The Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves are tied at 1-1 in their second-round NBA playoff series after Minnesota took Game 2, 117-93, on Thursday night. Game 3 is set for Saturday in San Francisco.

The Warriors have to figure out how to play without Curry ahead of Game 3 at home. They did get 18 points out of Jonathan Kuminga and 15 points from Trayce Jackson-Davis off the b

The Warriors won the opening game 99-89 on Tuesday behind 24 points from Buddy Hield, while Jimmy Butler III had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. Stephen Curry exited that game because of an injury and was diagnosed with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain Wednesday.

The silver lining of the Golden State Warriors' 117-93 loss to the Timberwolves on Thursday was that Jonathan Kuminga might be playable again. The 22-year-old led all Dubs scorers in the Game 2 matchup with 18 points after coming off the bench.

The Warriors have little choice but to ride with Kuminga and live with whatever happens. And he has little choice but to seize this moment.

Despite a lopsided 117-93 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of their Western Conference Semifinal series in the NBA Playoffs, the Golden State Warriors may have found a bright spot in the emergence of forward Jonathan Kuminga.