SAN FRANCISCO \u2013 With the Warriors facing the Minnesota Timberwolves for the second time in three days, we have our first immediate individual rematch of the season.<\/p>\n
For the Warriors: Stephen Curry.
\nFor the Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards.<\/p>\n
When the teams meet Sunday afternoon at Chase Center (5:30 tipoff), Curry and the Warriors will be seeking retribution for the 107-90 thrashing they received on Friday. Minnesota took charge with a 21-2 run early in the second quarter, and then it responded to Golden State\u2019s third-quarter rally by opening the fourth with a 23-9 run.<\/p>\n
Though the Warriors punished themselves in multiple ways \u2013 including a season-high 22 turnovers \u2013 the Timberwolves\u2019 defense was the decisive factor. Golden State scored 31 points in the first quarter but only 59 (to Minnesota\u2019s 76) over the final three.<\/p>\n
Much of the damage was inflicted by Edwards, who posted game highs in points (30, on 11-of-18 shooting, including 4-of-10 from distance), assists (nine) and plus-minus (plus-23). He scored 18 points in the second half, with 11 coming in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Edwards was able to orchestrate the action despite frequently facing double-teams.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was pretty masterful in that,\u201d Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to do a little bit of a better job of providing clean spacing around some of that time that he is getting doubled, but I thought he did a great job of getting off it, racing it, getting downhill, mixing it all up. When we needed him to step up and just make a shot out of nothing, he did that a couple times too.”<\/p>\n
Curry, also facing some double teams, was unable to respond. Playing with achy knees that kept him out of the previous game, he finished with a team-high 23 points but shot only 6-of-17 from the field, including 3-of-9 from beyond the arc. He committed three turnovers, two in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Curry\u2019s minus-3 was the team\u2019s best plus-minus among those who played at least 20 minutes. The Warriors were at their relative best when Curry was on the floor, they were demolished (minus-14) when he was subbed out.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been tough to score at times, but we can’t let that affect our overall commitment to both ends of the ball,\u201d Curry said. \u201cGood news is we got another opportunity on Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Golden State win would snap a five-game losing streak against the Timberwolves, and a loss would be its seventh in eight games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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