Timberwolves rally from 17 down in the third quarter to beat Warriors in overtime
Shabazz Muhammad scored a season-high 35 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from 17 points down in the third quarter to beat the Golden State Warriors 124-117 in overtime.
The Timberwolves trailed 69-52 with 6:39 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Warriors 72-48 the rest of the way.
Karl-Anthony Towns’ driving layup with 1:23 left in overtime made it 116-111, and Andrew Wiggins’ free throw with 49.1 seconds left in overtime put it away at 119-114.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Warriors 22-12. Wiggins scored 9 of the Timberwolves’ 22 on 3 for 4 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Zach LaVine had 3 of his 4 steals, all with the game within five points, and the Timberwolves scored 4 points off them. In that stretch, Draymond Green had 4 of his 9 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Klay Thompson that put the Warriors ahead.
Wiggins had 32 points and a season-high 6 steals, and Towns added 20 points (10 in the paint) and 12 rebounds. The Timberwolves had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Warriors, Thompson scored 28 points, and Stephen Curry added 21 points (12 in the third quarter), a season-high 15 assists and 3 steals but shot 7 for 25. Harrison Barnes scored 20 points on 8 for 11 shooting. Andrew Bogut had 10 points and 15 rebounds. The Warriors had 3 20-point scorers.
The Timberwolves went 28 for 36 at the line to the Warriors’ 7 for 8. The Warriors turned it over 24 times, about 7 more than usual for this many possessions. The Timberwolves’ starters were outscored 33-13 in 11 minutes together. Green fouled out.