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Buddy Hield and Draymond Green delivered from 3-point range with Golden State star Stephen Curry suddenly sidelined by a hamstring strain, and the Warriors opened the second-round series with an inspired 99-88 victory over the stumbling Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
Hield picked up where he left off in the Game 7 win at Houston that finished the first round by scoring 24 points on 5-for-8 3-point shooting.
Jimmy Butler had 20 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists and Green had four first-half 3s on his way to 18 points, as the Warriors used 12 players, plenty of hustle and lockdown defense to overcome the concerning departure of their sharpshooting leader.
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The home teams have yet to win in the second round of these NBA playoffs. In the conference semifinals, visiting teams combined to go 4-0 in Game 1s, the first time that has happened during this round in the league’s playoff history.
Minnesota has another chance to get one in Game 2 on Thursday.
The big question: Will Curry will be available? The league’s career-leading 3-point shooter and four-time NBA champion exited early in the second quarter after hitting a 14-footer and grabbing the back of his left leg. The Warriors ruled him out for the remainder of the game soon after that.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr shrewdly sent a zone defense at a Wolves team that went 7-for-47 from 3-point range in a convincing win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the Game 5 clincher in the first round, and the bricks piled up even higher after nearly a week off.
The Wolves missed their first 16 shots from 3-point range until they were down by 20 and Naz Reid drained one from the wing with 8:32 left in the third quarter.
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Anthony Edwards had 23 points and 14 rebounds after a particularly rough start, finishing 9-for-22 from the floor. Reid had 19 points and Julius Randle added 16 points for the Wolves, who finished 5-for-29 from behind the arc and trailed by 23 points late in the third.
Reporting by The Associated Press.
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