Stories behind Curry’s 46 points, Warriors’ franchise-record start

MINNEAPOLIS - Stephen Curry made nearly as many three-pointers (eight) as the Timberwolves attempted (nine) during his 46-point deluge, and Draymond Green showed off his inner Magic Johnson on a 23-point, 12-assist, eight-rebound night - leading to the Warriors' 129-116 runaway Thursday night at the Target Center. The Warriors will be looking to open the season with 10 straight wins, something that has been accomplished by only 13 teams in NBA history. Of the previous 13, three went on to win the title and three failed to even make the conference finals. The Warriors pulled off the 10-game winning streak to start the season - a franchise record and something that had been accomplished only 13 other times in the history of the league. Remember, Curry once walked into the weight room and wrote a seemingly absurd win total on a grease board during the preseason. No. 1 overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns has burst onto the NBA scene as a rookie, averaging 16 points, 10.4 rebounds and three blocked shots. Warriors center Andrew Bogut averaged 8.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 0.7 blocked shots in his first seven games after being selected No. 1 overall by Milwaukee in 2005. Towns had 17 points...