SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry sank a 39-foot jumper from nearly half the court to beat the third-quarter buzzer and finished the game with 30 points and eight assists. He led the Golden State Warriors past the Minnesota Timberwolves in the team standings with 114:106 on Sunday evening, the second meeting over three days.

Curry found Jonathan Kuminga for a dunk with 2:55 to play and hit Buddy Hield for a game-winning 3-pointer 58 seconds into the game.

Hield scored 27 points, including three consecutive points midway through the third period that tied the game at 69 and another that put Golden State ahead. Hield had seven 3s and is just shy of becoming the 17th player in NBA history to reach 2,000.

Kuminga had 20 points and seven rebounds.

Anthony Edwards scored 27 points, ending Minnesota’s four-game winning streak.

Takeaways

Timberwolves: G Rob Dillingham missed his fourth straight game with a right ankle sprain and fifth straight overall. … Minnesota had won five straight in the series.

Warriors: Andrew Wiggins was sidelined Friday with a sore right ankle injury that limited him.

Key moments

Draymond Green was whistled for a foul 13 seconds into the second half, after which a driving Rudy Gobert grabbed him on the left side of his face. The Warriors challenged and upon review, Green was found to have made contact with the big man’s eye.

Important statistics

After Hield’s 3-pointer started Golden State’s scoring in the second quarter, Curry had 10 straight points, including back-to-back 3s. Curry hit another three-pointer 53 seconds before halftime, shortly after Gary Payton II blocked Julius Randle’s shot.

Next

Minnesota hosts the Lakers on Friday in a game added to the schedule after the Timberwolves missed out on a place in the knockout rounds of the NBA Cup. The Warriors play in the NBA Cup quarterfinals in Houston on Wednesday after beating the Rockets in 15 straight meetings and eight straight on the road.

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