National Basketball Association
Minnesota 114, Golden State 110
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 24, 2024
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
#55 Bill Kennedy, #37 Eric Dalen, #18 Matt Boland
Attendance:
18024
By Field Level Media
Anthony Edwards scored 23 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished eight assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 114-110 win over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday evening in Minneapolis.
Naz Reid registered a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota (49-22), which finished a three-game regular-season series sweep against the Warriors. Rudy Gobert also notched a double-double with 17 points and 12 boards.
Stephen Curry scored 31 points and shot 5-for-11 from beyond the arc to pace Golden State (36-34). Klay Thompson added 16 points off the bench, and Andrew Wiggins scored 15.
The score was even at 104-104 with 3:28 to go. Curry provided the game-tying basket with a 3-pointer off an assist from Gary Payton II.
The stalemate lasted for only 16 seconds before Mike Conley hit the go-ahead 3-pointer to put the Timberwolves on top 107-104.
Curry made two free throws to cut the deficit to 107-106, and Jaden McDaniels answered with a pull-up jump shot to make it 109-106. Gobert added two free throws to increase the Timberwolves' lead to five with 1:03 remaining.
Curry cut it to 111-108 with 36.1 seconds to go. He added a basket to bring the Warriors within a point with 14.2 seconds remaining.
Edwards finished the scoring with three free throws. Thompson and Curry missed 3-pointers in the closing seconds.
The Timberwolves opened the second half on back-to-back 3-pointers from Reid and Conley. That pulled Minnesota within 54-52.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker made a 3-pointer to cut the Warriors' lead to 81-78 after three quarters.
The Warriors jumped to a 27-18 advantage at the end of the first quarter. They closed the quarter on an 8-0 run thanks to a triple and a 2-point basket by Draymond Green and a 3-pointer by Thompson.
Golden State relied on another 8-0 run in the second quarter to turn a 31-29 edge into a 10-point lead. Curry finished the run with a 3-pointer from 26 feet, as Golden State built a 54-46 lead by halftime.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Golden State |
|
Minnesota |
Stephen Curry 31 |
Scoring |
Anthony Edwards 23 |
Gary Payton II 7 |
Assists |
Anthony Edwards 8 |
Draymond Green 8 |
Rebounds |
Rudy Gobert 12 |
Stephen Curry 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Edwards 5 |
Trayce Jackson-Davis 3 |
Steals |
Mike Conley 4 |
Trayce Jackson-Davis 2 |
Blocks |
Naz Reid 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Golden State
|
110 |
44.7 |
14-36 |
20-26 |
23 |
41 |
3 |
8 |
13 |
Minnesota
|
114 |
47.6 |
21-40 |
13-18 |
30 |
44 |
5 |
9 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .633 after a win and .818 after a loss.
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Golden State will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Warriors have a W/L % of .472 after a win and .559 after a loss.