One game after he didn't make a single field goal, Steph Curry scored 11 points in a row to help the Golden State Warriors close out the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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The Timberwolves had closed to within two points late in the fourth quarter of the Warriors' 113-103 win when Golden State's All-Star guard had one of his signature "Curry flurries."
He made a three-pointer, sank two free throws and made a second three. After two free throws from Donte DiVincenzo, Curry hit a 25-footer to give the Warriors an 11-point lead with just over two minutes to go.
It was a big contrast from Thursday when Curry shot 0-of-7, his first career game where he played 10 or more minutes without making a field goal. On Saturday, he put up 31 points, handed out 10 assists and logged a plus/minus of +20 in his 34 minutes.
Golden State has made a habit of taking large leads only to lose them late, as the team's ability to score falls apart. The Warriors lost a double-digit lead in this game after Minnesota scored 38 points in the third quarter and the first five points of the fourth. But this time, the Warriors kept putting the ball in the basket, thanks to Curry and a lot of dunking from second-year center Trayce Jackson-Davis.
TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS
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Even facing reigning Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert, Jackson-Davis scored eight points and dunked three times in the fourth quarter, keeping the Warriors close before Curry's explosion.
The Warriors haven't had enough big fourth quarters from Curry this season, but they've come to expect them. When they're getting points from Jackson-Davis as well, they're hard to beat.
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