{"id":129747,"date":"2017-11-09T03:36:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T08:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=129747"},"modified":"2017-11-09T03:36:04","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T08:36:04","slug":"curry-thompson-find-their-touch-as-warriors-beat-t-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/09\/curry-thompson-find-their-touch-as-warriors-beat-t-wolves\/","title":{"rendered":"Curry, Thompson find their touch as Warriors beat T Wolves"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Klay Thompson scored 28 points with six 3-pointers, Stephen Curry had 22 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-101 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight win. (Photo<\/a>: Klay Thompson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OAKLAND, Calif.\u2014Klay Thompson scored 28 points with six 3-pointers, Stephen Curry had 22 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-101 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight win.<\/p>\n

Even without injured Kevin Durant, the defending champs began to look like their dominant old selves.<\/p>\n

Draymond Green posted another all-round balanced performance with seven points, six rebounds, six assists and two blocks for the Warriors, who played without\u00a0NBA\u00a0Finals MVP Durant as he nursed a bruised left thigh.<\/p>\n

Andre Iguodala started in place of Durant, and the 2015 Finals MVP scored a season-high 11 points. The Warriors notched a season-best quarter with 44 points in the third to pull away after leading 51-50 at halftime.<\/p>\n

Andrew Wiggins scored 17 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 16 points and 12 rebounds as the Timberwolves had their five-game winning streak snapped.<\/p>\n

This marked the first regular-season matchup between the teams after they played a pair of exhibition games in China last month.<\/p>\n

It’s the first time the teams faced off each atop their respective divisions. Only three times previously had they played both with records of .500 or above.<\/p>\n

Thompson shot 11 for 20 overall and 6 of 12 from long range. Omri Casspi added 13 points, three blocks and two steals.<\/p>\n

Golden State had to overcome another cold start on offence, shooting 8 for 22 in the first quarter \u2014 4 of 10 on 3s. Two days earlier in a win against Miami, the Warriors shot 36.8 per cent and 11 of 32 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n

CAUTION WITH DURANT<\/p>\n

Durant categorized his injury as \u201cnothing too serious.\u201d He said he hurt the quadriceps muscle the first play of the game against the Heat on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf this were a playoff game, he’d be playing, but it’s not, so it makes perfect sense to give him tonight off,\u201d coach Steve Kerr said. \u201cWe have a couple more nights before our next game. He should be fine I would think by then.\u201d<\/p>\n

KD hopes to play Saturday against the 76ers.<\/p>\n

\u201cProbably, we’ll see,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

ATTLES RETURNS<\/p>\n

Warriors great Al Attles returned to Oracle Arena one day after his 81st birthday and the entire arena sang \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d during the second quarter as Attles waved and smiled. A former player, coach and general manager of the team \u2014 he was part of Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game \u2014 he had missed a night honouring him Oct. 27.<\/p>\n

FUNNY MOMENT<\/p>\n

When Kerr announced pregame that Iguodala would replace Durant, he stopped and instructed everyone they could tweet out the news before he resumed the media session.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs everybody ready to tweet?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Then, he began clipping his fingernails and said the media could let him know when ready to proceed.<\/p>\n

\u201cHang on, I’ve got a troublesome cuticle,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n

TIP-INS<\/p>\n

Timberwolves: Minnesota missed all eight of its 3-pointers in the opening period and its first 11 overall before Nemanja Bjelica hit the Timberwolves’ first make from deep at the 7:24 mark of the second quarter. … The T-Wolves lost a third straight and 17th in 22 on Golden State’s home floor.<\/p>\n

Warriors: Golden State had its fourth 40-point quarter of the season. … The Warriors blocked nine shots, their 11th time in 12 games with at least seven swats. … Six different bench players scored at least six points, Nick Young with 12 and David West 10. … Golden State had 37 assists.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/p>\n

Timberwolves: At Phoenix on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Warriors: Look to beat Philadelphia for a ninth straight time overall and sixth in a row at home Saturday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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