Draymond Green had 19 points (10 in the paint) and 11 assists, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 137-114.
The Warriors led by as many as 28, pulling away with a 28-4 run in the first quarter.
Stephen Curry had 25 points (13 in the first quarter), 11 rebounds and 8 assists. Jordan Poole added 24 points and 6 assists off the bench, and Klay Thompson scored 21 points on 8 for 13 shooting. The Warriors had 3 20-point scorers. Curry and Draymond Green set each other up for 7 baskets and 17 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards scored 26 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points.
The Warriors shot 57.5% from the field and 42.6% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 44.3% and 40.0%. The Warriors made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Thompson and 4 by Curry. The Timberwolves got 6 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Warriors’ starters outscored the Timberwolves 59-43 in 18 minutes together.