Golden State Warriors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
December 12, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Timberwolves beat the Warriors 127-120 on 2025-12-12 on the road against the Warriors. The Warriors started Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III, Buddy Hield, Pat Spencer, and Quinten Post. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Jaden McDaniels, and Bones Hyland. Julius Randle (Timberwolves) scored 14 points (6/12) in his matchups, with Jimmy Butler III as his primary defender. Stephen Curry (Warriors) scored 16 points (5/12) in his matchups, with Jaden McDaniels as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
GSW
Golden State Warriors
120
Did not play: Seth Curry (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jonathan Kuminga (DNP - Coach's Decision), Will Richard (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
127
Did not play: Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision), Johnny Juzang (DNP - Coach's Decision), Leonard Miller (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Stephen Curry · Jimmy Butler III · Buddy Hield · Pat Spencer · Quinten Post Starter 9.4 min
- Stephen Curry · Buddy Hield · Pat Spencer · Gui Santos · Quinten Post 4.9 min
- Stephen Curry · Jimmy Butler III · De'Anthony Melton · Moses Moody · Quinten Post 4.8 min
- Jimmy Butler III · Pat Spencer · Moses Moody · Brandin Podziemski · Quinten Post 4.0 min
- Jimmy Butler III · Gary Payton II · Moses Moody · Trayce Jackson-Davis · Brandin Podziemski 3.7 min
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland Starter 4.7 min
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Jaden McDaniels · Terrence Shannon Jr 8.0 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Terrence Shannon Jr 4.7 min
- Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Terrence Shannon Jr · Rob Dillingham 4.6 min
- Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Terrence Shannon Jr 3.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Warriors defense
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Julius Randle 14 pts (6/12) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Jimmy Butler III (50 %, 6 pts) · Moses Moody (10 %, 0 pts) · Stephen Curry (7 %, 5 pts)
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Rob Dillingham 16 pts (6/10) in 31 possessions
Guarded by: Pat Spencer (28 %, 2 pts) · Brandin Podziemski (24 %, 2 pts) · De'Anthony Melton (18 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | Julius Randle: 34 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Donte DiVincenzo: 8 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Stephen Curry | Jaden McDaniels: 40 poss., 20 pts (8/15) · Donte DiVincenzo: 7 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Quinten Post | Rudy Gobert: 39 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Naz Reid: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Pat Spencer | Terrence Shannon Jr: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Rob Dillingham: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Moses Moody | Naz Reid: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Terrence Shannon Jr: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| De'Anthony Melton | Donte DiVincenzo: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Terrence Shannon Jr: 7 poss., 3 pts (0/1) |
| Brandin Podziemski | Jaylen Clark: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Rob Dillingham: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Buddy Hield | Donte DiVincenzo: 24 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Bones Hyland: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | Rudy Gobert: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Naz Reid: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Gui Santos | Naz Reid: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Julius Randle: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gary Payton II | Naz Reid: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rob Dillingham: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Timberwolves defense
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Stephen Curry 16 pts (5/12) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (35 %, 5 pts) · Donte DiVincenzo (29 %, 5 pts) · Julius Randle (10 %, 2 pts)
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De'Anthony Melton 5 pts (1/3) in 39 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (26 %, 0 pts) · Naz Reid (17 %, 3 pts) · Donte DiVincenzo (15 %, 1 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Julius Randle | Jimmy Butler III: 32 poss., 7 pts (2/4) · Quinten Post: 8 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Stephen Curry: 24 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · De'Anthony Melton: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Rudy Gobert | Quinten Post: 34 poss., 8 pts (4/5) · Trayce Jackson-Davis: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Stephen Curry: 20 poss., 5 pts (1/4) · Buddy Hield: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Pat Spencer: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Brandin Podziemski: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Naz Reid | Jimmy Butler III: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Moses Moody: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Jaylen Clark | Jimmy Butler III: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Moses Moody: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rob Dillingham | Brandin Podziemski: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Pat Spencer: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bones Hyland | Buddy Hield: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Pat Spencer: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |