Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves player stats and box score (May 6) | Game 1, 2025 NBA Western Conference semifinals

Even with Steph Curry exiting in the second quarter, the Golden State Warriors held off the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road to take Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series 99-88 on Tuesday.

Golden State clamped down defensively, holding the Timberwolves to a frigid 17.2% clip from deep (5-of-29). Minnesota also coughed up 16 turnovers and couldn’t find an offensive rhythm all game.

Curry exited after 13 minutes with a left hamstring strain, finishing with 13 points. In his absence, Buddy Hield, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green stepped up big.

Hield dropped 24 points, grabbed eight boards and hit five triples. Butler added 20 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, while Green contributed 18 points, eight rebounds and six dimes.

Anthony Edwards paced Minnesota with 23 points and 14 rebounds but went 9-of-22 overall, including just 1-of-5 from 3. Julius Randle added 18 points on a cold 4-of-11 clip, Jaden McDaniels chipped in 12 on 12 shots, and Rudy Gobert was held to nine points and 11 boards.

Naz Reid provided a spark off the bench for the Wolves with 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting..

Below is the box score for Game 1 of the Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves Round 2 series.

Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves box score

Golden State Warriors player stats

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	STL	BLK	TO	PF	=+/-
Buddy Hield	39:59	24	8	3	7	19	36.8	5	8	62.5	5	5	100	4	4	1	0	0	0	22
Jimmy Butler III	41:16	20	11	8	7	20	35.0	2	8	25.0	4	6	66.7	7	4	2	0	1	0	15
Draymond Green	34:33	18	8	6	6	13	46.2	4	10	40.0	2	2	100	0	8	2	0	4	5	11
Brandin Podziemski	29:00	3	8	3	1	7	14.3	1	5	20.0	0	0	0.0	0	8	0	0	2	1	-1
Stephen Curry	12:54	13	1	1	5	9	55.6	3	6	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	1	0	10
Gary Payton II	25:55	8	5	4	3	4	75.0	2	3	66.7	0	0	0.0	2	3	1	0	1	4	8
Moses Moody	08:30	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-14
Gui Santos	03:43	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-3
Kevon Looney	14:07	2	6	0	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	2	4	2	1	0	3	4
Quinten Post	06:20	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	14
Jonathan Kuminga	13:10	7	1	1	2	5	40.0	1	1	100	2	2	100	1	0	0	1	2	2	-9
Pat Spencer	10:33	4	2	0	2	4	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	2	0	1	2	-2
TOTALS		99	60	26	34	87	39.1	18	42	42.9	13	15	86.7	18	33	10	2	12	18	-

Minnesota Timberwolves player stats

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	STL	BLK	TO	PF	=+/-
Jaden McDaniels	37:38	12	4	1	6	12	50.0	0	3	0.0	0	0	0.0	3	1	0	1	0	2	0
Julius Randle	30:36	18	3	6	4	11	36.4	0	3	0.0	10	10	100	1	2	0	0	3	4	-4
Rudy Gobert	26:12	9	11	0	4	7	57.1	0	0	0.0	1	2	50.0	4	7	0	3	1	3	-10
Anthony Edwards	41:44	23	14	2	9	22	40.9	1	5	20.0	4	5	80.0	1	13	3	1	3	1	-4
Mike Conley	21:44	0	1	5	0	5	0.0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	2	-12
Donte DiVincenzo	32:32	7	3	4	3	11	27.3	1	7	14.3	0	0	0.0	1	2	1	0	4	3	-6
Naz Reid	33:40	19	5	1	8	14	57.1	3	7	42.9	0	0	0.0	2	3	1	1	4	4	-5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	14:08	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	1	2	-13
Terrence Shannon Jr.	01:46	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
TOTALS		88	49	19	34	86	39.5	5	29	17.2	15	17	88.2	12	29	7	6	16	21	-

Golden State Warriors vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Game recap

Both teams struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the opening quarter as defenses settled in. Steph Curry led the charge for Golden State with eight points, helping the Warriors edge ahead 20-18.

Curry left the game four minutes into the second period and was later ruled out for the rest of the night due to a hamstring strain. His exit came shortly after he assisted on a Draymond Green 3-pointer that pushed the Warriors’ lead to 30-20.

Even without Curry, the Warriors continued to dominate, outscoring Minnesota 26-11 in the quarter to head into the break with a commanding 44-31 advantage.

Green led all scorers with 16 points at halftime, while Curry had 13 before exiting. The Timberwolves had no player in double figures, with Anthony Edwards struggling at 0-for-8 from the field and just one point by halftime.

Golden State kept its foot on the gas in the third, outscoring Minnesota 36-29. The Wolves, however, mounted a late rally in the fourth, cutting the deficit to single digits with three minutes to go after an Edwards triple made it 93-84.

But Jimmy Butler came through in crunch time, hitting key shots and free throws to close the door and seal the Game 1 win for the Warriors.