Warriors’ protection tightens up in closing minutes in win over Wolves

Curry completed with a game-high 30 factors, Hield went for 27 and Kuminga added 20 for the Warriors, who avenged a 107-90 loss to the Timberwolves on Friday with simply the second win of their previous eight video games.

After every staff held double-digit leads over the course of the competition, the Timberwolves used a 3-pointer from Anthony Edwards to go up 106-105 with 4:47 remaining within the fourth quarter. However Minnesota did not rating once more, lacking its closing 9 pictures from the sector and a pair of free throws.

Kuminga gave the hosts the lead for good on a dunk off a Curry help with 2:55 left.

Edwards then missed consecutive 3-pointers, the primary of which might have put Minnesota again on high, and the second, following two Curry free throws, might have cast a tie.

Down 109-106, the Timberwolves had two different possessions to chop the deficit or tie the sport, however Payton put his defensive brilliance on full show, blocking a Nickeil Alexander-Walker layup earlier than stealing an Edwards move.

Hield doubled the margin, making it 112-106 with a 3-pointer with 57.7 seconds remaining, and Draymond Inexperienced capped the scoring with a dunk with 28.3 seconds to go.

Edwards contributed six misses to the Timberwolves’ 0-for-9 end. He nonetheless led Minnesota with 27 factors to associate with a team-high six assists.

Alexander-Walker had 19 factors off the bench for Minnesota, which noticed a four-game profitable streak come to an finish. Julius Randle , who accomplished a double-double with a game-high 11 rebounds, Mike Conley and Naz Reid additionally scored in double figures for the guests.

Complementing a game-high eight assists, Curry did half of his scoring on a 5-for-11 displaying from deep, whereas a majority of Hield’s level whole got here on 7-for-13 capturing from past the arc.

Kevon Looney contributed 12 factors and a team-high 9 rebounds to the win, which was Golden State’s first in its previous six conferences with the Timberwolves.

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