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Warriors Wrap-Up in Shanghai with Win

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The Warriors earned their first victory of the preseason with a 142-110 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Shanghai on Sunday. Stephen Curry led all scorers with 40 points to go along with six rebounds and eight assists. Klay Thompson accounted for 28 points and eight three-pointers, while Kevin Durant recorded 22 points and two steals. With the victory, Golden State improves to 1-2 in preseason play. They’ll now return home from the 2017 NBA Global Games and finish off their preseason slate on Friday against the Sacramento Kings at Oracle Arena.

Golden State stumbled out of the gate and trailed Minnesota for the entirety of the opening quarter. The Dubs kept themselves in it in the early going, however, thanks to their proficiency from long range. The Warriors combined to make four of their first five three-point attempts, and would go on to total 20 in the game as a team. The Timberwolves didn’t have much trouble scoring either, though, and ended the first frame holding a 44-36 lead.

The Warriors surged ahead midway through the second quarter and never looked back. Stephen Curry got the crowd on its feet with a series of spectacular displays, pouring in points from both the paint and long range alike. His three-pointer with 3:23 remaining in the first half tied the game at 66-66, and Klay Thompson’s trey 32 seconds later gave Golden State the lead for good. They’d go on to take a 76-72 advantage going into halftime.

The Dubs would blow the game open in the third quarter, however, and use a 14-3 run to build a double-digit cushion immediately after Minnesota had trimmed the deficit to one. Curry’s two free throws at the end of the third quarter would expand their lead to 114-95 heading into the fourth, and the Timberwolves would get no closer from that point on.

With the game well in hand, Steve Kerr went to the reserves midway through the fourth and final quarter, and they ended the contest on a high note. Jordan Bell was a particular bright spot, making his presence felt on both ends of the court.

Golden State concludes the 2017 Global Games having split the two preseason games against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Warriors will now return home to the Bay Area for their fourth and final preseason game on Friday against the Sacramento Kings.

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Curry Leads Warriors to Win in China

Warriors Meet with Roger Federer in Shanghai

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Warriors in Shanghai

Golden State faces the Minnesota Timberwolves for their second and final preseason game in China on Sunday morning at 4:00 a.m. Pacific.

Warriors at TimberwolvesSunday, October 84:00 a.m.Shanghai, China

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If you managed to stay awake long enough to watch the Warriors’ first preseason game in China (a 111-97 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night/Thursday morning), good on you. That’s true dedication.

That dedication will be put to the test yet again this coming weekend, however, when the Dubs take on the Timberwolves for the second and final time in China on Sunday morning. Tipoff in Shanghai is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. local time, which is 4:00 a.m. Pacific. That’s right, Warriors fans. Start off your lazy Sunday with some Warriors basketball, dark and early. Fans can watch Sunday’s game on NBA TV, or listen to the call on 95.7 The Game.

Following the game, the Warriors will return to the Bay Area, where they’ll have one final game remaining on their preseason schedule before the games really start to count. In the meantime, however, the Dubs are enjoying their time overseas. Check out the videos below to see how they’ve been keeping busy, as well as for a discussion surrounding the recently released GM Survey. In that survey, the General Managers of the NBA predicted the Warriors would win a variety of team and individual awards this upcoming season and ranked Ron Adams as the best assistant coach in the league.

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Champs' China Trip Coming to a Close

Shaun Livingston Visits NBA Playzone in Shanghai

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Dubs Downed in Shenzhen

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The Warriors and Timberwolves put on a thrilling display in Shenzhen but in the end it was the Minnesota reserves getting the best of those of the Dubs in a 111-95 Golden State defeat on Thursday in the opener of the 2017 NBA Global Games.

The Warriors got tremendous production from their starters and opened the game on a 15-4 run. The Dubs would go on to lead by as many as 13 points in the opening frame, but Minnesota outscored Golden State in each of the final three quarters, including a 32-12 trouncing in the final period that was played entirely by each team’s reserves.

Kevin Durant shot 8-for-13 from the floor and led all scorers with 20 points in 25 minutes of play. Splash Brothers Stephen Curry (14 points) and Klay Thompson (13 points) pleased the crowd with a trio of 3-pointers apiece, and Draymond Green stuffed the stat sheet with five points, six boards and eight assists. Additionally, Omri Casspi, who sat out Saturday’s preseason opener in observance Yom Kippur, had six points on 3-of-5 shooting in his Warriors debut.

Karl-Anthony Towns and Jimmy Butler led seven Minnesota double-digit scorers with 16 points apiece, but it was the Timberwolves reserves most responsible for the victory. The Wolves’ went just five players deep in their bench, compared to 12 reserves seeing action for the Dubs, and each of Minnesota’s bench players had a plus/minus differential in double digits on the positive side.

The Dubs and Timberwolves will meet again on Sunday as the NBA Global Games continue in Shanghai.