By: Eric He

It seemed for a minute that the Golden State Warriors were in jeopardy of losing their third home game of the season, but with the help of a late push, they won handily over the Timberwolves 110-101 at Oracle Arena on Saturday night.

The Timberwolves behind a monster 37-point outing from Zach LaVine, trimmed a 17-point fourth quarter deficit down to just one with 4:15 to play in the fourth quarter. But the Warriors responded with a 13-3 run, sparked by a corner three from Klay Thompson. On the ensuing possession, Thompson stole the ball and fed it to Stephen Curry, who finished with a layup plus the foul to put the Warriors up 105-95.

Curry led the Warriors with 34 points and was 5-of-11 on three-point attempts. His wild, buzzer-beating three at the end of the third quarter gave the Warriors an 86-69 advantage and capped off a quarter where the Warriors held the Timberwolves to just 14 points.

Thompson had 23 points, while Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green both finish with 13.

The Warriors pulled away in the third quarter after a tight first half in which the feeble Timberwolves managed to hang around against the NBA’s best team.

Golden State led 60-55 at halftime.

Notes

This is the Warriors’ franchise-record 37th home win of the season. … The Warriors swept the season series against the Timberwolves, going 4-0. They have won 18 of the last 21 games against Minnesota. … Leandro Barbosa did not play with a sore right Achilles. … Up next for the Warriors are the Grizzlies on Monday at Oracle Arena.