Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry is surrounded by Minnesota Timberwolves defenders as he drives to the basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. AP
OAKLAND, California—The Golden State Warriors hit an unexpected obstacle on their quest for a record 73 wins, blowing a 17-point lead and losing 124-117 in overtime to the last-place Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
Shabazz Muhammad scored a career-high 35 points and Andrew Wiggins had 32 as Minnesota prevented Golden State (69-9) from becoming the second team to win 70 games in a season. The Warriors now must win their final four games to break the single-season wins record of 72 set by Chicago in 1995-96.
Stephen Curry had a rare off-shooting night as Golden State took its third loss against a team currently in last place in its division, following earlier defeats at Milwaukee in December and last month at the Los Angeles Lakers.
But this one came at home, where the Warriors had won a record 54 straight regular-season games before falling to Boston last Friday.