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Golden State Warriors
7-3 overall · 2-2 on the road
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8-3 overall · 4-1 at home
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WarriorsOffense
TimberwolvesDefense

The Warriors rank 2nd in the NBA in effective field goal % (56.2%), and the Timberwolves rank 3rd in opponent eFG% (49.7%). Strength against strength: something has to give.

League average is 53.2%, so the Warriors are 3.0 points above it. Stephen Curry leads them with 31.2 points a game on 70.8% true shooting.

Warriors7-3
Timberwolves8-3
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Team vs team

Season before this game (GSW 10 games, MIN 11). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

GSWMIN
Scoring
118.65th · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.3
118.18th · Above avg
113.615th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
107.05th · Top 5
+5.012th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
+11.11st · Top 5
Efficiency
116.93rd · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
114.68th · Above avg
110.414th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 111.0
104.23rd · Top 5
+6.48th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
+10.41st · Top 5
102.216th
Pace
NBA avg 102.1
102.89th
Shooting
56.2%2nd · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
55.3%5th · Top 5
60.6%2nd · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
57.7%14th · Average
16.01st · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
14.59th · Above avg
39.5%1st · Top 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
37.3%8th · Above avg
0.317th · Above avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2816th · Average
Defense
53.7%16th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
49.7%3rd · Top 5
9.29th · Above avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
8.713th · Average
5.013th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.112th · Average
Possessions
16.1%25th · Below avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.7%16th · Average
29.6%8th · Above avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
31.8%5th · Top 5
43.716th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
48.81st · Top 5
28.24th · Top 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
25.621st · Below avg

Recent form

Golden State Warriors
WWWWW

Last 5: average margin +11.8 (season +5.0). Streak W7.

Minnesota Timberwolves
LWWWW

Last 5: average margin +6.6 (season +11.1). Streak W4.

Key players

Golden State Warriors
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Stephen CurryG 31.24.04.670.8
Yaxel LendeborgF 21.27.24.063.0
Brandin PodziemskiG 15.85.44.259.7
Brandon WilliamsG 11.12.32.653.9
Minnesota Timberwolves
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Anthony EdwardsG 33.24.83.559.0
LaMelo BallG 18.33.36.059.4
Ayo DosunmuG 18.14.94.062.7
Jaden McDanielsF 17.06.23.658.7

Injury report

Golden State Warriors
Jimmy Butler G-F · Right ACL Repair / Surgery · back ~1/2 Out
Kristaps Porzingis F-C · back ~1/2 Out
Moses Moody G · Left Patellar Tendon Repair / Surgery · back ~12/1 Out
Will Richard G · Left Thumb UCL Tear · back ~11/11 Out
Minnesota Timberwolves
Anthony Edwards G · back ~12/21 Out
Donte DiVincenzo G · back ~4/2 Out

Earlier this season

10/28/26 · at MINMIN 114 – GSW 119

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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