Milestone Night!The Splash Brothers combined to cut 61 10, and the Warriors narrowly defeated the Nets
The Warriors' record is not good, they have lost three in a row, the current record is 10-14, 11th in the Eastern Conference, four-time champion Green is permanently suspended, Curry is not doing very well, the first two rounds of 24 8-of-17, 4-of-15 three-pointers, 3-of-13, he desperately needs to get back to his form. In this round, they finished 13-11 in 8th place in the East, losing to the Nuggets in the last round, and both teams desperately need a game to boost morale.
In the first quarter, Kuminga threw up to cause trouble, Podemski hit a three-pointer, Klay scored on a shot, and the Warriors went on a 7-2 lead in the opening game, while Thomas and Dinwiddie each hit 3-pointers to help the Nets complete the comeback. Thomas scored seven straight points, Curry made a three-pointer to tie the score for the Lakers, Podzemski scored on a layup, and Curry hit two free throws to put the Warriors up 16-15. Wiggins, Saric and Klay hit 3-pointers in quick succession, while the Warriors pulled away with a six-point lead. Dinwiddie scored on a layup and Thomas also made a layup to extend the Nets to 23-25. In the first quarter, the Warriors went 7-0 to take a 32-25 advantage. Thomas scored 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting in the first quarter, while Saric had 10 points and five rebounds on 4-of-5 shooting.
Klay went blue in the air, Saric scored on a hook shot, Klay scored on a three-point line, and the Warriors chased the score to double digits, 39-29. Thomas hit a three-pointer, then another three-pointer, then jumped to the free-throw line and made two consecutive three-pointers to tie the score to 36-43. Moody hit a shot, Thomas hit a beautiful three-pointer, and Podemsky hit a three-pointer to end the game 48-37. O'Neal hit a three-pointer and Bridges also scored 2+1 to tie the score to five points. Curry had a three-pointer, Dinwiddie was fouled, and Curry's three-pointer helped the Warriors score 52-43. Johnson hit a three-pointer, Klay also hit a 3-pointer, Claxton forced a break on the basket, and the Warriors once again stretched the score to 11-0. Johnson scored two straight points to help the Nets halt the slump, but they couldn't tie the score, and Looney scored a dunk late in the quarter to give the Warriors a 70-54 advantage at halftime. At the end of the first half, the Warriors scored 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting, while Klay Thompson scored 16-of-10. Thomas scored 24 points, 8-of-11.
In the third quarter, Thompson hit two three-pointers, and Claxton's two free throws and Thomas's layup gave the Nets a 58-72 lead. Podemski made a beautiful dunk and Curry also shot a three-pointer, but then another three-pointer gave the Warriors a 14-point advantage. Bridges scored on a layup, Dinwiddie scored, and Johnson hit a three-pointer to give the Nets a 71-80 lead. Looney hit a dunk and Curry hit a three-pointer, and the Warriors once again opened the scoring with 12 points. Dinwiddie hit two three-pointers in quick succession, and Claxton also completed a dunk as the Nets lost by just four points, 83-87. Podzemski's layup helped the Warriors stop the slump and then hit a three-pointer to put the Warriors up 92-83. O'Neal, Thomas hit a three-pointer, Wiggins made a 3-pointer, and three free throws stabilized the Warriors to go into the third quarter with a 95-89 advantage.
In the final quarter, Thomas scored back-to-back points, Wiggins scored three-pointers, Johnson and Bridges hit back-to-back three-pointers, and finally the Nets completed the counterattack 99-97. The two teams went back and forth, and it wasn't until Curry scored four straight points that the Warriors took a 106-103 lead. Thomas made a three-pointer, Curry also had two three-pointers, followed by a mid-range shot, and the Warriors won 114-106. Thomas 2+1, Bridges hit a 3-pointer, and the Nets narrowed the score to 2 points. Thompson hit a three-pointer from the perimeter to give the Warriors a five-point advantage at 120-115. O'Neal hit a three-pointer, Curry made a layup, Claxton also hit an aerial dunk and the Nets trailed by just 2 points, but Bridges missed a crucial layup and Curry scored again on a layup at 17At 3 seconds, the Warriors had 17 seconds left in the gameAt 3 seconds, he was again 4 points ahead. Thomas and Dinwiddie both missed 3-pointers to give the Warriors a 124-120 victory.
In this game, Curry changed his previous slump, shooting 14 of 22, 6 of 8 three-pointers, 37 points and 3 blocks;Thompson was 7 of 19, 4 of 3, 24+5;Podomsky 7 in 15, 19+5+5+3;Wiggins was 4-of-9 from the field, with 14 points and 5 rebounds;Saric was 5-of-8 for 12 points and six reboundsKuminga scored 10 points and four rebounds. Paul finished with two points and 11 assists on 1-of-4 shooting.
On the Nets' side, Thomas was 15-of-24 from the field and 5-of-13 from three-point range, with 41 points and 5 rebounds, Claxton was 8-of-12 from the field of 12 and 19+12, Bridges was 6-of-17 from the field and 18+6 from the field, Dinwiddie was 6-of-13 from the field with 16 points and 5 rebounds, Johnson was 5-of-13 from the field and O'Neal was 11 from the field with 5 rebounds.
In this game, the Warriors finally ended a three-game winning streak, Curry found his form and set his own history, in his first quarter, Curry's three-pointers have exceeded 3,500, becoming the first three-pointer of his career, in addition, he also received 3 blocks. The Warriors' performance has also improved in this game, and they will face a weaker Portland in the next two games.