- Golden State beat Minnesota 99-88 in Game 1
- Curry leaves game with left hamstring injury
Buddy Hield scored 24 points as the Golden State Warriors held on for a 99-88 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of their Western Conference semi-finals series on Tuesday night in Minneapolis, despite losing star Stephen Curry to injury.
Jimmy Butler notched a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Warriors, who won for the second time in three nights after eliminating the Houston Rockets in a seven-game, first-round series. Draymond Green finished with 18 points and eight rebounds.
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