The Golden State Warriors (63 - 7) defeated the host Minnesota Timberwolves (22 - 48) 109 - 104, Monday at Target Center. The Timberwolves came out to play in this one, as they stayed neck - and - neck with the Warriors right to the wire. The score was 59 - 58 for Golden State at half but Minnesota came out tough in the third quarter, going up by eight after a 100 run, with 1:44 left in the quarter. The Timberwolves then held the lead for much of the fourth quarter until the Warriors took it back for the last time, with 1:47 left in the game, as they went up 103 - 101 on a dunk by Draymond Green. The Warriors avoided what would have been their first back - to - back losses of the season by hanging in there on a night their stars were struggling. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson shot a combined 11 - 31 from the field, however Klay went 5 - 5 from downtown. Curry finished with 19 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds and three steals, but shot only 2 - 9 from deep. Thompson totaled 17 points, five rebounds and two assists. Draymond Green was the one to pick up the slack, as he chipped in 24 points (10 - 13 FG, 0 - 1 3Pt, 4 - 8 FT), nine rebounds, six assists, three steals and three blocked shots, in 36 minutes. The Warriors gave up an uncharacteristic 17 turnovers, 14 of which came in the second half. Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Ricky Rubio each had big performances, as they almost showed - up the reigning champs. Towns posted 24 points (11 - 19 FG, 1 - 1 3Pt, 1 - 2 FT), 11 rebounds, two assists and a block. Ricky Rubio also notched a double - double, finishing with 20 points (5 - 9 FG, 3 - 7 3Pt, 7 - 7 FT), 11 assists, four rebounds and four steals, however he also gave up six turnovers. Wiggins added 25 points (8 - 21 FG, 1 - 3 3Pt, 8 - 11 FT), five rebounds, four assists, one steal and one blocked shot, in 40 minutes. The Timberwolves tallied 26 assists on 36 field goals, while shooting 44 percent from the field. Next, the Warriors will host the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. The Timberwolves host the Kings on Wednesday.
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