9:30 p.m. at Golden State • Oracle ARENA • FSN, 830-AM

Preview: Golden State lost consecutive games in Los Angeles to both the Lakers and Clippers ending Christmas Day at Staples Center and has lost three of its last five games after it started the season 21-2 … Steve Kerr is the only coach in NBA history to begin his head-coaching career by winning 21 of the first 23 games … Included in that 21-2 start was a franchise-best 16-game winning streak, from Nov. 13 to Dec. 14. They beat the Wolves 102-86 at Target Center on Dec. 8. They've beaten the Wolves 15 of the last 18 meetings and have won seven of the last 10 at Oracle, dating to November 2008 … The Warriors have won eight straight home games, their longest such streak since they won 10 straight in 1994.

Players to watch: The Warriors' "Splash Brothers" backcourt — Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson — both are among the NBA's top 20 scorers and are on pace to become the team's first backcourt tandem to average 20 points a game since Baron Davis and Monta Ellis did it in 2007-08 … Thompson recently passed Chris Mullin (590) and Tim Hardaway (602) on the franchise's all-time three-point list and, with 622, now ranks third behind all-time leader Curry (986) and Jason Richardson (700).

Injuries: Wolves G Ricky Rubio (sprained ankle), C Nikola Pekovic (ankle) and G Kevin Martin (wrist surgery) are out. Warriors C Andrew Bogut (knee) is out, and C Festus Ezeli is questionable.

JERRY ZGODA