Jeff Teague scored 17 points and Derrick Rose added 16 for Minnesota which downed defending champion Golden State Warriors, 114-110, in the NBA preseason match.
The Timberwolves were without All-Star Jimmy Butler, who requested a trade from the team last week.
Anthony Tolliver scored 15 points, hitting 5 of 10 from 3-point range. Karl-Anthony Towns had 12 points, Andrew Wiggins scored 11 and rookie Josh Okogie 10 for the Timberwolves (1-0).
Stephen Curry made 5-of-9 3-pointers and finished with 21 points in 19 minutes for Golden State (0-1). Klay Thompson scored 17, including three 3-pointers, and Kevin Durant added 16 points.
Butler, who was acquired from Chicago for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and a draft pick that became Lauri Markkanen a year ago, led Minnesota in scoring (22.2 per game) and was an All-NBA third-team selection last season.
WARRIORS: Curry, Thompson and Durant combined to shoot 20 of 33 from the field, including 10 of 16 from behind the arc. … Rookie Marcus Derrickson and Jordan Bell scored 10 points apiece. … Golden State finished with 33 assists on 44 made field goals, including 12 3s. … Draymond Green had eight assists.
RAPTORS 122, BLAZERS 104
Kawhi Leonard is finally back on the court and the Toronto Raptors should be happy with the results.
Leonard scored 12 points in his first game with his new team and the Raptors beat the Portland Trail Blazers, 122-104, on Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the preseason opener for both teams.
Leonard played 19 minutes and didn’t shoot particularly well, missing all four 3-pointers and going just 6 for 11 from the free throw line. But he played aggressively and moved well after being limited to just nine games last season for San Antonio because of a thigh injury. The 2014 NBA Finals MVP hadn’t played in a game since January.
Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum each played the first quarter for Portland. Lillard scored 12 points and McCollum had nine.
Danny Green, who came from San Antonio with Leonard, was 1 for 6 and finished with five points in Toronto’s first game under new coach Nick Nurse.
Meyers Leonard led Portland with 16 points.
MAVS 116, BEIJING DUCKS 63
No. 3 overall pick Luka Doncic and Dennis Smith Jr. scored 16 points apiece for Dallas. Doncic, a 19-year-old who was named EuroLeague MVP and EuroLeague Final Four MVP while leading Real Madrid to the title, made 5 of 7 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range, while grabbing six rebounds and blocking three shots.
