Warriors’ Stephen Curry injured in Game 1 win against Timberwolves | Basketball News

Golden State Warriors take the opening sport of their NBA Western Convention, second-round playoff collection towards Minnesota Timberwolves regardless of Stephen Curry’s exit from sport with a leg pressure.

Buddy Hield scored 24 factors because the Golden State Warriors held on for a 99-88 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Recreation 1 of their Western Convention semifinals collection in Minneapolis, regardless of dropping star Stephen Curry to an damage.

Jimmy Butler III notched a double-double with 20 factors and 11 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Warriors, who gained for the second time in three nights after eliminating the Houston Rockets in a seven-game, first-round collection. Draymond Inexperienced completed with 18 factors and eight rebounds.

“Jimmy is nearly as good as any star within the league at studying the sport and controlling the tempo,” stated Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Tuesday.

Anthony Edwards missed his first 10 pictures from the sector however completed with 23 factors and 14 rebounds for Minnesota, which appeared rusty after a five-day break between video games. Naz Reid scored 19 factors off the bench and Julius Randle completed with 18 factors.

“It didn’t appear to be us in any respect,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch stated. “It didn’t really feel like us in any respect.”

Curry, 37, dropped out within the second quarter due to a left hamstring pressure and didn’t return. He scored 13 factors in 13 minutes on 5-for-9 taking pictures total and 3-for-6 taking pictures from 3-point vary earlier than his damage.

Curry appeared to maintain the damage after driving for a layup. He favoured his left leg after the shot and lifted his arm to sign to the bench that one thing felt unsuitable.

Kerr informed reporters after the sport that Curry would bear an MRI on his left hamstring on Wednesday. He described Curry’s standing as day-to-day.

“We’re undoubtedly game-planning for him to not be out there on Thursday,” Kerr stated. “We don’t know but, however with the hamstring, it’s laborious to think about that he would play Thursday.”

Minnesota trailed by as many as 23 factors however pulled inside single digits within the fourth quarter. A 13-2 run by the Timberwolves reduce their deficit to 85-76 with 6:02 remaining.

On the following possession, Hield drilled one in all his 5 3-pointers to extend the Warriors’ lead again to 12 factors. Butler adopted with a driving soar shot to place Golden State on high 90-76 with 5:19 remaining and the Warriors maintained a snug lead the remainder of the way in which.

Golden State held a commanding 80-60 benefit on the finish of the third quarter.

Hield had two factors at halftime however erupted for 16 within the third quarter. He made a 3-pointer as a part of a 10-0 run that gave Golden State a 76-53 lead with 2:23 remaining within the quarter.

Golden State led 44-31 on the half as Minnesota scored solely 11 factors within the second quarter.

Recreation 2 of the best-of-seven collection is in Minneapolis on Thursday.