The Golden State Warriors stole Game 1 from the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night despite losing Steph Curry to a hamstring injury in the second quarter. In the superstar's absence Jimmy Butler did most of the heavy lifting,

The Warriors attacked the Wolves’ drop defense with Rudy Gobert by peppering Minnesota with 3-pointers, and shooting floaters. Draymond Green set the tone on the first possession when he went right at the Frenchman and floated in a teardrop.

To its credit, it fought through the adversity behind a stout defensive showing and balanced offense with Buddy Hield (24 points and eight rebounds), Jimmy Butler (20 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and two steals) and Draymond Green (18 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals) leading the way.