NBA roundup: Warriors survive late gaffe, tie series with Kings

Stephen Curry had a team-high 32 points and the Golden State Warriors overcame a timeout violation in the final minute to hold off the Sacramento Kings 126-125 and draw even in their playoff series on Sunday afternoon in San Francisco.

The Western Conference first-round series is tied 2-2, with the home team having won all four games. The next game will be Wednesday night in Sacramento.

The defending champs led 126-121 and had the ball with under 45 seconds left, but Curry called a timeout when the team had none left. Malik Monk hit the technical free throw, and Aaron Fox buried a 3-pointer to draw the Kings within 126-125. Curry then missed a short jumper, but after a timeout, Harrison Barnes misfired on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer.

Klay Thompson added 26 points for the Warriors. Fox led the Kings with 38 points and nine rebounds, Keegan Murray had 23 points, Monk 16 and Domantas Sabonis finished with 14 points, eight assists and seven boards.

Timberwolves 114, Nuggets 108 (OT)

Anthony Edwards scored 34 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker netted six points in overtime as Minnesota avoided elimination by defeating Denver in Minneapolis in Game 4 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series.

The top-seeded Nuggets lead the series 3-1 and will again try to eliminate the No. 8-seeded Timberwolves on Tuesday night in Denver. Mike Conley added 19 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out for the Wolves. Nikola Jokic had 43 points and 11 rebounds to pace the Nuggets.

Jokic had four points and an assist to help Denver take a 102-101 lead in overtime, but Alexander-Walker made consecutive treys to start an 8-0 run that gave Minnesota a 109-102 lead with 1:29 left to play. Jamal Murray