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Curry scores 44 as Warriors hold off Timberwolves 119-114

Golden State led by 24 in the third quarter and held on after Minnesota cut it to three on a bank shot with 0.8 seconds left.

Curry: 44 points, 16-of-16 at the free-throw line
Warriors led by 24 midway through the third quarter
Free throws: Golden State 30-of-37, Minnesota 19-of-27

Published October 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM1 min read How this story was written

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Golden State Warriors

Minnesota Timberwolves

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Stephen Curry scored 44 points and made all 16 of his free throws, including two with 0.1 seconds left, as the Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-114 on Wednesday, October 28.

Curry shot 11-of-27, including 6-of-16 on threes, and added 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Yaxel Lendeborg had 26 points on 11-of-20 shooting.

Golden State (2-3) led 78-54 midway through the third quarter, its biggest lead of the night. Minnesota (3-2), the pregame favorite, never led by more than five, a margin it held early in the first quarter.

The Timberwolves scored 33 points in each of the third and fourth quarters to get back into the game. Lendeborg's free throw made it 116-109, and Ayo Dosunmu hit a three-pointer off a Jonathan Kuminga assist with 32.2 seconds left to make it 116-112.

Lendeborg made one of two free throws to restore a five-point lead. Nah'Shon Hyland banked in a 16-foot jumper with 0.8 seconds left to make it 117-114, and Curry sealed it with both free throws at 0.1.

Kuminga led Minnesota with 20 points and 5 assists. Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 19 off the bench, and Dosunmu had 17 points and 4 steals.

The free-throw line separated the teams. Golden State made 30 of 37 to Minnesota's 19 of 27 and also grabbed 13 offensive rebounds.