{"id":216392,"date":"2026-03-12T13:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/216392\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:04:15","slug":"golden-state-faces-minnesota-aims-to-stop-home-slide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/216392\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden State faces Minnesota, aims to stop home slide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> (40-25, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors<\/a> (32-33, ninth in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

San Francisco; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Golden State aims to stop its three-game home losing streak with a win over Minnesota.<\/p>\n

The Warriors are 22-21 in Western Conference games. Golden State is ninth in the Western Conference scoring 115.2 points while shooting 45.9% from the field.<\/p>\n

The Timberwolves have gone 24-18 against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota has a 15-16 record against teams above .500.<\/p>\n

The Warriors are shooting 45.9% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points lower than the 46.3% the Timberwolves allow to opponents. The Timberwolves average 118.4 points per game, 4.2 more than the 114.2 the Warriors give up.<\/p>\n

The teams square off for the fourth time this season. The Timberwolves won the last meeting 108-83 on Jan. 27. Julius Randle<\/a> scored 18 points to help lead the Timberwolves to the win.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Moses Moody<\/a> is scoring 11.9 points per game and averaging 3.3 rebounds for the Warriors. Brandin Podziemski<\/a> is averaging 16.1 points and 8.4 rebounds over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Randle is averaging 21.2 points, seven rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards<\/a> is averaging 27.9 points, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Warriors: 3-7, averaging 113.4 points, 46.0 rebounds, 31.3 assists, 9.3 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.2 points per game.<\/p>\n

Timberwolves: 7-3, averaging 112.8 points, 43.2 rebounds, 24.0 assists, 9.3 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.8 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Warriors: Jimmy Butler III<\/a>: out for season (knee), Stephen Curry<\/a>: out (knee), Moses Moody: day to day (wrist), Seth Curry<\/a>: day to day (sciatic nerve), Quinten Post<\/a>: day to day (foot), De’Anthony Melton<\/a>: day to day (adductor).<\/p>\n

Timberwolves: Ayo Dosunmu<\/a>: out (thumb).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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