Dubs point guard, Stephen Curry scored 36 points, including 22 in the third quarter, and Klay Thompson added 28 points to fire the Warriors to a 117-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis.
A night after scoring just 14 points on 5-of-18 shooting from the field in a loss at San Antonio, Thompson scored 15 points in the first period, going a perfect 5-of-5 from the field and 3-of-3 from beyond the arc.
The Splash Brothers posted 64 points combined en route to the Dubs' road win 💦
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 20, 2019
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Minnesota trailed 59-47 entering the third quarter before going on a 14-2 run, tying the game at 61-all. That’s when Curry took over, scoring eight points in a 94-second span as the Warriors wrested control of the game.
This dime put @Money23Green ahead of Sleepy Floyd for seventh place on the Warriors' all-time assists list 💪 pic.twitter.com/hQubLyAg9X
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 20, 2019
In the middle of his prolific third-quarter scoring spree, Curry connected on his 300th three-pointer of the season to put the Warriors up 80-68. He wound up 8-of-14 on the night from long distance.
Getting fancy out here 👀
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The Warriors opened up a 91-75 lead to start the fourth quarter and pushed their advantage to 101-81 on Thompson’s fourth three-pointer of the game.
Chef is DISHIN' 'em out
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 20, 2019
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However, Minnesota cut the deficit to 11 on a Josh Okogie lay-up with 4:06 left. Tyus Jones sank two free throws with 2:27 remaining and Minnesota trailed 112-103.
Third time @StephenCurry30 has hit 300 treys in a season 👊 pic.twitter.com/Dtmp5hbrtk
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 20, 2019
The Warriors turned to Curry, who connected on another trey to make the game safe.
Last 14 points of the quarter
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 20, 2019
Stephen Curry.
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For the 30th time this season, Golden State recorded more than 30 assists. The Warriors assisted on their first 19 baskets of the game and finished with 39 assists on 44 made buckets.
saucy.
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 20, 2019
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Karl-Anthony Towns scored 26 points and grabbed 21 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who saw their six-game home winning streak come to a harsh end.
Final 📊
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 20, 2019
Steph: 36p/5a/3r/2s
Klay: 28p/4a/3r
Jonas: 18p/4r
Kevin: 17p/9a/2r
Draymond: 10r/9a/5p/4b
Alfonzo: 9r/2b
Andrew: 6r/3a/2p
Andre: 6r/5a/2p
Quinn: 5p/3a
Kevon: 2p/2r
Damion: 2p pic.twitter.com/iOvoFKxgx7
textbook pick & roll 📝 pic.twitter.com/FanH6jHDEd
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 20, 2019