“I feel like it’s a game we should have won tonight, but we didn’t win it,” Buddy Hield said after a 102-97 loss to the Timberwolves sent the Curry-less Warriors down 2-1 in their Western Conference semifinal series against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Minnesota Timberwolves say they are investigating if a fan directed racially charged comments toward Golden State’s Draymond Green during the fourth quarter of a playoff game between the teams on

The Minnesota Timberwolves said a fan was ejected from Thursday night's win over the Golden State Warriors due to "an incident involving Draymond Green," and another fan left of his own accord after making "racially charged comments" to Green.

After three quarters of uninspiring basketball, Minnesota mustered up enough good basketball when it needed it.

Anthony Edwards hit a baseline 3-pointer with 1:19 remaining and scored 36 points, Julius Randle had a triple-double of 24 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 102-97 for a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series.

Jimmy Butler had 33 points, 7 assists, and 7 rebounds and Jonathan Kuminga scored 30 off the bench, but the Warriors lacked without Curry, who's nursing a strained left hamstring.