Draymond Green returned from an 11-game absence with a solid all-around performance, and Stephen Curry led a barrage from 3-point range with a game-high 38 points Monday, lifting the Golden State Warriors to a 116-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Oakland, Calif.
Green, who had seen the Warriors go just 6-5 while he recovered from a bruised toe, contributed seven points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to Golden State's fourth straight win.
Karl-Anthony Towns paced Minnesota with 31 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
The Warriors led by just six at halftime before easing away in the second half on the strength of 3-point shooting.
Green put in 29 minutes in his return. He finished with the game's best plus/minus rating (plus-11).
Curry hit 7 of 14 from beyond the arc, while teammates Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson combined for eight more, helping Golden State outscore the Timberwolves 57-21 on 3-pointers by hitting 19 of 43 from beyond the arc.
Curry, who returned from a groin injury during the Warriors' recently complete trip, topped 30 points for the ninth time this season. Golden State has gone 8-1 in those games.
Thompson finished with 26 points and Durant 22 for the Warriors, who complete a two-game homestand with a showdown with the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.
Jonas Jerebko added 10 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, off the bench for Golden State, which shot better from 3-point range (44.2 percent) than overall (41.9 percent).
Towns' 30-point game was his fifth of the season, the double-double his 16th.
Derrick Rose and Andrew Wiggins complemented Towns with 21 and 20 points, respectively, for the Timberwolves, who shot just 7-for-25 on 3-point tries.
Dario Saric had 13 points for Minnesota, while Jeff Teague collected a game-high 11 assists before fouling out.
The Timberwolves, who had won six of their previous eight games, outshot the Warriors overall for the game, hitting 45.8 percent from the floor.
--Field Level Media
Minnesota | Golden State | |
Karl-Anthony Towns 31 | Scoring | Stephen Curry 38 |
Jeff Teague 11 | Assists | Draymond Green 7 |
Karl-Anthony Towns 11 | Rebounds | Draymond Green 10 |
Karl-Anthony Towns 8 | Free Throws Made | Stephen Curry 7 |
Derrick Rose 2 | Steals | Kevin Durant 3 |
Derrick Rose 2 | Blocks | Stephen Curry 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Minnesota | 108 | 45.8 | 7-25 | 25-31 | 28 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
Golden State | 116 | 41.9 | 19-43 | 19-21 | 25 | 49 | 5 | 6 | 17 |