Sports are a funny thing, and basketball is a funny sport. The Golden State Warriors led 34-12 after the first quarter on Wednesday and, over the course of the next 35 minutes, proceeded to squander that lead, before recovering in the final minute to eke past the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-115. Had they fully blown the lead and lost, it would have been utterly debilitating, and the low point of the season. But because they clung to victory — beating an ultra-talented Timberwolves team that had won four of their last five, while at the end of a road trip, and playing without four key rotation players despite their opponent being fully healthy — it stands as one of their best wins of the season.
Warriors vs. Timberwolves player grades: Steph Curry, Buddy Hield, and Andrew Wiggins bring the boom
