After missing five straight games because of a quad injury, Curry scored 39 points in Friday night’s loss to a Minnesota Timberwolves team playing without Anthony Edwards. The Warriors have struggled to find consistency all season, but they will rue these two losses in particular because they weren’t able to take advantage of Curry’s brilliance.

Curry scored 48 and made 12 3-pointers, surpassing Michael Jordan for the most 40-point games after turning 30 (45). However, he was not perfect in the Warriors’ 136-131 loss, missing a driving layup with 27 seconds remaining and down by one point.

Curry, who torched the Blazers all night, had a crucial flub in the closing seconds, missing an open driving layup with 29 seconds left. He also committed a backbreaking turnover, fumbling away the ball under relentless pressure from Toumani Camara and Shaedon Sharpe with 15 seconds left.

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry announced his return to the lineup on Friday night long before the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves even started.

Stephen Curry and Steve Kerr criticized the Golden State Warriors' defensive effort after losing 127-120 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Curry's Friday return from injury.

Stephen Curry just reached 40 points against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, setting another record in the process. Curry passed Michael Jordan for the most 40-point games after turning 30 years old. Curry now has 45.

Despite a brilliant 39-point performance from Stephen Curry, who returned from a quad injury, the Warriors lost 127-120 to the Wolves after allowing 39 fourth-quarter points.

In his return from injury, Steph Curry's 39 points wasn't enough to hold off the Timberwolves down the stretch on Friday night.