"SAN FRANCISCO The Warriors have spent the first section of the season wandering through a congested schedule packed with back-to-backs and travel days. So taking on the Timberwolves with four days of rest buffering the Friday night matchup at Chase Center with Golden State's Sunday victory in Chicago? That was unfamiliar territory. In the teams' first game against one another since Minnesota eliminated the Warriors in five games in the second round of the 2025 playoffs, Golden State fell 127-120."
"Steph Curry returned to the lineup after missing the previous five games with a left quad injury, starting next to Pat Spencer for the first time. Meanwhile, Wolves superstar Anthony Edwards was out with foot soreness and the Warriors lacked Al Horford and Draymond Green. Keyed by some late-game stops, the Wolves withstood Steph Curry's brilliant shot-making and pulled away from Golden State in the final minutes."
"Steph Curry led all scorers with 39 points in his return, while Quinten Post took advantage of drop defense to score 16. Julius Randle led the Wolves with 27 points. Rudy Gobert scored 24 and grabbed 14 rebounds while repeatedly dunking on whichever Warrior happened to be in the paint. Defense was in short supply early. The Warriors led 63-61 at halftime as Curry put in 16 and Spencer put up nine points, four rebounds and four assists."
The Warriors fell 127-120 to the Timberwolves in a matchup buffered by four days' rest for Golden State. Steph Curry returned from a left quad injury and led all scorers with 39 points, starting beside Pat Spencer. Anthony Edwards missed the game with foot soreness, and the Warriors were without Al Horford and Draymond Green. Minnesota's frontcourt — Julius Randle, Rudy Gobert, Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels — combined for 84 points and used size to control the paint. Quinten Post exploited drop coverage for 16 points. Timely defense and late stops allowed the Wolves to pull away down the stretch.
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