Curry and the defending champs had everything going their way heading into the playoffs. Curry scored 83 points in the final two games of the regular season, including 47 against Memphis as Golden State broke the 1996 Chicago Bulls’ NBA record with its 73rd win on the final day of the regular season.

STEPHEN CURRY HAD just found Draymond Green open on the wing for a 3-pointer, giving the Golden State Warriors a 30-20 lead Tuesday night in the second quarter of Game 1 and forcing the Minnesota Timberwolves to call a timeout.

Yes, the report could've been worse. As far as hamstrings go, a Grade 1 strain is preferable to a Grade 2 or 3, but it sounds like the Warriors are expecting at least a one-week absence. And based on the history of this injury, he could miss the rest of the second round.

Podziemski came away from the game with a black eye, which appears to have come from an elbow as Gobert shed him in the post on the play above. Warriors coach Steve Kerr also took issue with the officiating so far in this year's playoffs.

In the eyes of Timberwolves coach Chris Finch, the Warriors are turning into a football team to try to stop Rudy Gobert - and they got away with it in Game 1. The Minnesota head coach unloaded on the referees and the Warriors defense on Wednesday,

Without injured superstar Stephen Curry, the Warriors tightened up on defense and limited the Timberwolves to just 11 points in the second quarter. Minnesota scored only 88 points for the game and shot under 40-percent in an 11-point loss that irked head coach Chris Finch.