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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Golden State Warriors held their breath when they watched star guard Stephen Curry walk gingerly off the court in the third quarter. Then Klay Thompson put his foot on the gas. Thompson scored 19 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Harrison Barnes scored 14 points in his season debut to help the Golden State Warriors to a 106-93 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. "It just shows that were not all about Steph," said Thompson, who hit five 3-pointers in the final quarter. "Stephs one of the best players in the NBA, but sometimes people think we rely on him too much. And its not fair to him and were a deep team this year." David Lee had 22 points and 15 rebounds and Andre Iguodala scored 20 points for the Warriors (4-1), who entered this season brimming with confidence following last years run to the second round of the playoffs. "We showed that one of our best guys goes down, were going to do it collectively and as a team, and play unselfish," Thompson said. "Its hard to replace what he does. You really cant do it, but we try to do our best and we did a good job of it tonight." Curry had just five points on 2-for-8 shooting with seven assists in 24 minutes and sat out the fourth quarter with a bruised left foot and a sore right knee. He said he would "probably" play on Friday. "Just a tough, unfortunate injury, but Ive got guys I believe in and our versatility showed," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "Andre showed how important he is, comfortable at moving over, handling the basketball and facilitating our offence. Hopefully Steph will be fine and we continue to march on." Kevin Love had 25 points, 16 rebounds and six assists for the Timberwolves, who have lost two straight after a 3-0 start. Kevin Martin added 23 points, but the Wolves bench was outscored 27-10. The Wolves shot 37.8 per cent and turned the ball over 19 times in a humbling loss. The Wolves are hoping to use the Warriors surprising run last season as a model to end their nine-year playoff drought this year. But they found out that they have a long way to go to compete with a team that is quickly asserting itself as one of the best in the West. The Warriors shot 50 per cent, outrebounded the Wolves 49-40 and held Minnesota to just 10 points off 21 Golden State turnovers. "Were a better team than that defensively," Love said. "There were a lot of times where, I was guilty of it too, but I was throwing my hands up and was like, Where is the weakside help." When Thompson found the mark, Curry wasnt needed. Thompson was 2 for 9 in the first half, but hit his first seven shots of the second half to help the Warriors pull away. With backup shooting gua1rd Alexey Shved off to a terrible start, Wolves coach Rick Adelman had no choice but to try 5-foot-11 J.J. Barea on the 6-7 Thompson. Predictably, Thompson just rose right up and shot over the little guy, drilling 3 after 3 in the second half. He scored 11 straight points for the Warriors in the fourth quarter, the last a soft jumper for a 94-80 lead, and the Warriors never looked back. Barnes missed the first four games with left toe inflammation. He was a game-time decision, but he entered the game with just over 5 minutes to go in the first quarter and made an immediate impact. He hit two quick jumpers and scored on a pretty reverse layup to ignite the uncharacteristically sluggish Warriors offence, and the second unit chewed the Wolves bench up to start the second quarter. "The whole thing changed," Wolves coach Rick Adelman said of the second unit. "We have to find a way to keep things going and be more productive and that just didnt happen." NOTES: Rubio had another rough night. He had seven points on 2-for-8 shooting with seven assists and four turnovers. ... 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No makeup date was immediately announced, although it was determined that the game will not be part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. Brandon Roy Jersey . By then it was clear: The 76ers were going to win for the first time in two months, and they were going to do it with ease. The 76ers snapped their NBA record-tying, 26-game losing streak, routing the Detroit Pistons 123-98 on Saturday night to avoid establishing the longest skid in U.Michael van Gerwen and Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor slugged out a back-and-forth Premier League Darts tussle that ended as a deserved 6-6 draw. The two oche heavyweights continue to sit first and second in the league table, with Van Gerwen marginally ahead by one leg overall, after they could not be separated by their high-stakes clash in Glasgow.A magnificent 170 checkout against the throw gave Van Gerwen a glorious chance to extend his lead at the top of the Premier League, but Taylor kept his cool to break back in the following leg then hold his throw to earn a point. Watch Michael van Gerwen hit the first 170 of the 2016 Premier League After weeks of debate about whether Van Gerwen had overtaken Taylor as the greatest player ever, the opening leg of the match immediately appeared crucial. Taylor, against the throw, missed four darts at a double to break, and Van Gerwen was able to hold twice consecutively and found himself 2-1 ahead after a nervy start.The mighty Dutchman suddenly clicked into gear, breaking twice in a row and stringing five legs together to open a 5-1 lead that had Taylor reeling. The 16-time world champion showed his famous mettle with two breaks of his own - finishing on a bullseye, then from 120, to close the gap to 5-4. Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen expressed their respect for each other after playing out a scintillating draw From there, Van Gerwen thought hed set up a simple conclusion after his 170 checkout but missed three darts for the match and was forced to share the spotlight with his illustrious foe.Theres not a day that goes by where I dont ppractice thinking about this man, Taylor admitted afterwards.ddddddddddddDefending champion Gary Anderson enjoyed a homecoming to remember with two victories over Adrian Lewis and Peter Wright.The Flying Scotsman opened the night with a 7-4 win against Lewis, roared on by a vocal Scottish crowd who were finding their voice.Anderson stormed into a three-leg lead and Lewis was met with deathly silence when he struck back, although he was never able to make a fight of it. Anderson missed three match darts but returned in the next leg to finalise his first win. Gary Anderson earned a pair of Premier League wins He then defeated Wright 7-5 in a finale between two Scottish players who had a boisterous crowd singing their lungs out.A back-and-forth contest saw both players refuse to give an inch and even when Wright broke, Anderson hit back immediately for 4-4. The crucial error was eventually made by Snakebite.Throwing for a draw, he watched Anderson miss a further handful of match darts but then missed a trio of his own to seal a point. Andersons two wins sent him up to third in the Premier League, a point behind Van Gerwen and Taylor.Raymond van Barneveld fended off the threat of an early exit from the Premier League with a 7-4 win against fellow struggler Dave Chisnall. Raymond van Barneveld finished on the bullseye for this superb 161 checkout against Dave Chisnall Chizzys winless run extended to six and Van Barneveld is now three points clear of him after a hat-trick of massive checkouts took him over the finishing line.Barney took out 121, 161 on the bullseye then 152 to outclass Chisnall and keep himself in the tournament ahead of the first ever date in his home country of the Netherlands.There was no happy homecoming for Scotlands Robert Thornton, who slipped to a 7-4 defeat to James Wade on home turf.Thornton undoubtedly put in his best performance of a winless season so far but he remains rooted to the bottom of the Premier League with just a single point.Gary Anderson 7-4 Adrian LewisJames Wade 7-4 Robert ThorntonMichael van Gerwen 6-6 Phil TaylorRaymond van Barneveld 7-4 Dave ChisnallGary Anderson 7-5 Peter Wright Also See: Fixtures/Results On Sky TV Prem Table Darts betting Get Sky Sports ' ' '