Golden State and Minnesota were meant to open a short two-game set at Target Center, but the matchup was pushed back a day as the city dealt with a rapidly unfolding situation. Now the basketball arrives with both teams searching for stability — and two of the league’s brightest scorers ready to take over.
The warriors and timberwolves will finally tip off in Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon after Saturday’s game was postponed just hours before it was due to start. The league said the decision was made to prioritize safety and security in Minneapolis, with the contest moved back 24 hours and re-slotted for the same building at Target Center.
League officials agreed to shift the matchup to Sunday afternoon, with tip-off set for 4:30 p.m. CT at Target Center.
Game basics: Warriors at Timberwolves, Sunday (Minneapolis). The easiest place to confirm the updated listing and broadcast info is the official NBA schedule page.
On the floor, it’s a matchup that would have carried weight even without the disrupted weekend. Golden State arrives still recalibrating around the loss of Jimmy Butler, who suffered a torn ACL and is expected to be out long-term. Minnesota, meanwhile, has been stuck in its longest skid of the season — four straight losses — and is looking for a clean, assertive start to a two-game mini-series that continues Monday night in the same arena.
The headliner is obvious: Stephen Curry versus Anthony Edwards. Curry, now 37, is playing like time is optional — piling up points efficiently, bending defenses with range, and routinely forcing opponents into choices they don’t want to make.
Without Butler’s creation and two-way presence, there’s less margin for empty possessions. The Warriors can survive short stretches of chaos if Curry is cooking, but beating a physical Minnesota team on the road usually demands composure as much as brilliance.
Minnesota’s side of the equation is just as urgent. The Timberwolves have dropped four in a row, including a tight home loss to the Chicago Bulls that slipped away late. Their recent stretch has had too many familiar problems: momentum swings they can’t stop and offensive possessions that bog down when the game tightens.
Edwards is still the engine. He’s scoring at a career-best clip and shooting it better from deep, yet he didn’t get the reward of an All-Star starting spot — the kind of snub that often shows up later as fuel.
There’s also a recent reference point between these teams that Minnesota will like. The Timberwolves won the earlier meeting this season in San Francisco, taking a 127–120 victory with Julius Randle leading the way in scoring.
And looming over all of it is the format of this quick set. Sunday’s game isn’t a one-off — both teams stay in Minneapolis for the rematch Monday night, turning this opener into a tone-setter rather than a standalone result.
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