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Warriors crush Timberwolves to end road skid

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Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Stephen Jackson scored 23 points, grabbed seven rebounds and doled out six assists to lead the Warriors to their first road win since January 30, as Golden State routed Minnesota, 118-94, at the Target Center.

Anthony Morrow and Corey Maggette poured in 17 and 16, respectively, for the Warriors, who snapped a three-game slide. Andris Biedrins totaled 10 points and 13 boards in the win. Marco Belinelli ended with 13 points.

Randy Foye had a team-best 19 points for the Timberwolves, who have dropped seven in a row and 15 of their last 17 games overall. Kevin Love added 18 points and 14 boards in defeat, while Ryan Gomes ended with 16 points.

Mike Miller donated 11 points and 13 rebounds for Minnesota, which hasn't recorded a home win since a 109-108 overtime victory against the Bulls on January 25, a slump spanning 10 straight home games.

Belinelli had 11 first-quarter points to lead the Warriors to a 36-18 advantage heading into the second stanza.

Four points from Maggette and a jumper from Jermareo Davidson closed out a 17-5 Golden State run the Warriors used to open the second quarter. The surge gave the visitors a 53-23 lead with about six minutes left in the half.

The T'Wolves trailed 66-37 at the intermission.

"We got some great shooters on this team and if we move the ball and get open shots, we're knockin' 'em down as you see," said Jackson.

Minnesota outscored Golden State 35-25 in the third quarter to close within 91-72 heading into the fourth, but the T'Wolves failed to get within 14 points in the final frame as the Warriors cruised to the win.

"We definitely need to learn a lot from this, watch films and break certain situations down and not let this happen again," said Foye. "You can't get down to a team like this...They jumped out on us and never looked back."

Game Notes

Golden State shot 45.7 percent from the field, while Minnesota hit at a 35.9 percent clip...Minnesota won the rebounding war, 53-50...The T'Wolves fell to 8-23 as the host this season...Golden State began a four-game road trip Tuesday and will also visit the Bulls, Pistons and Bucks...Golden State was winless in its last three road contests...The 2008-09 season series has Golden State up 2-1, but the Warriors have won seven of the last nine matchups. The Wolves had won five of the last seven as the host in this series.

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