Curry was 9 of 21 from the field, but only 3 of 10 from outside the arc. He shot 15-for-25 on the night, including 8-for-13 from 3-point range.
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-When Jordan was the central player on a team that won 70 or more games, he was 33.
Curry has now hit a three-pointer in 104 straight games (regular season and playoffs combined), including 83-straight consecutive regular season games.
For the fourth time this season, Warriors star and reigning league MVP Steph Curry scored more than 20 points in a quarter. Zach LaVine got Minnesota (4-4) on the board with a reverse layup at the 10:02 mark. When Curry came back in with 6:35 left, he scored 11 points to finish Minnesota off for good.
Denver’s Kenneth Faried rebounded Danilo Gallinari’s errant shot in the lane for a putback with five seconds remaining to give the Nuggets a 103-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, while the Toronto Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers after Kyle Lowry scored 23 points and Luis Scola had 21. He hit four 3-pointers and also got three free throws after being fouled on another attempt. Golden State led 75- 63 at halftime – the 75 points is the most points scored in the first half in the league this season.
The Golden State Warriors took care of the Minnesota Timberwolves 129-116 thanks to another insane shooting performance from Stephen Curry with 46 points (15-for-25, 8-of-13 on three-pointers). Also, the pick-and-roll between Curry is Green is the deadliest play in the National Basketball Association. “If I can knock ’em down, I’m sure that will help our team kind of open up games and it’s kind of deflating for a defense”. The Warriors shot 48-of-89 from the field (53.9 percent) and 18-of-38 from three (47.4 percent).
Up next for the Warriors will be a two-game home stand, with the Brooklyn Nets having the first try at ending the streak when the champs return to the Oracle Arena.
Kawhi Leonard added 20 points as the Spurs won their third straight game.
Green had yet another in a series of fine all-around games, adding 12 assists and eight rebounds to his points total. Klay Thompson chipped in 15 points and Harrison Barnes added 14, keeping the franchise on top of the power rankings headed into the weekend.
The Timberwolves whittled the lead down to six points after they went on a 12-0 run that saw Shabazz Muhammad come off the bench to score eight straight points.
One night after scoring 28 in a victory against Memphis, he was 4 of 5 from deep in the first quarter and pushed the Warriors out to a 10-0 lead before the game was 1:30 old.
Minnesota played without point guard Ricky Rubio, who was out due to an injury (strained left hamstring).
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It didn’t take long for Curry to heat up Thursday as he had 25 points at halftime, and the Warriors looked like they were going to run away with the game early at the Target Center arena in Minneapolis.
