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Wolves halt Warriors’ record bid
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THE Golden State Warriors’ bid to surpass the Chicago Bulls’ regular season record suffered a setback on Tuesday as they crashed to a shock overtime defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Warriors, chasing the legendary 1995-1996 Bulls team’s mark of 72 victories, slumped to a 117-124 home reverse against the Timberwolves, who have the third worst record in the Western Conference.
The Warriors’ defeat means they must now win all four of their remaining games — which include two meetings with the second-ranked San Antonio Spurs (65-12) — to get to 73 victories.
The Warriors (69-9) had looked to be cruising to a straightforward win in Oakland after accelerating into a 17-point lead in the second half.
But the Timberwolves (26-52) rallied superbly and a 35-point haul from Shabazz Muhammad — the best of his career — and 32 points from Andrew Wiggins inspired a fightback which left the Golden State home crowd at ORACLE Arena in stunned silence.
Golden State scored just 11 points in overtime, missing eight of its 12 shots.
Warriors talisman Stephen Curry struggled to find his range all night, finishing with 21 points but making only four of 14 3-point attempts as Golden State tumbled to its second home defeat in the space of three games after last Friday’s loss to the Boston Celtics.
A disappointed Curry rejected suggestions the drive for the record was weighing on the reigning NBA champions.
“I don’t think so,” Curry said. “We’ve put ourselves in a position that it’s a realistic goal and we’ve got to embrace the challenge.
“It’s obviously not easy to get it done — we’re proving that right now. But I don’t think it’s anything that’s weighing us down on the floor or anything like that.
“We just haven’t played well in two of the last three home games. It’s amplified now because we’re so close to the goal.”
Elsewhere on Tuesday, it was: 76ers 107, Pelicans 93; Raptors 96, Hornets 90; Cavaliers 109, Bucks 80; Grizzlies 108, Bulls 92; Heat 107, Pistons 89; Hawks 103, Suns 90; Thunder 124, Nuggets 102; Spurs 88, Jazz 86; Trail Blazers 115, Kings 107; and Clippers 103, Lakers 81.
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