NBA report: Steph Curry, Klay Thompson shoot Golden State Warriors past Minnesota Timberwolves

Curry scored 29 points, Thompson added 23 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-115.

Andrew Wiggins and Steph Curry, Image credit: Twitter/Golden State Warriors
By Amruth Kalidas | Jan 28, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Stephen Curry found his sweet shooting stroke again after a rough stretch and Klay Thompson kept the pressure on from the perimeter and with drives through the paint, healthy again at last. First-time All-Star Andrew Wiggins complemented them both. Curry scored 29 points, Thompson added 23 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-115 on Thursday night.

”With Klay, it’s easy to play with him because he’s obviously an amazing scorer, amazing shooter, commands a lot of attention out there,” Curry said. ”The hardest part is just trying to keep things simple because you can always try to do something special on every possession and there’s where you get in trouble and we have a tendency to do that from time to time.”

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Wiggins added 19 points, five rebounds, four assists and a pair of blocked shots facing his former team again in Golden State’s 11th straight home win against the Wolves – still relishing in his All-Star nod from earlier in the day.

CURRY FINDS HIS RHYTHM ALONG WITH KLAY

”It’s special. The NBA’s never seen shooters like them,” Wiggins said of the Splash Brothers. ”Playing alongside of them, it’s fun. You never know what’s going to happen, you don’t know what crazy shots they’re going to make. We know the energy they bring to the team and the energy they bring to the building, the arena, everyone just feeds off them and from there we get going.”

Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota, which trailed 97-81 going into the fourth before beginning the final period on a 10-0 run to get back in it. Anthony Edwards added 27 points, six rebounds and six assists.

It was only a matter of time for Curry to get hot again, as he was motivated by his recent slump: 37 for 127 from deep this month before Thursday.

Curry shot 6 for 10 from long range – 10 of 20 overall – after going 3 for 23 on 3s his previous two games. He also contributed eight rebounds and six assists. The reigning scoring champion and career 3-point leader sat out a 119-99 loss at Minnesota on Jan. 16.

Wiggins knocked down a key 3 with 5:56 remaining. He dominated the last time the Wolves visited Chase Center, scoring 35 points on 14-of-19 shooting in a 123-110 win on Nov. 10.

”Klay, he was great against Dallas the other night and tonight he was even better, so he’s adapting quickly and I loved his drive and kicks, he made some excellent passes,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. ”It’s fun to see Klay and Steph back together and it’s really fun to see Wiggs with them, I think he complements them really well.”