58 against them. DiVincenzo's -21 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/26 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 36 and Randle at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 23 and Melton at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-7 and the line, where Minnesota takes 25 free throws a game to Golden State's 18. Call it Golden State 117, Minnesota 116, Minnesota keeping it close.
1/28 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Christie at 23 and Marshall at 22 a game. Without Russell (7 straight). 3 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 36 and Randle at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the arc, Dallas at 41 percent from three to Minnesota's 36 and the line, where Dallas takes 28 free throws a game to Minnesota's 23. Call it Dallas 118, Minnesota 113.
1/29 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Holmgren at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Jal. Williams (5 straight), Mitchell (3 straight), Hartenstein (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and OKC minus-8 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 11. Call it OKC 114, Minnesota 110, Minnesota keeping it close.
1/31 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 20 and Landale at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Aldama (2 straight), Jerome (2 straight), Mashack (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Edwards at 24 and Randle at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 106 a night to Memphis's 118 and the arc, Minnesota at 39 percent from three to Memphis's 32. Call it Minnesota 115, Memphis 111, Memphis keeping it close.
1/17 vs CHA 136-116 — GSW notes
GSW won 136-116. GSW shot 55% (51 of 93) to CHA's 46%, 23 of 52 from three. GSW turned it over 11 times to CHA's 17. Melton led with 24 (8 of 16, 3 of 6 from three); Green added 20, Podziemski 16. The hinge was Q1, 39-28: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Richard was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/19 vs MIA 135-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 135-112. GSW shot 52% (49 of 95) to MIA's 39%, 24 of 51 from three, and got to the line 17 times to MIA's 24. GSW turned it over 13 times to MIA's 19. Podziemski led with 24 (9 of 19, 3 of 7 from three); Curry added 19, Butler III 17. The hinge was Q4, 31-19: a lead of 11 became 23. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
1/20 vs TOR 127-145 — GSW notes
GSW lost 127-145. GSW shot 52% (47 of 91) to TOR's 59%, 16 of 43 from three. Hield led with 25 (7 of 8, 6 of 6 from three); Kuminga added 20, Curry 16. Q3 was theirs, 44-38, the deficit cut from 20 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 107-83 against them. Green's -27 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 @ DAL 115-123 — GSW notes
GSW lost 115-123. GSW took 10 more shots (96 to 86), but shot 45% to DAL's 50%, 15 of 46 from three, and got to the line 18 times to DAL's 30. GSW turned it over 10 times to DAL's 21. The glass went 35-54 against them. Curry led with 38 (14 of 27, 8 of 15 from three); Melton added 22, Moody 12. Q3 was theirs, 39-29, turning a 5-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 94-76 against them. Payton II's -32 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 @ MIN 111-85 — GSW notes
GSW won 111-85. GSW shot 42% (40 of 95) to MIN's 38%, 16 of 51 from three. GSW turned it over 12 times to MIN's 25. Curry led with 26 (7 of 18, 3 of 10 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Moody added 19, Podziemski 12. The hinge was Q3, 38-17: a lead of 1 became 22, and the lead reached 26. Post was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/26 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 36 and Randle at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 23 and Melton at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-7 and the line, where Minnesota takes 25 free throws a game to Golden State's 18. Call it Golden State 117, Minnesota 116, Minnesota keeping it close.
1/28 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; George at 29 and Nurkić at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kessler (42 straight), Harkless (33 straight), Tshiebwe (14 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 25 and Podziemski at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Kuminga (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 115 a night to Utah's 127 and the glass, where Utah has been minus-5 a night and Golden State minus-9. Call it Golden State 121, Utah 115.
1/30 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 27 and Moody at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Kuminga (3 straight), Cryer (2 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Cunningham at 22 and Duren at 19 a game. Without LeVert (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 110 a night to Golden State's 117. Call it Golden State 115, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
2/03 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 28 and Melton at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Cryer (3 straight), Payton II (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without George (2 straight), Drummond (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 42 percent from three to Golden State's 33 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 16 times a game to Philadelphia's 9. Call it Golden State 118, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAE A. Edwards
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JB J. Beringer
JC J. Clark
JI J. Ingles
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
LM L. Miller
MC M. Conley
NR N. Reid
RD R. Dillingham
RG R. Gobert
GSWAH A. Horford
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DM D. Melton
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
LC L. Cryer
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
WR W. Richard
MIN/GSW 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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
Curry scores 26 points, Warriors hand Timberwolves their 5th straight loss
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Stephen Curry scored 26 points to lead the Golden State Warriors past Minnesota 111-85 on Sunday, the fifth straight loss for the Timberwolves and their longest skid in more than three years.
Curry added seven assists and four of his team's season-high 20 steals after being listed as questionable to play because of knee soreness. Moses Moody added 19 points and eight rebounds for the Warriors (26-21), who moved within 1 1/2 games of the Timberwolves (27-19) for seventh place in the Western Conference.
Brandin Podziemski had 12 points, six assists and four steals for the Warriors, who have won seven of their last 10 games.
Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 32 points and 11 rebounds after the game was postponed a day following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by federal immigration officers.
There was a pregame moment of silence held for Alex Pretti, and a subdued crowd found little to cheer as the Timberwolves stumbled to their lowest final score in more than four years since a 104-84 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at home on Nov. 5, 2021. This was their first time under 100 points this season.
The Timberwolves found a burst of energy for a 10-0 run to close the first half, capped by a 3-pointer from Edwards that cut Golden State's lead to 47-46. But they started the third quarter as flat as they did the first and trailed by double digits for the final 16:15 of the game. The last skid this long for the Timberwolves was six games from Dec. 21-31, 2022.
Forwards Julius Randle (11 points) and Jaden McDaniels (three points) combined to shoot 4 for 19 from the floor for the Timberwolves.
Up next After the rematch here on Monday night, Golden State plays at Utah, and Minnesota plays at Dallas, both on Wednesday.