Sang juara bertahan, tim Golden State Warriors memang memulai babak preseason dengan kurang baik. Mereka dipaksa menelan 2 kali kekalahan, serta terlihat sedikit kesulitan dalam mencetak angka. Akan tetapi pada tanggal 8 Oktober kemarin, mesin dari tim yang bermarkas di Oracle Arena ini tampaknya sudah mulai memanas. Dengan dimotori oleh Stephen Curry yang membukukan 40 poin, Warriors berhasil melumat tim Minnesota Timberwolves dengan skor akhir 142-110.
Berikut di bawah ini adalah statistik lengkap dari kedua tim.
>> Golden State Warriors
| NAMA PEMAIN | MENIT | POIN | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOK |
| Kevin Durant | 20 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Draymond Green | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Zaza Pachulia | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Klay Thompson | 13 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Stephen Curry | 30 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| JaVale McGee | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre Iguodala | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrick McCaw | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David West | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaun Livingston | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Omri Casspi | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Jordan Bell | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Michael Gbinije | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georges Niang | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevon Looney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
>> Minnesota Timberwolves
| NAMA PEMAIN | MENIT | POIN | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOK |
| Andrew Wiggins | 23 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taj Gibson | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Butler | 28 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Teague | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyus Jones | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamal Crawford | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Brooks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Aldrich | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Georges-Hunt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amile Jefferson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melo Trimble | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
