Buddy Hield scored 24 points as the Golden State Warriors held on for a 99-88 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series in Minneapolis, despite losing star Stephen Curry to an injury.Jimmy Butler III notched a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Warriors, who won for the second time in three nights after eliminating the Houston Rockets in a seven-game, first-round series. Draymond Green finished with 18 points and eight rebounds.“Jimmy is as good as any star in the league at reading the game and controlling the tempo,” said Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Tuesday.
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