The Warriors took the first game of the series on the road, but the Timberwolves took advantage of Stephen Curry’s absence to get into the win column in the second. Curry left Game 1 with a hamstring injury and is expected to be out for at least a week.

Minnesota’s front office, led by David Kahn, had the fifth and sixth picks in the 2009 NBA Draft. They selected two point guards, Jonny Flynn and Ricky Rubio, instead of Curry, leaving the soon-to-be generational superstar for the Warriors at the seventh selection.