The Minnesota Timberwolves won again, this time holding off Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors for their fourth consecutive victory.
Believe it. It’s true. The Minnesota Timberwolves have won four consecutive games for the first time since late Nov. 23 to 28, 2018.
The Wolves led for much of the game and held on to defeat the Golden State Warriors at Target Center on Thursday night behind strong games from Ricky Rubio, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Anthony Edwards.
The game got off to a slow start with Golden State holding a 14-7 lead with just under six-and-a-half minutes left in the opening frame. But D’Angelo Russell came in off the bench and helped spark the offense.
Towns, Russell, and Juancho Hernangomez keyed the Wolves offense over the latter half of the frame, and the Wolves built a 35-25 lead by the end of the first quarter. But the Warriors pushed back in the second, pulling to within two points at halftime.
The trend continued into the third quarter as the Wolves’ offense sputtered and Steph Curry got hot. Despite Josh Okogie’s best efforts — truthfully, Okogie did a good job on Curry for much of the game — Curry suddenly went off and the Warriors took a two-point lead into the fourth and final frame.
Andrew Wiggins had a solid start to the game before going scoreless in the third quarter, but he suddenly appeared engaged once again in the fourth quarter.
However, it was also Anthony Edwards’ turn to get hot. The Wolves rookie scored 16 of his 25 points in the final quarter, including 10 straight for his squad to start the period. He scored from everywhere, starting by attacking the rim and making the Warriors pay by knocking down some tough 3-pointers as well.
The Wolves built a two-possession lead with Towns resting on the bench. When he reentered the game with just over six minutes to play after Naz Reid appeared to tweak an ankle, he went on a quick 6-2 run of his own and Minnesota built a double-digit lead with just over four minutes to play.
Golden State didn’t pull any closer than six points over the rest of the game, and that was that.
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Jarred Vanderbilt had solid energy minutes off the bench, putting up a +11 in 16 minutes. He only had two points but pulled down six rebounds dished out two assists and genuinely made life difficult on the Warriors on the glass.
Jordan McLaughlin had eight points and four rebounds in only 12 minutes but also committed three sloppy turnovers.
Next up for the Minnesota Timberwolves
The Wolves stay at home and will play host to the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday evening.