On Tuesday night, Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves were handed a 99-88 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. They failed to take a 1-0 series lead despite Steph Curry missing most of the game with a hamstring injury.

Minnesota finally attacked the rack in the fourth quarter, putting together a mini rally to pull within nine in the final six minutes, but a consecutive pair of buckets from Jimmy Butler and Buddy Hield finally ended Golden State’s offensive drought to build the lead back to 14.

The Golden State Warriors made a major statement in Wednesday night's Game 1 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Semifinals. In a game that saw Warriors star Stephen Curry exit early due to a hamstring injury, they still stayed in control, winning 99-88.