Stephen Curry, Warriors hold nerve to beat Timberwolves in tight NBA battle

Stephen Curry scored 44 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors escaped with a 119-114 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis.Yaxel Lendeborg added 26 points in Wednesday night’s match for Golden State, which won its second straight game after losing its first three contests of the season. Brandon Williams chipped in 11 points off the bench.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Liverpool beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties to reach League Cup quarterfinalslist 2 of 4What is the controversy between Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and China?list 3 of 4Spanish football postpones 24 Copa del Rey games after train crashlist 4 of 4FIFA politics around Infantino re-election push Japanese official to resignend of listJonathan Kuminga scored 20 points against his former team to lead Minnesota, which dropped its second game in a row after a 3-0 start. Jaden McDaniels and Terrence Shannon Jr each finished with 19 points, and Ayo Dosunmu contributed 17.The Timberwolves outscored the Warriors 66-55 in the second half but could not complete the comeback attempt. Bones Hyland made a bank shot to trim the deficit to three points in the final seconds, but Curry en...