MINNEAPOLIS — At 38 years outdated, Steph Curry is still doing issues on the basketball court docket nobody else can. The umpteenth instance: A 17-point flurry in the span of six minutes, the spotlight being a heat-check 31-footer that, of course, discovered the backside of the web.

Curry completed with 44, and the Warriors wanted every last one of them to maintain off the Timberwolves, despite Golden State pulling forward by 24 after halftime and Minnesota enjoying its first recreation since Anthony Edwards discovered he would require knee surgical procedure.

With his first 40-piece of the season, Curry joined LeBron James in unique firm. It was his fifteenth 40-point recreation since turning 35, tying James for the most in NBA historical past.

Stephen Curry, who scored 44 factors, is all smiles as he walks off the ground after the Warriors’ 119-114 win over the Timberwolves on Oct. 28, 2026 at Target Center in Minneapolis. Getty Images

“I just see him doing what Steph Curry does,” coach Steve Kerr said after the 119-114 win. “I’ve been watching him for so long that it never surprises me when he gets hot. What makes him special is it can happen at any time.”

After beginning 2-of-8 from the subject Wednesday, Curry pulled up and linked on his first 3-pointer about three minutes into the second quarter. He drained another on Golden State’s next possession and shouted at the Warriors’ bench, who beloved it.

Curry went on to join on six of his next eight photographs, pouring in 19 as the Warriors constructed a 64-48 halftime lead.

Despite constructing a lead that widened as far as 78-54 halfway through the third quarter, the Warriors wanted even more from Curry to shut out a Minnesota crew with out its finest participant.

He delivered — in a totally different trend.

Sixteen of Curry’s factors came from the foul line, including an even dozen as he helped preserve Minnesota at bay in the second half. It was Curry’s second-highest whole ever on foul photographs.

He had gotten to the line 16 instances three other instances in his profession, but the win over Minnesota — in profession recreation No. 1,073 — was the first time he transformed every single one of them.

Stephen Curry handles the ball during the Warriors’ highway win over the Timberwolves. NBAE via Getty Images

“They were pressuring pretty much all the way out to half court, so you’re gonna have those driving lanes,” Curry said. “Thankfully it helped us in a couple lulls that we had, getting to the line, getting easy buckets, which we needed all of them.”

Notably, Curry is also still doing issues on the basketball court docket that would never be expected of a star of his caliber enjoying only the fifth recreation of his 18th season, particularly not one coming off a season where accidents restricted him to the third-fewest video games of his profession.

But that’s precisely what Curry did, diving after a unfastened ball early in the second half. LaMello Ball went diving across the ground as Curry came away with possession — and narrowly averted Ball barrelling into his decrease half. Curry said he wasn’t even pondering about his gimpy knee.

“I think that’s just more indicative of how good I feel, considering the age and miles and how last year went that I even tried it, I had a confidence that I could get down there,” Curry said. “There’s situations where you find yourself in where you’re just playing basketball and reacting, and that’s one of those.”

Stephen Curry goes up for a layup during the Warriors’ highway win over the Timberwolves. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Curry had already secured his 40-point evening when he checked out with the Warriors main 100-87 with a little more than 9 minutes left to play. He was still at 26 minutes, and Kerr absolutely would have beloved to enable him to relaxation for the the rest of the recreation.

Curry has been strictly capped at 32 minutes as the Warriors try to handle his ramp-up and preserve the knee that value him 27 video games last season as wholesome as doable.

He ended up coming 25 seconds shy of the restrict imposed by the Warriors coaching employees but reached another milestone in the course of — his first 30-minute evening of the season.

“I honestly didn’t know until after the game, which was nice that we were just kind of in the moment, playing,” Curry said. “A little different flow to it when I got hot in the second, had to play a little bit of a longer stretch. So it’s nice to keep building and feel good coming out of it.”